Stories tagged Jo Knowles

Summer Workshop Spotlight: Young Adult Comics with Jo Knowles and Tillie Walden

Crafting authentic, relatable teen characters and narratives

Winter time often brings people to reflect back on their youth, such as the books they used to read. If these musing have inspired you to create stories for the next generation of young adults, it is a good time to sign up for Creating Graphic Novels for the Young Adult Market. For five days from August 5–9, you can learn from with Jo Knowles (Still a Work In Progress, Read Between the Lines) and Tillie Walden ′16 (Spinning, On a Sunbeam) about crafting authentic, relatable teen characters and narratives. Through lectures and exercises, you will examine the idiosyncrasies of the young adult genre.

Tags: cartoonstudies, Jo Knowles, On A Sunbeam, Spinning, Still a Work in Progress, Summer Workshop, Tillie Walden, Young Adult

Summer 2019 Workshop Line Up!

Drawing and Writing Single Panel Comics  with Hilary Price: June 3-6
Cartooning Studio: June 17-21
Graphic Memoirs with Melanie Gillman: June 24-28
Introduction to Hand-Drawn Animation with Alec Longstreth: July 8-12
Create Comics: July 15-19
Queer Comics with Tillie Walden: July 29-August 2
Creating Graphic Novels for the Young Adult Market with Jo Knowles and Tillie Walden: August 5-9
Graphic Novel Workshop with Paul Karasik:  July 29-August 2 or August 5-9

NEW! Children’s Book Workshop: Exploring Jewish Themes and Content

Sponsored by PJ Library, June 3-7
A week-long intensive workshop to help eight visual storytellers create a draft of a children’s book.
Learn more about this workshop and how to apply!

PLUS! Cartoon Club Summer Session

Kids + Comics = YOWZA! Cartooning Club: Summer Edition! All the fun of our Saturday Cartoon Club, plus summer, multiplied by five! If you’re at least 9 years old and want to spend a week or two drawing comics, register now for our Summer Cartoon Club.

Session I: July 8-12
Session II: July 15-19
Register online now!

Tags: Alec Longstreth, Beth Hetland, create comics, Graphic Memoirs, Graphic Novels, Hilary Price, Jo Knowles, Jon Chad, Melanie Gillman, Paul Karasik, Queer Comics, Single Panel Comics, Summer Workshops, Tillie Walden, Young Adult Graphic Novels

Next Up Visiting Artist: Jo Knowles

Jo Knowles is the author of Still a Work in Progress (Candlewick, 2016), Read Between the Lines (Candlewick, 2016), Living with Jackie Chan (Candlewick, 2015), See You at Harry’s (Candlewick, 2013), Pearl (Henry Holt, 2011), Jumping Off Swings (Candlewick, 2011), and Lessons from a Dead Girl (Candlewick, 2009). Jo’s awards include two SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards, a New York Times Editor’s Choice and Notable Book, the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award, American Library Association Notables, Bank Street College’s Best Books for Children (Outstanding Merit), and YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Jo’s books have also appeared on numerous state award lists. Jo has a master’s degree in children’s literature and teaches writing at the Mountain View MFA program through Southern New Hampshire University.

Tags: Candlewick, Cartoon Studies, Henry Holt, Jo Knowles, Jumping off Swings, Lessons from a Dead Girl, Living with Jackie Chan, Pearl, Read Between the Lines, See You at Harry's, Still a Work in Progress, Visiting Artist

Spotlight Summer Workshop: YA Graphic Novel

Every summer, The Center for Cartoon Studies holds a series of week-long workshops. This summer, they have added some new workshops, including the Young Adult Graphic Novel with Jo Knowles and alumn Tillie Walden, July 31-August 4. The week will focus on the specific idiosyncrasies inherent in young adult fiction through lectures and exercises. You will have access to not only the knowledge of these two quality creators but also the printing lab and the Schulz Library.

Jo Knowles as visiting artist

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alum, Avery Hill Press, Cartoon Studies, education, Eisner Award, First Second, Graphic Novel, Ignatz, Jo Knowles, Summer Workshop, Tillie Walden, Web Comic, week-long, workshop, Young Adult

2017 Summer Workshop Line Up!

summer_workshops_at_cartoon_studies-735x1024

NEXT UP SUMMER WORKSHOPS!:

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP
with Paul Karasik
July 31-August 4
or August 7-11
Optional Online Extension

GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP
with Jo Knowles
and Tillie Walden
The Young Adult Genre
July 31-August 4

GRAPHIC MEMOIR WORKSHOP
with Melanie Gillman
August 7-11

Tags: Alec Longstreth, Animation, Beth Hetland, Cartoon Studies, cartoonist, Comics, create comics, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novel Workshop, Hilary Price, Jo Knowles, Jon Chad, Josh Kramer, Luke Howard, Melanie Gillman, Paul Karasik, Study Comics, Summer Camp, Tillie Walden

CCS Spring Visiting Artist Line Up!

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) Spring Visiting Artist lineup is here! Cartoonists and artists due to visit the school this semester include Jo Knowles, Jo Dery, Maurice Vellekoop, Jess Ruffilson, Craig Fischer, CCS Alum Dan Archer, Jen Sorensen, George Pratt, Ellen Forney, Allison Baker, Tom Kaczynski, Chris Pitzer, CCS Alum Jen Vaughn, and Danielle Corsetto.

Tags: Alison Baker, Cartoon Studies, CCS, Chris Pitzer, Craig Fischer, Dan Archer, Danielle Corsetto, Ellen Forney, George Pratt, Jen Sorensen, Jen Vaughn, Jess Ruffilson, Jo Dery, Jo Knowles, Maurice Vellekoop, Tom Kaczynski, Vermont

A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.

The Center for Cartoon Studies

Stories tagged Jo Knowles