Jillian Tamaki Announced as Visiting Writer for July 2018 Residency

We are excited to announce that graphic novelist Jillian Tamaki will join us in Vermont as Visiting Writer for our summer residency! Jillian’s publications include SKIM (co-created with her cousin Mariko Tamaki), 2015 Caldecott Honor and Printz award winner THIS ONE SUMMER, SUPERMUTANT MAGIC ACADEMY, and BOUNDLESS. Her first picture book, THEY SAY BLUE, won the 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book award.

Jillian’s Selected Awards

Governor General’s Award (2014) / Caldecott Honour (2015) / Printz Award (2015) / Society of Illustrators Gold Medal / Eisner Award / NYTimes Best Illustrated Children’s Books / Society of Publication Designers / Best American Comics / American Illustration / Doug Wright Award / Ignatz Award / Advertising + Design Club of Canada / National Magazine Award

Jillian’s Partial Client List

The New York Times / The New Yorker / National Geographic / Penguin Books / Cartoon Network / The Folio Society / Marvel / WIRED / Washington Post / House of Anansi / Chronicle Books/ New York Magazine / Psyop / MTA / Esquire / The Guardian / The Independent UK / CBC / Bloomberg Businessweek / The Atlantic / Tor.com / Maclean’s / VSA Partners / Abrams Books / The Walrus / ESPN Magazine / Nickelodeon

Stayed tuned for more updates from her visit in July!