Stories tagged Sarah Stewart Taylor

Vermont SF Writer’s Series: Vermont Tales of Adventure!

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Geek Mountain State is pleased to announce the next installment of the Vermont SF Writer’s Series: Vermont Tales of Adventure!, which will take place on Friday, February 27th at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) Post Office Building in downtown White River Junction at 6pm. Authors included in this event are Joe Citro, Bruce Hesselbach, Marko Kloos, Fred Lerner, Brian Staveley and CCS instructor Sarah Stewart Taylor.

This event follows a very successful year in which hundreds of listeners listened to dozens of Vermont storytellers in places such as Quarterstaff Games, Phoenix Books, The Fletcher Free Library and the headquarters for the Burlington Writer’s Workshop. The first event of 2015 took place at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

For or more information and to RSVP:  geekmountainstate.com

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The Next Installment of The Expeditioners Series Releases!

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Pick up a copy of CCS faculty S. S. Taylor (Illustrated by alum Katherine Roy!) The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair — the thrilling sequel to The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man’s Canyon and the next installment in The Expeditioners series! Upcoming events:

For an up to date list of where S. S. Taylor and Katherine Roy will be appearing and signing, visit:  sstaylorbooks.com

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“The Expeditioners” a Today Show top pick

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What’s the best way to prevent the “brain drain” that can happen to kids over summer vacation? The Today Show says keep ’em reading– and highlights The Expeditioners by CCS faculty member Sarah Stewart Taylor (with illustrations by alumna Katherine Roy) as one of their top picks for engaging summer books.

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The Center for Cartoon Studies Cartoon Club Tent at Bookstock

 

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July 26-28, 2013
Woodstock, Vermont

The Center for Cartoon Studies is thrilled to be at Bookstock again! This year we are hosting a Cartoon Club Tent, along with presentations by CCS faculty members, and drop by our booth to buy books!

Friday:
Faculty SS Taylor & Jason Lutes

Saturday,  10 AM – 2 PM:
Cartoon Club Tent!

 

Adventures in Cartooning

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Market Day and Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean Nominated for Einser Awards

Comic-Con International has just announced its 2011 Eisner Award nominees, and two CCS books made this prestigious list.  James Sturm’s Market Day was nominated for Best Graphic Album (New).  Sarah Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle’s Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean was nominated for Best Publication for Kids.  Good luck James, Sarah and Ben!

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Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean Receives Praise

The Center for Cartoon Studies presents Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean

Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, by Sarah Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle, was included in two prestigious best-of lists.

This Broad Ocean was selected by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) for their 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.  This list includes 63 titles recommended for readers ages 12-18.  This Broad Ocean meet ALA’s criteria, being both good quality literature and an appealing read for teens.

It was also included in the 2011 Amelia Bloomer List, an annual list of the best feminist books for young readers.  The Amelia Bloomer Project promotes books that “encourage girls and young women to love themselves for who they are, overcoming issues of body image to create new cultural contexts that honor the beauty of all girls and women”.

Buy a copy today!

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Earhart flies again, graphically speaking

Vermont author pens graphic novel about famed female flier

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by Dan Barlow

MONTPELIER – When Sarah Stewart Taylor was asked to choose a woman to profile for the latest graphic novel by Vermont’s cartoon college, there was easily one name that quickly rose to the top of the list.

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Amelia Earhart Returns to White River Junction

For Immediate Release

Announcing the arrival of a graphic novel celebrating an American icon

White River Junction, Vermont – Seventy-five years ago, Amelia Earhart visited Vermont for the first time, her plane touching down at the airport just minutes from where The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) campus now resides. Earhart is returning to White River Junction, this time as the star of the fourth of a five book graphic novel series by CCS featuring the lives of remarkable Americans.

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