The Ink & Imagination Festival, taking place 22nd November – 8th December 2024, is an annual celebration in Bolton of visual story-telling filled with weekend workshops, talks, industry events, sessions for schools and colleges, socials and exhibitions. Comic creators involved include Sayra Begum, Mollie Ray and Lucy Sullivan.
Showcasing a diverse range of artists – from emerging talents to established names, both local and international – this festival is designed to inspire and nurture creativity while offering cultural enrichment to the public.
With key themes of creative health, community cohesion, and the expression of diverse histories, Ink & Imagination’s Winter 2024-25 festival also marks the beginning of a year-round visual storytelling initiative with schools, libraries, and community groups focused on art, literacy, and wellbeing. IF Festival celebrates visual storytelling genres and uses them to inspire reflection and expression in the community.
• More information about the Festival – exhibitions workshops and more here
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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