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Svetlana Chmakova

Due to a very demanding work
schedule, Svetlana is not available for presentations at the moment. If
you are interested in a visit at a future date, please contact us at
abs@authorsbooking.com to be put on her waiting list.
Svetlana is
a friendly and versatile creator with a lot to share about the world of
comics and the adventures of her job.
Svetlana is a member of The Writers' Union of
Canada, and so schools wishing to invite her may be eligible for a
travel and fee subsidy to offset the cost of her visit. For details of
this program, please contact us.
Time slots
are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please respond early
if you are interested in booking Svetlana.
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Published
Works:
--writer and
artist for DRAMACON
volumes 1-3 (manga/graphic novels) TOKYOPOP Inc./Harper Collins,
published in 11 languages.
--writer and
artist for “The Adventures of CG!” monthly 1-page manga in CosmoGIRL!
magazine 2005-2007
--contributing
artist for OWL
kids magazine March 2007--cover and illustrations/manga drawing
tutorial for a 4-page article “School of Manga”
Awards and
Nominations
DRAMACON
--one of
Best Comics of 2005 by Publishers Weekly
--nominated
for Best New Series 2006 Harvey Award
--won the
Best Global Manga of 2006 Mangacast Yomi award
--on ALA's
YALSA 2006 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens
--nominated
for Special Recognition 2007 Eisner Award
--nominated
for ALA's YALSA 2007 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens
SVETLANA's
Presentation Details
Can be
tailored to event needs/age group as Svetlana usually asks if there are
specific things students would like to hear about. Sample
presentation outlines:
--Manga How-To-Draw Character Design Workshop:
the audience participates in designing a character's look/personality
from scratch as Svetlana draws the design on her graphics tablet
(projected onto a screen)
--Manga Author presentation: a
slideshow of Svetlana's work (including work process, childhood/high
school drawings and college entrance portfolio), an overview of her
experiences of adjusting to life in Canada, embarking on a writing and
illustrating career, plus a dramatic reading of a sample chapter from
Svetlana's books and a Q&A session.
Grades I
will present to: Grades 4 and up; manga/art/writer's clubs very
welcome.
Maximum number of
students per session: 60 students or around that number.
Workshops
available? If yes, for which grades: Grades 4 and up.
Maximum
participants for workshop: 20 students.
Do you
offer...
Professional
Development Workshops? Yes.
Svetlana is
always interested in speaking to teachers and librarians and offers
Professional Development Workshops.
Grade 12
Writers' Craft Workshops? Yes.
Svetlana is
a storyteller first and foremost and would gladly share her love for
making stories as well as the tips and tricks of telling them
successfully to the reader in both prose and images.
Svetlana is
most comfortable in a library
or a classroom due to the
nature of her presentations.
List any
equipment or other requirements you have:
A projector
and a table/stand to set up a digital drawing station (author's laptop
and graphics tablet).
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