FAMILY WORKSHOP | Creating Characters

Speaker: Ben Clanton

Date: March 1, Sun

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Venue: Wyndham Social - G/F Social Hall

Address: G/F, 33 Wyndham St, Central

Price: HKD228 (includes admission of 1 adult and 1 child)

Language: English

Format: Family Workshop

Description:

Explore ways of creating and getting to know a character, starting with a draw along and moving into a character drawing game. Then interview your characters and discover things like where they live, who their friends and family are and what sort of problems they might have.

Suitable for children aged 8 and above.

About the Speaker:

Ben Clanton is the bestselling author of the Narwhal And Jelly series. His other series include Tater Tales and Ploof (co-created with Andy Chou Musser). He also collaborated on the books Papilio (created with Andy Chou Musser and Corey Tabor) and Aquamanatee (artwork by Cassandra Federman). Ben makes books on a houseboat in Seattle, Washington.

*This event is presented in partnership with Croucher Science Week, a free festival exploring science and the world around us. Visit to find out more.

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The Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) inspires the joy of reading by bringing the world’s writers and stories to Hong Kong’s diverse communities. A dynamic year-round programme and an annual festival offer dialogue, entertainment and perspective, while the Young Readers Festival (YRF) motivates students to engage with all aspects of the written word, improving communication skills, while nurturing the art of writing and storytelling.

The annual festival features established and emerging writers from around the world, alongside local literary talents, in a programme that includes panel discussions, book talks, readings, workshops, walks, school programmes, performances, and more.

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