New York Center for Independent Publishing Goes Splatt!

The New York Center for Independent Publishing is creating its first ever graphic novel symposium called SPLAT! NYCIP is a great organization that BookExpo has supported for many years, and now I'm happy to say that New York ComicCon will be supporting SPLAT! In fact I'm leaving now for a planning meeting for the event.

You can read a PW Comic article about it here.

You can visit the SLPAT! website here.

And here are a few details about the SPLAT!:

The 1st Annual Graphic Novel Symposium will take place on Saturday, March 15 (between 9am and 5pm) at the New York Center of Independent Publishing (20 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues).

The conference will feature some of the movers and shakers from the graphic book world including: Jim Killen; David Saylor, Raina Telgemeier, Ted Rail, CB Cebulski, Bob Mecoy, R Sitayak, Nick Bertozzi and Charles Brownstein.

There will be three different tracks of insightful panels, seminars and workshops scheduled between 9am to 5pm, to be followed by the SPLAT Gala Reception. The first track will feature panels on topics including “Who Reads Graphic Novels” and “How to Get Published”. The second track will consist of hands-on workshops on subjects such as “Story Telling” and “Where to Start with Art”; and the final track will be aimed at librarians with seminars including: acquisition, shelving, censorship, manga, and graphic novels for adults and teens.

The cost of the day long Symposium will be $125; this will include lunch and the Gala Reception with the keynote speaker (tba).

-L