Spread the Word is delighted to be a partner on SelfMadeHero’s Graphic Anthology Programme (GAP), designed to find, develop, publish and promote emerging comic-book artists from Black, Asian, Arab, mixed-race, Romani/Traveller and non-white Latinx backgrounds from across the UK.
GAP will identify eight exceptional emerging comic-book artists and give them the tools to become publishable creators.
Beginning in May, participants will embark on a 12-week online mentoring programme led by five established graphic novelists: Asia Alfasi, Catherine Anyango Grünewald, Sonia Leong, Mustashrik Mahbub, and Woodrow Phoenix.
With the mentors’ support, each participant will create a graphic short story, which will then be included in an anthology to be published by SelfMadeHero in October 2021.
Open to emerging comic-book artists, specifically any comics artist or illustrator from a Black, Asian, Arab, mixed-race, Romani/Traveller or non-white Latinx background who has not yet been published by a traditional print publisher. Participants must be over 18 and resident in the UK.
The programme is free to participate in.
Spread the Word is an advisor to the programme and will support participants’ writing development.
Find out more here
Deadline: 26 March 2021