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Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Dawn of the Unread Brought to you by Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature _________________ www.dawnoftheunread.com

What is Dawn of the Unread? A series of 16 comics Available to read online and in print (as a graphic novel) Set in modern-day Nottingham, UK www.dawnoftheunread.com

What’s it all about? Nottingham writers from the past are angry that people are not reading their books These ‘unread’ writers come back to life as ‘undead’ zombies Their mission is to save bookshops and libraries by getting people to read ‘boooooks!’ WHEN THE DEAD GO UNREAD THERE’S GONNA BE TROUBLE… www.dawnoftheunread.com

Issue 1: Calm down – it’s only an abookalypse!… www.dawnoftheunread.com

Issue 1: Characters www.dawnoftheunread.com Edith Slitwell (7 Sept 1887 – 9 Dec 1964) Based on Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE Slept in a coffin before writing poetry (apparently) William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) Born in Sneinton, Nottingham Founded the Salvation Army in 1878 Believed that religion, work and charity would solve society’s problems. James Walker Writer of the comic Brains behind Dawn of the Unread Wants to save libraries and get people reading www.dawnoftheunread.com

Issue 1: Creatives www.dawnoftheunread.com James Walker - Writer Creator of Dawn of the Unread Literature Editor of LeftLion Magazine Teaches at Nottingham Trent University Mike White – Artist Artist, Digital Animator and Games Designer Illustrated ‘Dadtown’ – a sci-fi graphic novel Teaches at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham Rhianne Murphy - Colourist Inspired by video gaming Loves fantasy art Studied at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham www.dawnoftheunread.com

Extra content on the YouTube channel Issue 1: Meet the Artist Mike White talks about life as an artist and his work with Dawn of the Unread Extra content on the YouTube channel www.dawnoftheunread.com

How to Read a Comic www.dawnoftheunread.com Study the images as well as the words Start at the top left hand panel Read each row from left to right Do the same for each page to the end of the comic UNLESS you are reading Manga! Then you start at the back page and read from right to left. www.dawnoftheunread.com

How to Write a Comic Top Tips from Charlie Adlard Comics Laureate Don’t use more than two word balloons in a panel if you can help it. Use more than one panel with the same image to show time passing. Or use a caption. Gutters separate the panels and help the layout of the comic. www.dawnoftheunread.com

Gerron wi’ it! Ta-ra duck! Read stories from Nottingham In Dawn of the Unread www.dawnoftheunread.com Think about the language and dialect used by the characters, and the issues they raise Write your own story, article or other piece, and send it to Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature contactus@nottinghamcityofliterature.com www.dawnoftheunread.com

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