Illinois School Library Workers Symposium 2026

It’s hard to compare the singular experience of sharing a true story through the medium of comics. Cartoonist Lucy Knisley has written and drawn a number of graphic memoirs, travelogues, and graphic novels based on real life. In this talk, she shares some of her thoughts and experiences connecting with readers through this format, and how one might encourage young people to tell their own story through drawings and words.