APPLY TO HOST BROOKLIN STORMIE (VIRTUALLY)
BIOGRAPHY
Brooklin Stormie is an artist and illustrator based in Peterborough, Ontario. A lifelong storyteller, picture-drawer, and stargazer, she began creating her own tales before she could read or write by dramatically dictating them to her parents. She fell in love with outer space on August 12, 2010, when her family climbed Armour Hill to watch the Perseid Meteor shower. Brooklin is a grad of OCAD’s illustration program and enjoys going on many adventures and side quests, creating art on windows, giant flowerpots, and even pirate ships. Astronautical! is Brooklin’s first graphic novel, and she plans to continue making comics, befriending bugs, and believing in dragons.
Home Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Creator Type: Author-illustrator
Genres: Graphic novels
Website: instagram.com/brooklinstormie
Tour Region: Virtual across Canada
Target Audience: Grades 3-6
Cost: For one 60-minute presentation: $300 plus tax (5% GST in BC, AB, SK, MB, QC; 13% in ON; 14% in NS; 15% in NL, NB, and PEI)
NOTE: The fee of $300 (plus tax) will be paid to The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) upon receipt of an invoice from the CCBC. After Book Week, the CCBC will pay the author their presentation fee of $250 (plus taxes, if applicable).
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Draw Your Own Galaxy
A presentation about how science and storytelling connect
Target Audience: Grades 3-6
Preferred group size: 12 - 25 students
Maximum group size: 50 students
Join author-illustrator Brooklin Stormie for a fun and accessible presentation and drawing workshop based on her 2025 graphic novel, Astronautical. In this presenation and activity, kids will explore the wonders of space and creativity as they imagine and draw their very own galaxies.
Brooklin will share her unique process of combining real science with playful storytelling. Providing a behind-the-scenes look at how Astronautical came to life. She will then guide students through the drawing process of creating their own galaxy map. Students will invent star systems while unleashing their inner scientists and storytellers.
Perfect for curious minds and budding artists, this workshop encourages scientific imagination, artistic expression, and creative confidence.
Required equipment: Zoom setup that allows for prepared slideshow presentation
Required materials: Blank paper, pencil crayons, pencils, markers
Making Comics
Target Audience: Grades 3-6
Preferred group size: 12 - 25 students
Maximum group size: 50 students
In this interactive presentation and comic-making workshop, author and illustrator Brooklin Stormie takes students behind the scenes of her debut graphic novel Astronautical! to reveal how a comic page comes to life – from rough sketch to finished art.
Through a series of short, confidence-boosting exercises (each about 5-10 minutes), students will explore key comic-making skills, including how to draw expressive characters, use speech bubbles, and experiment with lettering styles. They’ll even tackle a timed drawing challenge to unlock their creativity!
Brooklin will guide the class, step by step, using examples from her graphic novel Astronautical! to show how professional comics are built. Along the way, students will be encouraged to take creative risks, collaborate, and have fun with the process.
Required equipment: Zoom setup that allows for prepared slideshow presentation
Required materials: Printed comic exercise templates (provided by Brooklin), pencil crayons, pencils, markers
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Astronautical! Written and illustrated by Brooklin Stormie. Annick Press, 2025.