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Create your own comic with author-illustrator Sheena Dempsey

Join author-illustrator Sheena Dempsey as she sweeps us away into a world of creativity and fun with an immersive draw-along and a story-building activity. Create your own comic on 27 March, 10-11am

Sheena Dempsey is an illustrator whose books have won several awards including the Sheffield Book Awards for Yoga Babies by Fearne Cotton and Surrey Libraries’ Children’s Book Award for Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow. She has also been shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. The graphic novel Pablo and Splash is Sheena’s first work as author and illustrator. It grew out of a web-comic she created during the pandemic lockdowns that featured her and her husband as penguins! Sheena was born in Cork, Ireland, but now lives in Folkestone, Kent.

About the event

This free digital event where children can learn how to create their own comics will be running on 27 March 2024, 10-11am.

There will be time at the end for questions from the audience so do pop your burning questions into the Q&A chat box. You can also send your questions in by emailing Chris Moore in advance.

Length: 60 minutes – Suitable for children aged 7-11

This free event will take place via Zoom webinar and teachers and school librarians will be sent a link to join in their confirmation email. Whilst the event will be interactive, children will not be able to speak directly to each other or the presenters. At the end of the event, children will have the opportunity to ask questions via their teacher/librarian. Participants’ cameras and microphones will be turned off for this event.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Chris Moore.

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