Two Arvon students shortlisted in the First Graphic Novel Competition  

Paula Knight and Thom Ferrier, who both attended Graphic Novel courses at The Hurst, Shropshire, have been shortlisted in Myriad Editions’ First Graphic Novel Competition. Paula Knight’s The Facts of Life examines the pressure placed upon women to become mothers, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned. Thom Ferrier’s The Enlightenment of Iwan James, tells the story of a general practitioner in a small rural town, who begins to realise that his attempts to heal one of his patients is unravelling.

The shortlisted entries will be showcased, and the winner announced, on Saturday 21st January 2012 at First Fictions, a weekend of events championing first novels past and present, jointly organised by Brighton publisher Myriad Editions and the English Department at the University of Sussex. The winning author or team will have their work published by Myriad Editions in 2013.