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  • 2500 Campeau

    Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 7:00pm
     minutes

    Join Eisner Award winning cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks as she dives into the process of making comics, from script to drawing and beyond. She will show young creators how they too can make comics. The only tools needed are a pencil, paper and an idea! Faith will also give a drawing demonstration with audience participation.

    This workshop is aimed at teens ages 13-18. 

    Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase at the event from Westboro Books.

    Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her published works include The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Friends with Boys, The Nameless City trilogy, Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell), One Year at Ellsmere and the young adult novel Comics Will Break Your Heart. She has won two Eisner Awards, and Pumpkinheads was a New York Times bestseller. 

  • Author Alyssa Delle Palme sitting in a tree and smiling

    Thursday Nov 28, 2024 at 7:00pm
     minutes

    Writing Wild is a workshop just for teens! 

    Published young adult author, Alyssa Delle Palme, will offer fun and engaging invitations to help students discover their writing voices. We’ll dive into character development and the use of five senses in writing. Delle Palme will also guide students through a mindful writing invitation that will help them process and move through any self-limiting beliefs. Everyone will have the opportunity to share their stories throughout the workshop. Register today!