Anonymous: How far do you think someone can go with a career in writing, without having post secondary education under their belt? Do you need to go to school before you get a chance writing in the big leagues?
I went to college for Art/Animation, not writing. The only writing-related material I took were standard college-level English courses and a bit of script writing as part of a Film course I took.
No one has ever asked me for my writing ‘credentials’ or checked to see if I have a degree in writing, and I doubt they ever will.
I teach at a post-secondary level now (Seneca College in Toronto) and I think education can be an important way to learn the craft and broaden your influences but it’s not an absolute requirement by any means.
90% of the time it’s about the work, not a degree.
FEBRUARY 24, 2015: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May 9-10, 2015) revealed today the official poster image for its 2015 Festival, by renowned graphic novelist and illustrator Charles Burns!
This poster, like all previous TCAF posters, will be printed in advance of the show and be available for purchase at the event and at Festival Sponsor The Beguiling books and art. Final design will differ slightly. TCAF Posters from 2003-2014 are available for purchase online from The Beguiling Books & Art.
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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
CHARLES BURNS grew up in Seattle in the 1970s. His work rose to prominence in Art Spiegelman’s Raw in the mid-1980s and took off from there, in an extraordinary range of comics and projects, from Iggy Pop album covers to the latest ad campaign for Altoids. In 1992 he designed the sets for Mark Morris’s restaging of The Nutcracker (renamed The Hard Nut) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He illustrated covers for Time, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. He was also tapped as the official cover artist for The Believer magazine at its inception in 2003.
Burns’ graphic novel Black Hole has been critically acclaimed, receiving Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz comics-industry awards. Black Hole has been adopted to the course curriculum of several classes at the University of Toronto (and in institutions across North America). In 2014 Burns completed his newest project, the X’ed Out graphic novel trilogy, consisting of X’ed Out, The Hive, and Sugar Skull. Burns will attend The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015 as a Featured Guest of TCAF, in celebration of this work. Charles Burns lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters.
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MEDIA
Please include in your listings. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015, Saturday May 9, 9am-5pm, and Sunday May 10, 11am-5pm, @ Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street. Attendance is FREE to the public. Select guest bios and images are available upon request. Please send all inquiries to media@torontocomics.com.
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SPONSORS
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival would not be possible without the assistance of our sponsors and partners, including presenting sponsor Toronto Public Library and primary sponsor The Beguiling Books & Art.
TCAF is produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.
We would also like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.
TCAF would like to recognize Random House Canada for their support of Charles Burns’ attendance at TCAF 2015.
Sponsorship opportunities for TCAF 2015 are still available, please contact us at: contact@torontocomics.com for more info.
My finished Sailor Moon contribution for an upcoming 90’s anime gallery show! Acryla gouache on watercolour paper cut and glued and painted some more.
My favourite thing about Sailor Moon was that she was just a regular teenager. She fails tests, stress eats, goes to the arcade instead of doing homework, but still manages to save the world from the Negaverse. It was one of my first animes so it’ll always be special to me!
Don’t be creepy, #wonderwoman. An early #happyvalentinesday to everyone on #Tumblr! XoXo. (Big kiss, little hug, big kiss, little hug) #fanart #seancheeksgalloway #cheeks74 #dccomics #nacholibre #sketch #drawing #girlpower #dianaprince
Had a great time at life drawing this week. Spent some time drawing for my teacher and some time drawing for myself. I think in the end, I found a balance between both styles. Ultimately, I had fun exploring this way, and that’s what matters most I think.
Now to work more an accuracy. (There’s always something to work on, isn’t there?) :D
Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.
About My Work
I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at www.lemon-inc.com.
I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.
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Anonymous: How far do you think someone can go with a career in writing, without having post secondary education under their belt? Do you need to go to school before you get a chance writing in the big leagues?