Live video discussion with Olivia Walch, the winner of the Post's 'America's Next Great Cartoonist' contest

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July 16, 2010

Live video discussion with Olivia Walch, the winner of the Post's 'America's Next Great Cartoonist' contest

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Live video discussion with Olivia Walch, the winner of the Post's 'America's Next Great Cartoonist' contest

July 16, 2010

Olivia Walch is a college student whose single-panel comic, "Imogen Quest," won the America's Next Great Cartoonist contest.

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Olivia Walch

Olivia Walch is a rising senior at the College of William and Mary. Her single-panel comic, "Imogen Quest," received the most votes in both the first and second rounds of reader voting for America's Next Great Cartoonist.

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Congrats

I loved your comic strip! Why do you think you won?

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July 16, 2010 12:18 PM
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What's next?

How long have you been cartooning, and does this win inspire you to pursue it full-time after school?

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July 16, 2010 12:19 PM
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Majors

You're a math and biophysics double major, so clearly that translates to "professional cartoonist," right?

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July 16, 2010 12:28 PM
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Art classes?

Did you take any art classes growing up or have any sort of training, or did you just always like to draw?

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July 16, 2010 1:02 PM
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Ideas

What is your artistic process? How do you come up with an idea? What inspires you?

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July 16, 2010 1:03 PM
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Opportunities

The Flat Hat is a smaller (twice-weekly) newspaper. Do you think that that this made it easier for you to get in and break out, more so than at a bigger school or with a more intense newspaper?

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July 16, 2010 1:08 PM
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