You’re invited to the inaugural voyage of the Visual Narrative Lab, a new vessel for stories at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design Innovation.

Message in a Bottle is a free event, open to everyone.

World-builders and storytellers from comics, film, table-top role-playing, VR, animation, and games converge to swap stories and hints about how to capture lightning in a bottle and send it out to sea.

Jonathan King, Film Maker & Comic Creator

Casey Lucas Quaid, Author & Game Writer

Michael Sands, Role-playing Game Designer

Ned Wenlock, Animator & Illustrator

Jem Yoshioka, Illustrator & Comic Artist

Moderated by Raqi Syed, Writer & Visual Effects Designer