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Becoming an Illustrator
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineWhat is illustration and how do you become an illustrator? Children's book author and illustrator, Carey Sookocheff, will share her career path. Learn about different areas of illustration including editorial, advertising and...
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Vincent Bevins: If We Burn
Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: OnlineVincent Bevins, award-winning journalist and author of The Jakarta Method (one of the B...
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Never Whistle at Night: Indigenous Dark Fiction
Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineBestselling authors Mona Susan Power, Richard Van Camp, and David Heska Wanbli Weiden join author and editor Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. to discuss their shiver-inducing tales from a bold new collection of Indigenous dark fictio...
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Portfolio and Promotion
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineHow do you put together a portfolio and promote your work? Children's book author and illustrator, Carey Sookocheff discusses what makes a successful portfolio, including image selection and various presentation formats. She'...
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Who Does That Witch Think She Is?
Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: OnlineHistorians Malcolm Gaskill and Marion Gibson, and author Megan Giddings, discuss the history of witches, their place in art and culture, and the spellbinding role they continue to play in our lives today. From Sale...
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Melissa Broder: Death Valley
Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineAuthor Melissa Broder discusses her darkly funny new novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story. In Death Valley...
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The Business of Illustration
Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineIn this workshop, children's book author and illustrator Carey Sookochff shares tips and tricks for the business side of being a freelance illustrator, including working with clients, an overview of contracts, and the pros an...
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Véronique Sylvain et la poésie contemporaine
Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: OnlineOriginaire du nord de l'Ontario, Véronique Sylvain habite à Ottawa, où elle occupe le poste de responsable de la promotion et des communications aux Éditions David depuis près de dix ans. Son premier recueil de poésie, Premie...
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Developing an Illustration Style
Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: OnlineChildren's book author and illustrator, Carey Sookocheff talks about the development and progression of an illustration style, and how your art practice can lead to developing a personal illustration style. She looks at some...
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MAiD in Canada and Disability Rights
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: OnlineIn June 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation that allows eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying (MAiD). And as eligibility to access MAiD is expanded, many argue that people livin...