Come and join the students celebrating their publication internationally by SelfMadeHero on Page 45’s shop floor!
Entry is FREE!
Each boxed set of 6 comics created by the 24 students is FREE!
I’d probably pop along, and see what all the fuss is about.
From ‘Rebirth’ by Alexandra Surugiu with Honey Platts, Anna Walker
Sandeep Mahal, Director of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, will be introducing the students – mentored throughout by comicbook creators Rachael Ball, David Hine and Luke Healy – shortly after 6pm. After that they will happily sign their contributions to this collection and perhaps tell you a little about the ideas within their comics, and how they were made.
I’ve been particularly impressed by the way Freedom of Speech has been addressed: thoroughly.
Date: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Time: 6pm – 7-30pm
Place: Page 45, 9 Market Street, Nottingham NG1 6HY
From ‘The Rainbow’ by Tom Sampson
Here’s the official Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature blog:
East Wood Comics have arrived!
Pupils 
from Eastwood unveil their collaboration with comic artists: bringing DH Lawrence to life for a 21st Century audience.
Throughout 2019, Nottingham UNESCO City of literature have teamed up with Pop Up Projects to bring about East Wood Comics, where pupils have been mentored by acclaimed graphic novelists Rachael Ball, David Hine and Luke Healy, as well as international publisher SelfMadeHero, to produce a collection of innovative graphic novels. These are now published and will be officially launched at Page 45.
For the project, 24 talented young writers and artists from Hall Park Academy school in Eastwood have created graphic stories inspired by the life and works of world-renowned author DH Lawrence.
Throughout the project, students have been developing their research skills and knowledge of local history through working closely with the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood, the University of Nottingham’s D.H. Lawrence Collection (in Special Manuscripts and Collections) and D.H. Lawrence Research Centre, as well as students from the Nottingham Trent University MA in Illustration and writers from the University of Nottingham Creative Writing BA.
‘Epilogue’ by tutor Rachael Ball
The young writers’ research took in the social and cultural history of Eastwood, where Lawrence was born in 1885. Lawrence, a fascinating, complex and often controversial author, began life as the son of a barely literate miner in the former coal mining town, one of the few places where East Midlands English is widely spoken.
One of the 6 covers, by India Perkins
The Hall Park Academy students and artists mentors explored Lawrence’s life, work, and legacy with its social and literary importance, attending a tour of Nottingham and the areas Lawrence was inspired by as well as those inspired by his life.
As well as this, the students have curated an exhibition at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and created a public art installation in Eastwood.
The launch will take place at Page 45 on Wednesday 27th November, 6pm.
The project was made possible from funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
From ‘Erased’ by Grace Baron with Violet Beddoe & Alexandra Surugiu, Violet Beddoe, Honey Platts, Amy Pulford, Erin Shepherd
About Nottingham City of Literature
Nottingham was awarded the permanent UNESCO City of Literature designation in December 2015. The city’s mission is building a better world with words. We do this by promoting literacy and the best new writing talent, growing new audiences for reading, and developing Nottingham as a creative city of international exchange and collaboration. Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature is an educational charity and is supported and funded by Arts Council England, Nottingham City Council, Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham and. Our patrons include Panya Banjoko, Henry Normal and Alison Moore.
Eastwood Comics Online Resources
https://nottinghamcityofliterature.com/blog/eastwood-comics
https://pop-up.org.uk/project/eastwood-comics-bringing-d-h-lawrence-to-life/
