![]() ![]() “The prize for the playwright is not only do we do a full production of their show as part of a mainstage season, but we actually fly them in, and they can come in and be a part of the rehearsal process for a few days,” claimed Winter. Because of this, Winter says that the funds from submissions are used to bring the winner to the university to see their play produced. Inkslinger receives hundreds of submissions from all over the world, not just locally. “What I wanted to do was create a playwriting contest and use our students and our university as a place for emerging playwrights to get full productions of their work, which really helps to get published in the playwriting world,” stated Winter. ![]() Initiated in 2014 by James Winter, associate professor of acting and directing, Inkslinger was created to allow aspiring playwrights to be recognized by the public. This year’s winning play will be produced in the spring of 2021. Hosted by the university’s theatre program, the coordinators will be accepting script submissions until Apr. The 2020 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition challenges any playwright to submit their original scripts. ![]() Inkslinger allows aspiring playwrights to have their work come to life on stage.Īn annual competition at the university provides emerging playwright opportunities to see their work produced on stage. I’m always happy to hear from other folks interested in the medium.The university’s theatre program produced the 2016 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition winner, “Why Are You Nowhere,” by Ethan Warren, in the spring of 2017. If you have any questions or comments about the blog site, please do contact me. If you would care to see that body of work, please visit my website at As the name suggests, the work is free associative, incorporating text and characters and symbols I’ve developed into a mixed-media mishigas. Over the past few years I’ve been combining my love of painting, drawing and the narrative arts into a body of work I refer to as Free Association Funnies. I primarily teach the painting, drawing, graphic narration and illustrations courses, and take great pleasure in introducing the works of cartoonists and graphic narrative artists to my students. In the real world, I’m a Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where I’ve been teaching since 1991. I don’t plan on being an ink-slinging snob on this site, as folks like Denys Wortman brought more to the table than just ink, but the focus will likely be black and white ink drawing. That work may have expressive line work, or it may be drawing with beautifully spotted blacks, creating movement throughout the piece. While I appreciate technical facility in drawing, it’s the work of the ink-slingers that I find most enthralling. My love of artwork is not media-specific, but pen and ink drawing holds a special place in my heart, hence the title of this site and blog. In the end, I collect what I love and write about those artists whose work resonates with me most. ![]() Through my research and interviews, I try to shine a light on artists whose work may have slipped through the cracks of comic art history. I’ve also had the pleasure of interviewing some wonderful artists, including Blake, Ralph Bakshi, Russ Johnson, Mel Casson, Creig Flessel and Rick Yager. Along the way I’ve done a fair amount of research and written a number of articles about various artists in the field, including Bud Blake, Gregor Duncan, and Jay Irving. I’ve been collecting original comic strip, cartoon and illustration artwork for roughly 40 years. Rob Stolzer here, chief cook and bottle-washer for Inkslingers.ink. ![]()
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