TGC PRESENTING AT DEFCON 7

What to say, what to say?

The Graphic Classroom is presenting at DefCon 7, the comics, anime, video game, sci-fi, fantasy, rpg game convention. We’ve been thinking about the audience and toying around with what, exactly, to present. There may be teachers there, as the local community college is also involved, but the majority of the audience will be writers, illustrators, publishers, and typical con-goers.

Then it hit us. Why not ask the intended audience what they want. Novel idea, isn’t it? What kinds of information would you most like to hear us present? Email us or drop notes in the comments section. If you are going to DefCon, please drop us a line. We would love to meet our readers in person. Here are some of the ideas we considering (feel free to suggest topics):

• The need for kid’s comics in and out of school
  
• The importance of deep, powerful story lines for kids
• Would you like to hear from some kids, themselves?
  
• What writers & illustrators need to consider when creating comics for schools
• What research suggests about comics and reading motivation

DefCon 7
August 1-3
Tulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, OK
Open 24 hours
70,000 square feet of con goodness

DefCon 7 Webiste
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