Imagination –
Creating Compelling Characters Workshop

Flex your literary-creation muscles in a writing exercise where you will flesh out a character matching randomized prompts and settings. Discover strategies you can implement to create believable characters with flaws and nuance, and explore how to add depth to your characterization to make readers care about heroes and villains alike. Share your creation with the group!

Workshop Facilitator

Coltrane Seesequasis is a young fantasy writer of Indigenous heritage who grew up in Gatineau, Quebec. He first began his writing journey on long bus rides to school where he would alleviate the boredom by daydreaming of fantastical worlds, noble heroes, and unwavering villains. His debut novel, Secrets of Stone, is the first book of a planned series that follows a young wolf called Silversong, in a fantasy world similar to our own. Inspired by a love of nature as well as by myths and folklore that challenge the limits of creativity, Coltrane joins a new generation of writers, adding his voice to the immersive genre of fantasy.