Graphic Novels

Your story is led by illustrations, with words as an accompaniment. Graphic novels can be in any genre and have a teenage and adult readership. Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman have all worked with illustrators to produce revered titles in this genre.  

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Creating Successful Comic Books
Jamie Smart
1st July 2025
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16th July 2025
In this extract from his article for the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2026, Jamie Smart highlights the children’s comics resurgence in...
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Jamie Smart
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Q&A with Jamie Smart
Clare ADMIN
25th February 2025
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2nd June 2025
Jamie Smart will be the first ever Creative of the Fair at The London Book Fair. We spoke to the author-illustrator about his career so far and...
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Making Poetry Comics
Chrissy Williams
24th June 2024
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17th July 2024
In this extract from her article for the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025, poet and comic book writer Chrissy Williams talks about the hybrid...
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