The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is a learning environment where aspiring cartoonists can study with working professionals in the North American comic book, webcomics, animation and illustration fields. Attendance is limited to a maximum of 20 students to optimize individual learning.

The TCW is a continuing education experience where students are encouraged to sample various instructors and pick the learning styles and philosophies that work best for them.

As of July 2011, the TCW has a new permanent space at 587 College Street (at Clinton).

Who’s behind it?

Sean Menard
Owner & Director of Operations

Armed with a Publishing certificate from Ryerson University and 15 years of Marketing and Communications experience in the telecommunications industry, Sean has channeled his marketing expertise into several comics related projects over the years including Nick Cardy: Comic Strips, a retrospective on famed DC Comics illustrator Nick Cardy.

Sean is currently working on a new anthology project for the TCW as well as The PM project, a historical fiction series on the Prime Ministers of Canada.

All inquiries regarding courses should be forwarded to Sean.  Call 647-328-1656 or send an email to info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Walter Dickinson
Programming Coordinator &  Founder

Walter  is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and a multiple recipient of the Eric Freifeld Award for Figurative Draughtsmanship. He has done courtroom sketching for TV, storyboards for independent film and produced comics for Frecklebean Comics and Stories (self-published) and Locus Magazine.

He has served as moderator and/or designed panels on the creation of comics for the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and the Hobbystar Fan Appreciation Event.  He has also created exhibitions and provided workshops with Darwyn Cooke and Guy Davis for the Art Originals series of exhibitions held at the Gladstone Hotel.

He continues to work at building the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop as a home for area and visiting cartoonists to teach their methods and working philosophies.

For comic book and related professionals living in or visiting the Toronto area who are interested in teaching at the TCW please contact  647-502-7605 or walterdickinson@rocketmail.com