1. Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature
Dawn of the Unread
Brought to you by
Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature
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2. What is Dawn of the Unread?
A series of 16 comics
Available to read online and in
print (as a graphic novel)
Set in modern-day Nottingham, UK

3. What’s it all about? Nottingham writers from the past
are angry that people
are not reading their books
These ‘unread’ writers come
back to life as ‘undead’ zombies
Their mission is to save bookshops and libraries by getting people to read ‘boooooks!’
WHEN THE DEAD GO UNREAD THERE’S GONNA BE TROUBLE…

4. Issue 1: Calm down – it’s only an abookalypse!…

5. Issue 1: Characters www.dawnoftheunread.com
Edith Slitwell (7 Sept 1887 – 9 Dec 1964)
Based on Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE
Slept in a coffin before writing poetry (apparently)
William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912)
Born in Sneinton, Nottingham
Founded the Salvation Army in 1878
Believed that religion, work and charity would
solve society’s problems.
James Walker
Writer of the comic
Brains behind Dawn of the Unread
Wants to save libraries and get people reading

6. Issue 1: Creatives www.dawnoftheunread.com James Walker - Writer
Creator of Dawn of the Unread
Literature Editor of LeftLion Magazine
Teaches at Nottingham Trent University
Mike White – Artist
Artist, Digital Animator and Games Designer
Illustrated ‘Dadtown’ – a sci-fi graphic novel
Teaches at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham
Rhianne Murphy - Colourist
Inspired by video gaming
Loves fantasy art
Studied at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham

7. Extra content on the YouTube channel
Issue 1: Meet the Artist
Mike White talks about life as an artist and his work with Dawn of the Unread
Extra content on the YouTube channel

8. How to Read a Comic www.dawnoftheunread.com
Study the images as well as the words
Start at the top left hand panel
Read each row from left to right
Do the same for each page to the end of the comic
UNLESS you are reading Manga! Then you start at the back page and read from right to left.

9. How to Write a Comic Top Tips from Charlie Adlard Comics Laureate
Don’t use more than two word balloons in a panel if you can help it.
Use more than one panel with the same image to show time passing. Or use a caption.
Gutters separate the panels and help the layout of the comic.

10. Gerron wi’ it! Ta-ra duck! Read stories from Nottingham
In Dawn of the Unread
Think about the language and dialect used by the characters, and the issues they raise
Write your own story, article or other piece, and send it to Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature