Designing a literary workshop for the graphic novel: a critical tradition and a new literary form. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grant, Patrick; MacFarlane, Elizabeth
• Is Part Of: Journal of graphic novels & comics. Volume 12:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 23
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Graphic novel -- comics -- creative writing -- workshopping -- writers' groups -- retreat -- Australia; Graphic novels -- Periodicals; Comic books, strips, etc -- Periodicals; Popular culture -- Periodicals; Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Periodicals; Art, Modern; Comic books, strips, etc; Graphic novels; Popular culture; Comicroman; Comic; Periodicals; 741.5
• DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2020.1725078
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-4857

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article concerns a retreat for graphic storytellers held in Australia and Indonesia. The project, called Comic Art Workshop, was designed specifically to explore whetheror not graphic storytellers could benefit from the sort of literary workshopping that is familiar to novelists, poets, screenwriters and theatre-makers. This article describes the project in detail, explains its rationale and describes what we learned in facilitating over 28 literary workshop sessions during retreats in 2015 and 2017.