
Alonso Nunez, founder and executive director of Little Fish Comic Book Studio, a nonprofit comic art studio and advocacy group, will present: Into the Comic-Verse: A Comic Book Writing Workshop!.Amy Spalding, award-winning author of several novels, including the bestselling “We Used to Be Friends” and “The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles),” will present: Taking the Tragedy out of LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction.
Gretchen McNeil: Acclaimed author of “Get Even and Get Dirty,” which have been adapted as the series “Get Even” for BBC and Netflix, who will present: All the World’s a Stage. His vampire apocalypse book series, “V-Wars,” was a Netflix original series. Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestseller, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, three-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner and comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer, who will present: Teens at the End of Time: Writing Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian YA Fiction. He’s also CEO of Creating First Impressions, a communications and work readiness organization for homeless, foster care, juvenile courts, and all disadvantaged youth. Speakers include keynote Michael Gaulden, speaker and author of “My Way Home,” an inspirational memoir that chronicles growing up homeless in the inner city. The conference is such an amazing opportunity to grow as a writer, and we hope everyone takes advantage of it.” Students can register at bit.ly/3w8123Iīella Hirst, co-president of the CCA Creative Writing Club noted, “We’re so excited that all these young writers are able to come together and learn from some truly incredible authors, poets, and more. Attendees should note that masks will be required.