Illustrator Anastasia Magloire Williams hosts a reading session and shares how images enhance and contribute to storytelling. As an illustrator known for blending of graphics, illustration and painting, she shares how visual style can complement the stories they are meant to tell. Following the reading, she will guide youth participants in creating their own self-portraits. Participants will explore character design techniques and visual storytelling to bring their own stories to life. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/LitFestWorkshopSignUp

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2023 is presented in collaboration with The Woodson African American Museum of Florida, The St. Petersburg Library System and Florida Humanities.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.