Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo

Join us for this in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds!

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Please be mindful when booking. This is a session for Black writers & writers of colour based in Scotland.

Join comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo for this workshop about learning how to build worlds that superheroes exist in.

Etienne will start off the workshop with an illustrated talk about the inspiration for his own comic book and his focus will on how he uses the world around him to be inspired. 

He will then guide the participants to imagine and create their own worlds based on landmarks around them with references from their cultures.

Tickets are Pay What You Can (suggested donation £10). This is an in-person event - see the Venue section below for more details.

A limited number of travel and carer/childcare bursaries are available for attendees. Please contact us at scottishbpocwriters@gmail.com if you would like more information.

Venue:

Pluto Q Community Reading Room, 42-44 Albert Road, Glasgow G42 8DN (Google Maps link)

The Pluto Q Community Reading Room is a 100m walk along a flat and wide pavement from the nearest bus stops on Victoria Road. The closest train station is Queens Park Glasgow.

About Etienne:

Etienne Kubwabo is a filmmaker and comic book creator with a passion for showcasing his stories and culture through his art. He founded Etianverse Comics (formally KƎ Comics) and released his debut comic ‘Beats of War’, which has now sold over 50,000 copies worldwide. The story follows Scotland’s first-ever black superhero who crash lands in Glasgow. He has discussed its inception on BBC’s The Social, BBC Radio Scotland and STV News.

Instagram: @dir.etiennek / X: @Kubwabo / Facebook: @Dir.etiennek