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Writer's Lab: Visual Storytelling

with Vashti Harrison

Vashti Harrison presents a 90-minute hands-on workshop on writing and illustrating children's books with an emphasis on visual storytelling.

This workshop is an intro to writing and illustrating children's books with an emphasis on visual storytelling with Caldecott Medal Winner, Vashti Harrison. Vashti will give an overview of her creative process for writing and illustrating for children. She will demonstrate how she uses film and animation visual development techniques to make stories and characters leap off the page. She will walk participants through story and character development exercises.  

Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic’s Hello, Star, among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online @vashtiharrison or at vashtiharrison.com. 

This workshop is presented as part of Jax Book Fest 2024.

Register to save your seat. Registration must be completed 24 hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not have a card, click HERE to obtain one.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1–2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.

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