California Writers Club Orange County presents Larissa Brown

Guest Speaker: Larissa Brown
Topic: Writing and Illustration: Graphic Novels, Zines, and More

The California Writers Club meets monthly for our featured speaker series focused on the craft and business of writing. Topics are presented by major authors, publishers, self-published writers, college professors, literary agents, and other professionals.

■ 9:00am - 9:30am Networking
■ 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker

Illustrator, cartoonist, and educator Larissa Brown strives to create joyous and playful imagery while teaching students young and old how to do the same. After earning a BFA in Fine Arts at California State University, Fullerton, Larissa continued her education at the Animation Guild and The Animation Academy. She later returned to CSUF and the Animation Academy to begin her career as an educator.

Larissa is the founder of OC Art Studios, an art enrichment company that she began from her garage teaching a handful of students which grew to include a dozen instructors teaching at elementary schools all across Orange County. Over the course of the pandemic, she shifted from teaching young students in the classroom to developing portfolio preparatory courses online for high school and college aged students. She’s offered over 500 full scholarships to Black art students all over the world and has partnered with Twitter to offer another 100 mentorships to Black artists.

She worked as a Character Designer for Nickelodeon’s Rocket Power and Rugrats TV shows and has illustrated almost a dozen books for Nickelodeon’s licensed properties, including Rugrats All Grown Up, The Wild Thornberrys, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Her debut graphic novel, Blake Laser, is an epic 24th century science fantasy graphic novel about a biracial girl who is unaware of her genius and has to save the planet from aliens. Read more about her at larissamarantz.com
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The Anaheim Packing House is excited to host our group in a historic building that has been converted into a “food hall” hosting dozens of food vendors. This is a great place to grab your morning coffee, donut, or pastry and listen to our featured speaker.
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The California Writers Club has been uniting and inspiring writers for over 100 years. The membership is comprised of local writers at varying levels in their careers. The club is committed to sharing inspiration, motivation, information, and resources. This local writers group is a great place to become an active participant in the OC writing community.
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Location:
Anaheim Packing House (Open Dining Area)
440 S Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92805
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Admission:
FREE