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Writing For Illustrated Stories with Shannon Horsfall (10-16)

  • North Lakes Library Level 1/10 The Corso North Lakes QLD 4509 Australia (map)
 

Discover the combined power of written and illustrated narratives with Shannon Horsfall.

A fun, interactive workshop for young writers on storytelling craft for visual narratives, including graphic novels, comics and more. We’ll cover basic story elements, how writers and illustrators work together, and how to allow verbal and visual narratives to interact to best reveal story.

 

Format

This is a free workshop for young writers aged 10-16 held as part of Brisbane Children’s Writers Festival 2023, in partnership with Moreton Bay Regional Council. Bookings are required.

Find out more about the full Festival program and more satellite events near you at www.queenslandwriters.org.au/youthwriting.

 

About Shannon

Shannon Horsfall is undertaking her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She is the award-winning author-illustrator of Was Not Me and Nomax (both HarperCollins), and the illustrator of Dear Santa (Scholastic), My Unicorn Farts Glitter (Hachette) and Once I Munched a Mango (SLQ). She has published short stories, poetry and flash fiction and teaches Creative Writing at UniSC.

For more information about Queensland Writers Centre’s Program of Events and answers to FAQs, please visit: www.queenslandwriters.org.au/program-info

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Making Trouble: How To Build Tension Effectively In A Story with Balli Jaswal
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