YouthWrite Presents...

DRAWN TO CHARACTER - CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE:

Create great comics! and/or Play D&D!

Inkling design and images by Spyder Yardley-Jones

Registration is OPEN!

DRAWN TO CHARACTER 2021!

Ages 10-15
November 27, 2021
ONLINE Comics Creation based on D&D and/or D&D!!!

Drawn to Character Fees $175.00 include:

A full day of comics instruction and/or D&D activities* led by highly qualified instructional and supervisory staff.

Options:

FULL day with Dan and Drawn to Character Comics
10 am - Noon with EITHER Dan or Mason playing D&D PLUS 1 pm - 3 pm with EITHER Dan or Mason

* Enrollment for D&D is limited to 8 for the morning and 8 for the afternoon.

Please note

All fees include a $100 non-refundable fee. No refunds will be made if registration is cancelled after November 15, 2021. YouthWrite Society Canada reserves the right to cancel courses and restrict enrollment. Courses, instructors and supervisors may be subject to change.

Guest Instructors

You'll work with for one full day with these amazing instructors, professionals in their individual writing, comics, and creative fields.

Mason Repka 8 spots available

Bio

Mason Repka, when in this world, likes to write, create, play, explore, build LEGO, tell stories, and sword fight. Otherwise, you'll find Mason flying through galaxies far, far away, or trudging through mountains with a sword in one hand and staff in the other, readying another group of adventurers to face off against a mighty dragon, or perhaps befriend it. Mason loves to explore the possibilities of Dungeons and Dragons as a teaching tool, and is so excited to make Drawn to Character happen this fall. Join him on the D&D journey!

WordPlayful ONLINE Workshop Description

D&D - Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons! - Explore the basics of collaborative storytelling, group problem solving, and role-play as a form of writing, all while delving into the fantasy world of Dungeons & Dragons! This adventure will have players controlling pre-built characters, created by Mason Repka and Illustrated by Dan Schneider, and working together through the voices and actions of those characters to build dramatic tension, discover character motives, and collaboratively tell an epic tale. *NOTE: This session will be delivered virtually, via Roll20

Please note: there are limited spots available for the D&D adventure, so register soon to reserve your place in the action!

Daniel Schneider 16 spots available

Bio

Daniel Schneider is an Alberta-farm-boy-turned-comic-artist. Though mostly
known for his dog, he’s also a prominent figure in Edmonton comics. Daniel was
the first ever Happy Harbor Comics Artist-in-Residence and is now one of the
invaluable staff members at the Wonder Harbour. He is currently working on
The Saga of the Jack of Spades, as well as a seemingly constant mountain of commissioned art pieces. As the founding instructor of the Drawn to Write youth comic book creator camps, he has a passion for teaching and inspiring the next generation of creators.

WordPlayful ONLINE Workshop Description

Drawn to Character COMICS - Story is driven by character, and characters come in all different archetypes - But how do we take these familiar roles and make the characters our own? How do we grow our character from a wise old wizard into a Dumbledore? From your average anti-hero into Han Solo? Or your run of the mill shining hero into a Captain Marvel? This class will focus on finding the small details that make a character whole. Open up your creative visual side, and gain confidence in drawing and writing new and interesting characters! *NOTE: This session will be delivered virtually, via Zoom.

Please note: you may choose to work online the full day with Dan or the 1/2 day to allow you to attend the D&D workshop above in either the morning or afternoon session!

Drawn to Character Coordinator

Tania Gigliotti

is the little Hobbit you may have seen previously working in the children's section of bookstores and comic book stores around Edmonton. Or, perhaps you may have seen her teaching or performing belly dance? Tania writes mostly academic research papers these days, but loves to write just about anything (and also loves to stay on brand!). She currently runs Drawn to Books - a small non-profit helping kids create comics - and is now honoured and ecstatic to be joining the YouthWrite team! Plus, she is eager to be Gail's favourite!

YouthWrite Director-Coordinator

Gail Sidonie Sobat

is a multi-award-winning teacher and author, with twelve books for children, teens and adults, and a number of educational and academic articles. A Global News Woman of Vision and an Arts and Culture Citation Award recipient, she is the YouthWrite creator/ coordinator, an international presenter, an instructor in the professional writing program at MacEwan University and in the Faculty of Education at U of A. Gail was The Writers’ Union of Canada Regional Representative for Alberta, NWT and Nunavut, and writer in residence with the Metro Edmonton Federation of Libraries.

She has moved forty times in her life from Badlands to Siksika Nation Reserve to hideous suburbs to Istanbul to the Sunshine Coast to her writer’s garret in a century-old temperamental house. She adores all of her Supers & Coordinators equally, and loves YouthWrite like a madwoman!

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