Hello teachers!
Would you like some FREE P.D.?
Check out this 15min video I made, commissioned by the good people at Awesome Arts Festival! It’s full of tips and tricks for teaching Comics in the Classroom.
No drawing skill is required, because comics aren’t about being the best at drawing; they’re about effectively communicating ideas, and you can do that with stick figures if need be!
Check out the video for more.
If the video doesn’t show up for you, you can view it on youtube here.
I know we’ve all just finished a busy busy BUSY term 3, but …
… now it’s time for some fun school holiday workshops!
I’ve got a great new collaborative storytelling event at the Awesome Festival called Spontaneous Stories … and a comics workshop at Fremantle Library.
I’ve got some other events around town too but they’ve already booked out, so these are the only ones that still have tickets (at the time of making this post). Best get in quick!
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Join us to celebrate the launch Right Way Down, a collection of children’s poetry from 38 brilliant WA writers!
Following the launch: books will be available for purchase, enjoy light refreshments, browse the artwork of Briony Stewart, meet the book’s editors and illustrator, and grab a signature from one of the many contributors (including me!).
This event is a collaboration between Alphabet Soup Books and Fremantle Press. The book is sponsored by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
Tickets to this event are free but essential (numbers are limited).
DATE: Saturday 16 March, 2024
WHEN: 3-5pm
WHERE: State Library of WA, Perth CBD
AGES: all ages
TICKETS: FREE, bookings essential
Join me for an online cartooning workshop this school holidays!
Learn how to draw characters from my new graphic novel series, SECRET AGENT MOLE. (NB: if you did the workshop last holidays, you’ll be learning how to draw all-new characters!).
PLUS go in the draw to WIN signed sketches from the session!
Tickets are only $5 per family, and half of all proceeds go to Room to Read – a wonderful international charity that builds libraries and creates books for children in the developing world.
This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom. You’ll get the zoom link via email once you register.
Suitable for kids aged 7-10.
DATE: Sat July 15th
TIME:
9am – 10am (WA)
10:30am – 11:30am (NT, SA)
11am – 12pm (AEST)
WHERE: online (zoom)
TICKETS: $5 per family. Register here.
Ever wonder how graphic novels get made?
I’ve recorded a workshop on that very subject for the Brisbane Writers Festival’s online program.
Continue reading “Learn how to create graphic novels with me”There’s an awesome live event on October 2nd;
a free online drawing workshop this October 16th;
plus the Stellarphant book launch on November 6th!
Details below.
Continue reading “Events for Oct/Nov – including the Stellarphant book launch”NB: Western Australia enters a four day lockdown from 12.01am Tuesday 29 June. Some of the events below may be rescheduled. I’ll update the details as I have them.
James
It’s a super-busy month ahead, featuring a 10th birthday celebration for my first book on July 10!
The Last Viking is 10 years old (already!), so we’re having a Viking Crafternoon to celebrate.
Full details on that and more below.
Continue reading “Events for July”
I’m running a full-day picture book illustration workshop through UWA Extension.
There are four places left, so if it sounds like your kind of thing, book in and come along. Details below.
Continue reading “Join me for a picture book illustration workshop”
One of the best things about making a book is getting to travel for writers’ festivals- it’s a brilliant perk. You get to visit places you’ve never been before, chat with other authors and illustrators, and meet your readers.
Speaking of which, Norman and I will be visiting Geraldton later week for the Big Sky Festival!
The festival is organised by the hard-working staff at Geraldton Regional Library, and runs from Friday Sept 9 – Sunday Sept 11.
Norm and I are running a few sessions together over the weekend:
Then on Sunday Norm and I will run two separate sessions at the same time.
You can find the full program here.
James Foley 