#vabookfest

Psst—THIS THURSDAY I’m doing a live lunchtime conversation & marker dance party with @vabookfest and @emmaslunchboxdaily and YOU’RE INVITED!!✍️🎈More info is in my latest blog post (link in bio) or you can catch this episode of SHELF LIFE live-streaming on Facebook.📚⚡️ . . . #shelflife #authorlife #vabookfest #lauraleegulledge #thedarkmatterofmonastarr #virtualbooktour #markerdanceparty #amberloyacano #whatsthematter https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGkkrdlK1x/?igshid=jgd0yuwdt3jk

Next weekend my BOOK TOUR KICKS OFF at @vabookfest where you can catch me on two panels! 🎉 One is on graphic novels with @debbielevybooks and the other explores mental health in YA with @morganapple0 @mariapadian 📚💫Each will be followed by a SIGNING where YES you will be able to buy a copy of The Dark Matter of Mona Starr! 😆🤞Full details are now up in my blog, link in bio. 👈 . . . #thedarkmatterofmonastarr #monastarr #lauraleegulledge #vabookfest #vabookfest2020 #booklovers #authorlife #booktour #seeingstarrs #whatsthematter (at Charlottesville, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9h0phNlh6A/?igshid=186405jy1sanq

Had such a fabulous time on this panel with V.E. Schwab and Shelley Sackier! The venue was totally packed, we got lots of great questions, and the time flew by. If you’ve never been to the Virginia Festival of the Book, I highly recommend it. Can’t wait for next year!

I am so proud & pleased with how my gallery talk about the Hero’s Journey went at Studio IX that I’m scheming an adaption of it for school visits! If you are also on the journey I’d love to hear about your experience. 🌈(More pics are in my latest blog post recapping @vabookfest events!) . . . #herosjourney #heroesjourney #magicflight #gallerytalk #artisttalk #studioix #lauraleegulledge #vabookfest #vabookfest2018 #journey #lifejourney #shareyourstory #heroofyourownstory (at Studio IX)

What a great weekend with the Virginia Festival of the Book! The graphic novel panel at McGuffey Art Center moderated my @m.k.england was a great conversation, I was so happy to geek out over some visual storytelling and get to know the other authors’ work better. Thanks everyone who made it out, and thanks for the great pic @e_vallery ! 🙌🤓📚 . . . #vabookfest #vabookfest2018 #mcguffeyartcenter #arthappenshere #charlottesville #sketchbookdares #lauraleegulledge #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #hermitsunited #comics #visualstorytelling #graphicnovels #shareyourstories #keepdrawing (at McGuffey Art Center)

🎉MORE NEWS: I'm thrilled to announce I'm having a once-in-a-decade solo art show next month at Studio IX! PLUS it's in conjunction with The Virginua Festival of the Book! Wow. I'm ecstatic to be sharing this most recent collection of work that illustrates the perilous & rewarding return trip from the hero's journey. See my blog for more details! (Link in bio) 🌈🎨 . . . #magicflight #art #illustration #artshow #studioix #charlottesville #lauraleegulledge #herosjourney #journey #galleryart #vabookfest2018 #vabookfest #artopening (at Studio IX)

Hosted by the Monticello Reading Council Laura Lee Gulledge (Will & Whit) will teach the visual-storytelling basics she’s perfected in her young adult graphic novels and illustration. Workshop attendees will then apply these new ideas by developing their own characters and writing VERY short stories (a six-panel scene) for their new characters to act out on paper. Why should you attend? Arrive as a fan, leave as a graphic novelist. This is your chance to learn the basics from a professional young adult illustrator!