Career Conversations:
Marcie Colleen

Thursday - 30 April 2026 - 6PM UK - Online - FREE

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Join us for a warm and insight-filled hour with Marcie Colleen, children’s author and graphic novelist.


Marcie has written across picture books, chapter books, and comics — with titles published by Scholastic, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random House. Her work includes the beloved Super Happy Party Bears series, as well as graphic storytelling for platforms like Epic!, where her Kitten Ninja series has reached millions of readers.


In this session, she’ll share her journey into graphic novels, how writers can approach the form (yes — even if you can’t draw), and what it takes to build stories that work visually and on the page.


This session is for writers who are curious about graphic novels, exploring new storytelling formats, or looking to expand their creative toolkit.

Your Host:
Natasje van Niekerk

Natasje van Niekerk is an international award-winning screenwriter and story editor for animated series. Her experience in TV and film extends to live action, with almost 20 years experience across many genres.

She currently lives in the Irish Countryside with her husband, toddler, two semi-feral black cats and two spaniels.

In her free time she enjoys ... what are you talking about "free time"? She has a toddler and a menagerie of pets: Free time does not live here. If she had "free" time, she would take longer baths.
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