Robyn Smith ’17 will be talking at the Fleming Museum of Art, the University of Vermont, on October 5 at noon with cartoonist Whit Taylor. Robyn wrote The Saddest, Angriest Black Girl in Town to explore the intersections of Blackness and mental health. She and Whit Taylor—author of Ghost Stories (Rosarium Publishing, 2018), The Anthropologists, and many other comics—will discuss mentorship and networks among female cartoonists of color.
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Sammy Harkham is a cartoonist and editor based in Los Angeles. He has won numerous awards, including The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year for his book Everything Together (PictureBox, 2012). He draws the highly acclaimed comic book series Crickets and edits the irregular anthology series Kramer’s Ergot.
Tillie Walden ’16, beloved power-house, was recently included in the first 10 Storytellers to Watch event, hosted by Variety and Independent Film Project (IFP), for her graphic novel On a Sunbeam (First Second, 2018). Originally published online, On a Sunbeam interweaves the timelines of a ragtag crew traveling deep space to repair beautiful broken structures and two girls who meet and fall in love at boarding school. The Storytellers event honors breakout storytellers, including podcasters, novelists, lyricists, playwrights, graphic novelists, and brand storytellers. A luncheon was held in New York City on September 19 as part of IFP week.
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September 24, 2019
White River Junction, Vermont – The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) and Hyperion Books for Children have renewed their partnership to produce Glynnis Fawkes’ Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre, the sixth book in a young adult graphic novel series based on the lives of famous historical figures.
Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre releases September 24th, includes an introduction by Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Alison Bechdel. This graphic biography presents Charlotte Brontë and her sisters as they struggle to make a name for themselves in an era where women were discouraged from pursuing a career.
The Center for Cartoon Studies faculty member Glynnis Fawkes has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and her comics have been nominated for numerous awards. Many of her comics have appeared in Daily Shouts on TheNewYorker.com. Her books include Persephone’s Garden (Secret Acres) and Reign of Crumbs (Kilgore). She is a recipient of a 2019-20 Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant.
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The Center for Cartoon Studies presents Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre by CCS faculty Glynnis Fawkes came out from Hyperion Books on September 24. Jane Eyre was born out of a magnificent, vivid imagination, a deep cultivation of skill, and immense personal hardship and tragedy. Charlotte cast an empathetic lens on characters often ignored by popular literature of the time, questioning societal assumptions with a sharp intellect and changing forever the landscape of western literature. With an introduction by Alison Bechdel, Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre presents a stunning examination of a woman who battled against the odds to make her voice heard.
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Stage Dreams by The Center for Cartoon Studies graduate Melanie Gillman ’12 released on September 3rd through Lerner Books. In this rollicking queer western adventure, Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, team up to thwart a Confederate plot in the New Mexico Territory. When Flor robs the stagecoach that Grace has used to escape her Georgia home, the first thing on her mind is ransom. But when the two get to talking about Flor’s plan to crash a Confederate gala and steal some crucial documents, Grace convinces Flor to let her join the heist
Praise for Stage Dreams:
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.
You can now order individual print copies of This is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide to Governance and classroom sets (25+ copies) or download a copy:
For Immediate Release
With a comic book designed to help educators teach their students about democracy and governance, CCS cartoonists are visiting classrooms in the Midwest this fall.
White River Junction, VT, September 16, 2019 — The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that only 26% of Americans can name all three branches of government. The Mikva Challenge and The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), two non-profit organizations, are teaming up to increase that number.
This is What Democracy Looks Like: A Graphic Guide to Governance is a 32-page comic book that will be distributed to classrooms in Detroit, Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, and more this fall. This comic book is the result of a collaboration of educators and word-class cartoonists and is designed to help teachers who are working hard to prepare students to be empowered, informed, and civic-minded. At each school, CCS instructors will give away comics and work with teachers to help students gain a deeper understanding of how their government works (and doesn’t work) and how they can make a difference in their communities and beyond.
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Bring your portfolio or sketchbook for an admissions review. Learn more about the program and courses offered at CCS while touring the campus and meeting with faculty and students! This event is ideal for prospective students!
Learn about CCS programs:
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& LOW RESIDENCY 2nd Year Option
A seven-day email course is designed to help build your cartooning muscles!
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