Cecil Castellucci is an award-winning author of novels, comic books, and opera librettos. She creates her own stories such as Shifting Earth, The Plain Janes, Soupy Leaves Home, and The Year of the Beasts as well as working on popular licensed titles such as Batgirl, Star Wars, Disney Princesses, and Critical Role. She is interested in hybrid storytelling and intersecting media and was recently was awarded a Fulbright to investigate mixing comics, performance and new technologies. She is currently in the process of a yearlong endurance performance piece called I Am The Comic Book. She loves experimenting with story and has written story sparks for RPGs and is currently working on an interactive VR piece. She is a space enthusiast and a volunteer with NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program. She is a recent transplant to Montreal from Los Angeles.
Though her literary works are in all genres, they lean heavily towards speculative fiction with a range from picture books to middle grade to YA and Adult. Cecil is available to speak about a variety of topics pertaining to having a life in the arts and writing. She can also do writing workshops on a number of topics and can be tailored to the class. Examples are sparking ideas using real science in science fiction. Creating Heroes and Villains. Art and Activism. Techniques for World Building. www.cecilcastellucci.com