Word Balloon Academy 2024

Friday, May 10, 2024

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

Toronto Reference Library, Bluma Appel Salon (789 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4W 2G8)

Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. They seek to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach as broad an audience as possible for them. Source: TCAF

This year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, May 11 between 9am—5pm and Sunday, May 12 between 10am—5pm at Toronto Reference Library.

Full schedule of free online and in-person programming

Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024

Word Balloon Academy (WBA) is TCAF’s annual day of skills-building and career management programming for comics creators. WBA offers a free lineup of incredible programs, including panels and Q&As with leading creators, skill-building workshops, and roundtables with industry professionals.

Join Edwards Creative Law’s entertainment lawyer Michael Duboff for a conversational session “Creative Law 101” and Q&A on the fundamentals of being a comics creator when it comes to creative law, copyright, publishing agreements and more.

– Date and Time: Friday, May 10, 2024 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT

– Event Location: Toronto Reference Library, Bluma Appel Salon (789 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4W 2G8)

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M.A in Management, Development and Policy
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M.A in Management, Development and Policy

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