Event
17 Jun 2022
Word Balloon Academy at Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
789 Yonge Street, Toronto
9 am - 5 pm
Don't Pass Me By: Funding Indie Comics
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) presents Word Balloon Academy. This annual day of skills-building and career management programming for comics creators features AUArts Alum Kat Simmers
Word Balloon Academy
Don't Pass Me By: Funding Indie Comics, 4 - 5 pm
So you've drawn the comic... now what happens? A multifaceted exploration of the route to comics authorship with AUArts Alum Kat Simmers, BDes '17, VCD, who co-created Pass Me By (Renegade Press) with Alum Ryan Danny Owen, BFA '17, Drawing.
Kat talks all things funding and jump-starting a series, from grants to crowdfunding to indie publishing, with plenty of strategies, pitfalls, and practical advice along the way.
This annual day of skills-building and career management programming for comics creators features several artists throughout the day. More information: TCAF
Event is Free and in person. Advance registration required.
Photo Credit: "Kat Simmers" by Sara Kuefler