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\nJoin this year&rsquo\;s winner of the National Boo k Award for Young People's Literature\, Dan Santat\, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning b ook\, \;A First Time for Everything\, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his l ife.
\nDan Santat began drawing as a young boy and although he first studied microbiology\, he pursued his passion in illustration. He spent m any hours as a child and teenager teaching himself to draw by copying illu strations from comic books until he developed the unique\, recognizable st yle that we see today. His talk will inspire listeners to draw their own s tory as well as give them practical tips on the creation of graphic novels .
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\nAbout the Author
\nDan Santat is a Caldeco tt Medal winner\, a National Book Award winner\, and a \;New York Time s \;bestselling author and illustrator. His artwork is also featured i n numerous picture books\, chapter books\, and middle-grade novels. Santat created the animated television show\, "The Replacements\," as well. He l ives in Southern California with his wife and two children.
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