Greetings,

My name is Bevan Thomas. I am an award-winning author of short stories and comics, with a particular interest in speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror), mythology, and mental health. I have written about a hidden occult underground in Victoria, BC, an encounter with fairies that feels like an alien abduction, the aftermath of a robot revolution, an Arthurian knight struggling with mental health issues, and many more from a wide range of publishers. I have also been an editor on many anthologies from Cloudscape Comics. I edited the Epic Canadiana series of comics anthologies, which pay tribute to classic Canadian superheroes and which earned Cloudscape a Gene Day Award at the 2016 Joe Shusters.

I am also a creative writing teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. For many years, I taught how to write comics through Langara College’s comics creation program, and have run numerous writing workshops all over Vancouver. I currently teach a wide range of creative writing classes at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre and Place Des Arts.

This summer, I’m teaching Creating Compelling Characters, a weekly online class on developing your story’s characters, through the Alexandra Writers’ Centre. How do you develop character goals that enrich the story’s plot? How do you make an antagonist an effective foil for your protagonist? How do you give each character a unique voice? We’ll discuss all these questions, and more. By the end of this six-week class, you’ll know how to make your characters come alive. There are still a lot of openings in the class, so if you’re interested in exploring your characters, you can visit the Creating Compelling Characters page to enroll. July 9 is when we start getting to know your heroes and villains!