Sudbury children invited to learn from famed graphic novelist

Award-winning graphic novel author J. Torres has been invited to the Greater Sudbury Public Library for children's workshops during March Break. (Supplied/Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival)

Award-winning graphic novel author J. Torres has been invited to the Greater Sudbury Public Library for children's workshops during March Break.

Torres is a Filipino Canadian comic book writer whose credits include Teen Titans Go, Batman: Knightwatch and Adventure Comics for the DC Kids channel on YouTube.

Families can join Torres for free at the Valley East Public Library on Elmview Drive in the Greater Sudbury community of Hanmer on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the Lively Public Library on Kin Drive on Friday between 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The event, geared for children between the ages of eight to 12, will teach how a graphic novel is created from writing to drawing and finally to book form.

“Participants will take part in engaging activities related to creating comics, sharing story ideas and a chat with the author,” said officials with Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival in a news release.

“His (Torres) award-winning graphic novels for younger readers include Brobots, How to Spot a Sasquatch, Lola: A Ghost Story, Planet Hockey and Stealing Home.”

Torres has also written comics for the Archies, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Degrassi, Rick & Morty, Scooby-Doo, The Simpsons and X-Men along with several other notable franchises.

Registration is required for this event, with the first 10 registrants to receive a free copy of J. Torres' book 'Planet Hockey.'

To register, contact Quinn Van Essen at 705-673-1155 by email.

Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival’s youth program Nickel City Literacy League is helping to address the need for activities centered around literacy for children who have struggled to connect to reading and writing during and following the pandemic.

The program offers targeted reading and writing activities to engage children in school, at the library and in after-school program environments and activities are offered at no cost with the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.