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Gaia, Festival of the Earth at Lancaster Priory
Another public appearance coming up. It’s part of a programme of weekly events taking place at Lancaster Priory in June and July 2022. Gaia Festival of the Earth will run for four weeks, from 24th June to 17th July. On Wednesday 29th June, I’ll be doing an illustrated talk on our graphic novel Rain, followed by Q&A. Bryan will be present too, and there’ll be books available for signing. The first of the evening discussion sessions in Nature Week, it will be followed by talk and discussion with Alaister McKee from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It promises to be a fascinating evening. Please come along!7pm. Tickets are £5, available here. Check out the festival website for all the other activities on offer.
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Visiting Professor at Lancaster
I’m delighted to share this recent press release from Lancaster University, announcing my new role as Professor of Graphic Narrative. I’m planning to engage with students to examine the dynamics and benefits of comics storytelling. As I say in the article,
“I’m looking forward to exploring the form in English and Creative Writing and beyond, with a particular focus on what’s distinctive about comics storytelling and its potential for conveying complexities in an engaging and accessible way.”
Because of the ongoing pandemic, much of my engagement will be remote, which is far from ideal, but it’s the way it has to be at present.
