Greetings,

My name is Bevan Thomas. I am an 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, a child communing with a sinister idol, the aftermath of a robot revolution, an Arthurian knight struggling with mental health issues, and many more from a wide range of publishers. I am especially known for my work with Cloudscape Comics, and I edited the Epic Canadiana series of comics anthologies, which paid tribute to classic Canadian superheroes and earned Cloudscape a Gene Day Award at the 2016 Joe Shusters.  

In addition to being an author, I am also a creative writing teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. I taught how to write comics in Langara College‘s comics creation program, and taught numerous comics creation workshops all over Vancouver. I currently teach online creative writing classes through the Alexandra Writers’ Centre. This winter, I’m teaching Writing for Fantasy and Science Fiction, which studies the building blocks of writing these two genres. We’ll analyze how to make plots fantastical yet believable, as well as explore world-building (and universe-building!), the usage of strange magic and weird science, and a menagerie of human and nonhuman characters, gods and monsters. We’ll also study a wide selection of subgenres (urban fantasy, swords & sorcery, space opera, dystopia, etc.) so that you will be able to discover what particular style best suits you. By the end of this ten-week class, you’ll have opened a door to your own unique speculative world. There are still a lot of openings in the class, so if you are interested in learning how to write in these exciting genres, you can visit the Writing for Fantasy and Science Fiction page to enroll. January 21st is when we start our grand adventure!