Andrew McIlvaney

Andrew McIlvaney is a Vancouver–based writer and public school teacher. He created English: Comedy Writing 11 within the BC public school system and has led workshops across the province on teaching comedy and storytelling. In 2023, he began work on the satirical comic series Ms. Frecznik’s Think Tank, illustrated by Savannah Goatze and developed under the mentorship of Emmy Award–winning writer Bill Oakley (The Simpsons, Portlandia). Andrew is currently completing a Master’s degree in Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, where his research explores how comics and humour can foster critical literacy.