max finder mystery

This is why I write for kids

by liam | Jun 18, 2014 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news

I know authors for adults get letters from their readers, but I doubt Margaret Atwood’s fan mail is created with crayons and comes with googly eyes. And that’s her loss. I love getting letters and emails from readers and recently an amazing teacher in the...

Writing Comics Workshop for Kids Session 1: Brainstorming & Story Seeds

by liam | Apr 14, 2013 | appearances, comics, education, Teacher's Guide, writing news

Last week, I ran the first session of my four week Writing Comics Workshop for Kids aged 8 – 12 years, at the Toronto Public Library. It was a lot of fun meeting the kids and discovering all the great ideas they had for comics. As I promised in previous blog...

William Burgess students rock with a Max Finder Mystery Trailer

by liam | May 24, 2012 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news

Last week, I was thrilled when super librarian Julie Found emailed me to say her students had created a book trailer for Max Finder Mystery: Collected Casebook #4. You can watch it on Julie’s blog: We Found the Library! (great title btw.) I was so happy to see...