Join Eisner Award-nominated and New York Times bestselling writer Marika McCoola (Baba Yaga’s Assistant) and illustrator Aatmaja Pandya, making her full-length debut, for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the unforgettable young adult graphic novel SLIP (Algonquin Young Readers).

Inspired by McCoola’s time at a summer art residency and featuring magical illustrations from Pandya, SLIP is an emotional coming-of-age story that chronicles one student’s life-changing summer at an intensive art workshop, where she discovers her artistic voice and finds blissful first love.  

McCoola and Pandya have crafted a nuanced story about the many ways art can change us forever. SLIP brings to life both the excitement and heartbreak of being a teenager and the fleeting and beautiful feeling that one summer can hold dozens of exhilarating possibilities. The perfect read for fans of heartfelt stories about personal identity and first love like Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero O’Connell and Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Kevin Ganucheau, SLIP captures both the magic and anguish of growing older and the catharsis that creating art can bring.

Student tickets are $7, general admission $15. Please reserve tickets via The Society of Illustrators.