Collaboration Celebration
Ty Chapman, John Coy, and Chris Park
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Youth & Comics Stage, 10:45am
Join children’s book creators Ty Chapman, John Coy, and Chris Park for a tour through the magic of picture book collaboration! You’ll see how Ty and John worked together to write the new picture book biography Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA’s First Black Superstar, and how Chris illustrated John’s story So Cold!, which makes its public debut at the Twin Cities Book Festival. Don’t be surprised to hear about another book Chris illustrated, Touch the Sky, another book that Ty wrote, James Finds the Beat, and another one that John wrote, The Secret of Fall—all of which have also been published this year!
About the Authors
Ty Chapman is the author of several children’s books, including Sarah Rising, and the recent poetry collection Tartarus; with Ari Tison he edited the poetry anthology All Power to the People (another collaboration!). He was recently named a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit him at tychapman.org.
John Coy is the author of numerous books for children, from littles to teens. He has received many honors for his work, including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award for best debut picture book, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children’s Literature, and the Kerlan Award. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Visit him at johncoy.com.
Chris Park co-authored and illustrated his debut picture book, Little Sock, and its sequel, Little Sock Makes a Friend. He lives in Minnesota and loves spending time being a goofy dad with his two boys, skateboarding around the neighborhood during the day, and going for peaceful walks in the middle of the night. Visit him at chrisdpark.com.