Storytalks

Graphic Novels

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This event took place on 10 October 2019

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Storytalks
Graphic Novels

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This event took place on 10 October 2019

Polarbear is joined by two of the UK's most exciting and talented graphic novelists, Joff Winterhart (Days of Bagnold Summers, Driving Short Distances) and Katriona Chapman (Follow Me In). Together they discuss their inspiration, and how they are breaking new ground in their use of graphics and storytelling to create dynamic work for this ever popular medium. This event is part of Storytalks, a series of talks from the UK’s storytelling experts programmed as part of Evolve, an imaginative programme of events and artworks within Devon’s Libraries.

This event was livestreamed from Exeter Library

Speakers

  • Steven Camden - Polarbear

    Spoken Word Artist

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  • Katriona Chapman

    Comic Artist

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  • Joff Winterhart

    Graphic Novelist

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Steven Camden - Polarbear

Spoken Word Artist

From Glastonbury, BBC Radio 1 and the Royal Shakespeare Company, to Exeter Library, Steven Camden (Polarbear) is one of the most respected spoken word artists in the UK and internationally. Steven is the winner of the 2019 CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) for his debut poetry collection Everything All At Once (Macmillan Children’s Books).

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Katriona Chapman

Comic Artist

Katriona Chapman is an illustrator and comic artist. Her first graphic novel, Follow Me In, won the 2018 Broken Frontier award for Best Graphic Non-fiction. She also publishes 'Katzine' a series of 8 stand-alone self-penned zines, which won the Broken Frontier award for Best Ongoing Series in 2017.

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Joff Winterhart

Graphic Novelist

Joff Winterhart is a graphic novelist, illustrator, filmmaker and drummer in his band, Bucky. His first book, Days of the Bagnold Summer, was shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Award for Best Novel. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 2019 starring Monica Dolan and Earl Cave.

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