Calling all writers and artists! White Plains Public Library is collecting comic strips that illustrate a day in the life of social distancing. We're accepting submissions from adults, kids, and teens. Check out the prompts below for your age group.
KIDS/TEENS:
Here are some things to think about…
- How are you learning from home? Is it interactive/fun?
- Have you picked up any new hobbies like cooking, reading, playing a new game?
- How are your caretakers/siblings/relatives dealing with the pandemic? What are some pros and cons of spending so much time with family?
- Aside from the big stuff, what unexpected changes have you noticed in your everyday life?
ADULTS:
- How are you managing day to day living? (Working from home, homeschooling, prepping meals)
- Have you picked up any new hobbies like cooking, reading or sewing?
- How are your kids/partner/significant other dealing with the pandemic? What are some pros and cons of spending so much time with family?
- Aside from the big stuff, what unexpected changes have you noticed in your everyday life?
Some scenarios:
- You write this comic for a time capsule that will be discovered in a hundred years…what will help people understand what life was like in winter/spring 2020?
- You are a fly on the wall observing all that is going on in your daily life…what does it look, taste, sound, smell, feel like?
Submission Guidelines:
- Please submit/upload one piece.
- Be creative and express yourself freely, however, please stay positive and appropriate!
- You can use your own template or the one we have provided.
- Have fun! Have fun! Have fun!
Helpful Links:
This website allows you to take a course in creating a comic. This course is broken down in segments such as defining comics, comic relationships and time and space. This course is free.
Other links:
https://kidlit.tv/2016/10/how-to-make-a-comic/
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
https://goraina.com/
https://jerrycraft.com/
Hi, this is so much fun. I had begun keeping a “graphic novel memoir’ of this historic and horrible time so I thought I’d submit what I’ve got to date. Thank you for keeping the Arts alive in this dark time.