CWBF: Narrative Illustration Workshop with Illustrator Duachaka Her

Do you love to draw? Have you ever wanted to tell a story with your art? Kids ages 7-13 are welcome to participate in a narrative illustration workshop led by cartoonist & illustrator Duachaka (Dua) Her. Learn how to turn your ideas into powerful pictures as Dua shows you how to create amazing narrative illustrations—art that tells a story! Get ready to sketch, imagine, and bring your stories to life through drawing!

Dua Her is a Hmong-American cartoonist and illustrator from Wisconsin. She is the author and illustrator of mini comics “Witchy’s Halloween,” “Tradition,” and comic books “The Collection” and “Then and Now.” She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Entertainment Design with a concentration in Comics and Sequential Art from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

This event is free, but space is limited. Please register in advance by filling out the form linked below. Be sure to attend our Creative Short Story Workshop prior to this event or have a story idea that is ready to illustrate. All supplies will be provided. If you need to cancel your registration, please call ahead so we can make sure there is room for others to join. For more information, please contact us at 715-261-7230.

The Central Wisconsin Book Festival would not happen without the support from several organizations, foundations, and businesses. Support for the 2025 Central Wisconsin Book Festival was provided through the Marathon County Public Library, Portage County Public Library, and McMillan Memorial Library, and the Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation. Additional support was provided by the MURCO Foundation, Ruder Ware Law Firm, the Marathon County Public Library Foundation, and the Portage County Public Library Foundation, as well as Bound to Happen Books, Janke Book Store, Sojourn Booksellers, Red Eye Brewing Company, the Hmong American Center Inc., the Marathon County Historical Society, Timekeeper Distillery, Wisconsin Public Radio, and the UW Center for Civic Engagement.