Danica Novgorodoff
American artist
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| Born | (1980-09-08) September 8, 1980 (age 43) Chicago |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist |
Notable works | A Long Way Down, A Late Freeze, Slow Storm, Refresh, Refresh, The Undertaking of Lily Chen |
| Awards | Kate Greenaway Medal |
| http://www.danicanovgorodoff.com | |
Danica Novgorodoff is a graphic novelist, painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and writer from Brooklyn, New York and Louisville, Kentucky.[1][2][3][4] She was awarded a 2015 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in Literature, was named Sarabande Books’ 2016 writer in residence, and received a 2020 Café Royal Cultural Foundation grant in literature. Her art and writing have been published in MoMA Magazine, Best American Comics, The Believer, Artforum, Esquire, VQR, Slate, Orion, Seneca Review, Ecotone Journal, The Arkansas International, and others.
Career
Novgorodoff's first graphic novel, A Late Freeze, was self-published in 2006 and won the Isotope Award for excellence in mini-comics,[2][4] and her graphic novel, Refresh, Refresh, was included in Best American Comics in 2011.[2][4] Her book, The Undertaking of Lily Chen, was published in March 2014.[1] In 2020, Novgorodoff's graphic novel adaptation of Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds, was published by Simon and Schuster and won the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal.[5]
Novgorodoff is a graduate of Yale University and, from 1999 to 2003, worked an assistant to photographer Sally Mann.[2]
Bibliography
- A Late Freeze, 2006
- Slow Storm, 2008
- Refresh, Refresh, with James Ponsoldt and James Percy, 2009
- The Undertaking of Lily Chen, 2014
- Long Way Down, adapted from the novel by Jason Reynolds, 2020
References
- ^ a b Wolk, Douglas (1 June 2014). "Sunday Book Review: In the Next Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Piepenburg, Erik (30 May 2012). "Behind the Poster: 'The Bad and the Better'". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ Bechdel, Alison (17 December 2009). "TCJ 300 Conversations: Alison Bechdel & Danica Novgorodoff". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Dueben, Alex (25 September 2009). "Danica Novgorodoff talks "Refresh, Refresh"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Balen, Novgorodoff win Carnegie, Greenaway medals". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
External links
- Danica Novgorodoff at Macmillan Publishers
- Killing the Buddha
- Center for Urban Pedagogy
- NCCD Global
- Making Policy Public
- Best American Comics
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