Visual Storytelling Day with Comics Artist and QC Alumna Kelly Fernández (’15, ’20)

Monday, October 6, 2025
Klapper 672

■ 12:15 pm: “Cartooning After College”
■ 6:30 pm: “The Life Cycle of a Graphic Novel”

Refreshments and books available at both sessions.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Kelly Fernández is a Dominican American cartoonist from Queens, New York. Her debut graphic novel, MANU, was published by Scholastic Graphix in November 2021. Since its publication, MANU received four-starred reviews, was recognized as one of
the Washington Post’s Best Children’s Books of the Year, was the Silver Medal Winner at the 2022 International Latino Book Awards, and was included in Kirkus’ “Best Books for the 21st Century (So Far)” list. Kelly is a children’s librarian by day and works on her second graphic novel by night.

For more information, contact series director Nicole Cooley at writersatqueens@qc.cuny.edu
or visit qcenglish.commons.gc.cuny.edu/writers.

Brought to you by the School of the Arts, Department of English, the MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation, Department of Art, and Latin American and Latino Studies.