Cartoonist wins book award
November 27, 2012 in General, News
We send our hearty congratulations to Procartoonists.org member Clive Goddard who has won a schools book award for his children’s story Fintan Fedora, the World’s Worst Explorer.
He scooped the award for best book in the Key Stage 2 category in the Stockport Schools’ Book Award. The award, which has been running since 1995, sees pupils from around 65 schools, from nursery through to secondary, read, discuss and vote on a shortlist of books.
Fintan is an adventure story written by Clive though not, in fact, illustrated by him (the above image by Clive is from a slideshow he uses when out and about promoting the book). Clive told us:
“I’m utterly and throughly chuffed about the award, mainly because Fintan is my first attempt at fiction, and was only written in the first place due a lack of illustration work.
“The event evening was a little overwhelming. Hundreds of people, all dressed up in their posh clothes in a beautiful big theatre. Animated video nomination packages, golden envelopes, acceptance speeches and everything. Just like the Oscars but with Stockport accents, which made it even better.”
by Blog Team
Leveson and the cartoonists
November 30, 2012 in Comment, General, News
Cartooning has long been associated with the print industry* so it is only natural that the artists have been interested in the Leveson Inquiry report into the Culture, Media and Ethics of the Press. It was delivered yesterday, as Dave Brown of The Independent notes.
© Dave Brown. The Independent @ Procartoonists.org
Bob Moran in The Daily Telegraph imagines Lord Justice Leveson receiving his morning paper.
© Bob Moran. The Daily Telegraph @ Procartoonists.org
Mr Murdoch is a recurring motif in this drawing made by Steve Bell in The Guardian.
© Steve Bell. The Guardian @ Procartoonists.org
Peter Brookes in The Times takes a tangential look at the weaknesses in the job Lord Justice Leveson was asked to do by the Prime Minister, or, in political speak the missing bits of the terms of reference.
© Peter Brookes. The Times @ Procartoonists.org
And why was he asked to make this report? It was something about the power of black and white, thinks Matthew Buck in Tribune.
© Matthew Buck. Tribune @ Procartoonists.org
The coalition Government is already falling out about what the report has recommended, as captured by Andy Davey in The Sun.
© Andy Davey. The Sun @ Procartoonists.org
Clearly, it is time for a drink, courtesy of Jonathan Pugh.
© Pugh. Daily Mail @ Procartoonists.org
Mike Turner makes a (long term) prediction.
© Mike Turner @ Procartoonists.org
The rows resulting from the Leveson report are unlikely to be over by this Christmas, or next.
© Royston Robertson. Reader's Digest 2011 @ Procartoonists.org
If you see anymore work we should note here please let us know in the comments below.
* It’s about more than just paper nowadays.
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