Graphic Memoir
With Mel Gillman
Date: June 9-13, 2025
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm (ET)
Tuition: $1100
Ages: 18+
Venue: White River Junction, VT
Description:
Need that kicker to get started on telling your personal story through comics? Eisner and Ignatz award-nominated graphic novelist Mel Gillman ’12 will walk you through the basics of writing and drawing your graphic memoir — from brainstorming, to scripting, to drawing, to publishing. Topics to be covered include narrative building, developing a unique personal voice and visual style, and effective pitching and publishing practices for graphic memoirs.
Required Materials:
- Pencils & erasers
- Assorted drawing pens (any variety)
- A ruler
- Scratch paper (cheap drawing paper or computer paper is fine)
- A pack of Bristol board, 9×12 or larger size — smooth if you want to work mostly in pens/ink/markers, vellum if you want to work mostly in pencils/colored pencils/etc.
- A whiteout pen
- Coloring supplies/markers (optional)
- If you work exclusively digitally, many of these items will not be required
An online shopping list of suggested supplies, based on supplies we would normally have available during an on-site CCS workshop. Most of these brands and supplies can be found at other retailers, both online and in-store.
https://www.dickblick.com/
https://www.amazon.com/hz/
Additional information:
Optional for-credit: Workshop can be taken for 2 undergraduate credits. Please check with the Program Chair or Registrar at your college or university before registering to see if the credits will be accepted. To enroll for-credit, students must select the additional for-credit tuition of $400 at registration and have an official transcript from their current institution sent to: Registrar The Center for Cartoon Studies PO Box 125 White River Junction, VT 05001
Refund policy: Tuition is refundable up until 3 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop, minus a $50 fee and any fees assessed by Eventbrite. Tuition is non-refundable after that date.
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