{"title":"Industry Insiders","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"writers-portfolio-review-with-ollie-hicks","title":"Writers Portfolio Review with Ollie Hicks","description":"\u003cp\u003eOllie Hicks will be available for a portfolio review during Questival between 3 - 4pm. This is a chance to show your artwork and writing to a professional in the comic industry and get feedback. This is a timeslot activity there are 6 free 10 minute bookable slots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOllie Hicks has a PhD in Comics Studies from Dundee University and writer of the graphic novel trilogy Grand Slam Romance, created with their partner \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEmma Oosterhous, they have also createsd \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eButch Bros, \u003c\/em\u003ethe webcomic \u003cem\u003eSarararara\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the riso-printed comics\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MASK4MASK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Cuckening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 2020 they have been professionally editing comics. They edited over 40 titles whilst working in-house at Rebellion (and picked up an Eisner award nomination for their work on The Ballad of Halo Jones Full Colour Omnibus Edition) and more recently co-edited Discord Comics' Succulent: Trans Inclusive Sapphic Erotic Comics with Tab Kimpton and Niki Smith. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Questival UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54923274027347,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/2466\/9267\/files\/31.jpg?v=1789206333"},{"product_id":"illustration-portfiolio-review-with-emma-oosterhous","title":"Illustration Portfiolio Review with Emma Oosterhous","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmma Oosterhous will be available for a portfolio review during Questival between 1 - 2pm. This is a chance to show your artwork to a professional in the comic industry and get feedback. This is a timeslot activity there are 6 free 10 minute bookable slots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma (she\/her) is a cartoonist from Colorado, a lesbian, a Scorpio, a science enthusiast, and an aspiring dog owner. She likes to make comics about messy, funny, horny queer people in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe holds a BA in Spanish from CU Boulder (2017) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a Master of Design in Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels from the University of Dundee (2019). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe was also a 2018 Marshall Scholar. While studying in the UK, she accidentally fell in love and got married and now she's stuck here forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma is the co-creator and illustrator of the \u003cem\u003eGRAND SLAM ROMANCE \u003c\/em\u003eseries, in collaboration with her writer wusband \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hickscomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOllie Hicks.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missoliviahicks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer next graphic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGay Persuasion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (also written by Ollie Hicks) is a modern queer retelling of Jane Austen's classic story of longing, regret, and found family, and will be published in Fall 2027 by Avery Hill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Questival UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54923349066067,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/2466\/9267\/files\/32.jpg?v=1789207207"},{"product_id":"john-baker-publicist","title":"John Baker Literary Agent - 121's","description":"\u003cp\u003eCost\/Timeslots needed, \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Questival UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54924698026323,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/2466\/9267\/files\/12.png?v=1789229699"}],"url":"https:\/\/questival.uk\/collections\/industry-insiders.oembed","provider":"Questival UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}