COMIC BOOK STUDY TOUR PROGRAMME Sunday 12 to Thursday 16 December 2010
SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER 1600-1800 Film screening of documentary on Grant Morrison: Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, www.ica.org.uk
MONDAY 13 DECEMBER 1000-1200
Introduction to the British Council by Susanna Nicklin and overview of comic books in the UK by Paul Gravett
1300-1600
Lunch hosted by Flanders House with writers and illustrators at the Institute of Directors (IoD)
1630-1830
Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman, Laydeez do Comics
1830-2130
Laydeez do Comics evening with Posy Simmonds
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 1000-1200
Emma Hayley, Publishing Director, SelfMadeHero
1430-1600
Dan Franklin, Publishing Director, Jonathan Cape
1700-1830
Tour of That’s Novel Exhibition, London Print Studio with Karrie Fransman
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 1000-1200
Lizzie Spratt, Commissioning Editor, Walker Books
1200-1330
Lunch with Walker Books
1400-1530
Tony Bennett, Publishing Director, Knockabout and Hunt Emerson, writer
1530-1700
Daniel Merlin Goodbrey on comics in new media
1800
Exhibition at the Illustration Art Gallery
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER 1000-1200
Jason Dittmer, Maggie Gray, Tony Venezia, Roger Sabin on comic books and academia
1300-1500
Wrap up lunch
Special thanks: Geert De Proost, Lotte Ysenbrandt and Karel Ooms from Flanders House and Tourism FlandersBrussels in London, Paul Gravett (Comica Festival), Susanna Nicklin (British Council Literature Department), and to all the speakers who have generously hosted the Belgian, Algerian and Finish delegation and shared their work and views about comics in the UK.
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