An Interview with author and artist Johnnie Christmas
1. What drew you to reading and making comics? I've always enjoyed comics. As a kid, I read things like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes,...
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An Interview with author David DeGrand
1. What drew you to comics originally? I started drawing cartoons when I was about 11 years old after my fifth grade art teacher assigned...
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Aug 5, 20221 min read
An Interview with author and artist Raúl the Third
1. Thinking of your work with Cathy Camper and Jason Reynolds, what’s the recipe for beautiful collaboration? Knowing that you are part...
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An Interview with author Nancy Churnin
What draws you to create for young readers? My mother is a retired teacher and her favorite grades to teach were the elementary ones. I...
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An Interview with comics creator Matt Bowers
1. What drew you to work in comics? I have loved comics almost as long as I can remember. I even learned how to read by sneaking my older...
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An Interview with comics creator Sarah Myer
1. What initially drew you to comics? Ever since I saw The Little Mermaid in theaters as a kid in 1989, I felt compelled to draw. My...
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An Interview with author Carol Gordon Ekster
1. What inspires you to write for young readers? I want children to open one of my books and feel less alone. I taught 4th grade for 35...
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An Interview with comics creator Andy Duggan
1. What drew me to comics? My dad grew up reading comics during the 60’s, his favorites were Thor and Daredevil so riding in the car with...
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Aug 4, 20222 min read
An Interview with artist Neil Vokes
1. What initially drew you to comics? --I grew up back in the late '50s and when you got sent to the barber shop, you would usually see a...
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Aug 3, 20226 min read
An Interview with comics creator Dan Mishkin
1. What initially drew you to comics? The first comic I read -- an issue of Sugar and Spike that my older brother brought home when I...
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An Interview with author AJ Irving
What draws you to write and create for young readers? I have always wanted to be a writer. I rediscovered my love for picture books when...
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Aug 3, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator Alessandro Miracolo
HELLO GUYS! First I want to thank Jason for this interview. Thanks for contacting me We are READY!!! 1. What drew you to comics? When I...
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An Interview with author Graci Kim
1. What draws you to write for young readers? I think it's got something to do with the fact that I was a middle grade student (or...
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Aug 2, 20224 min read
An Interview with author Jane Alvey Harris
Image from https://www.janealveyharris.com/ 1. What draws you to the fantasy genre? Fantasy is a powerful tool that enables authors and...
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Aug 2, 20225 min read
An Interview with author Cathy Parker
1. What draws you to the science fiction/fantasy genre? I have always loved reading, thinking, and writing in the speculative fiction...
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An Interview with author Mark Russell
1. What initially drew you to comics? I had been a prose writer for a long time before I got my first opportunity to write a comic book....
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Aug 1, 20225 min read
An Interview with author e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
1. What inspires your authorship for young readers? I’m inspired by the young people themselves. Their curiosity, their chaos, their...
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An Interview with comics creator Prentis Rollins
1. What initially drew you to comics? I started drawing comics at age 11—the original ‘Star Wars’ came out that year (1977), and I wanted...
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An Interview with comics creator Steve Yeowell
1. What drew you to comics? I’ve liked them for so long I can’t remember what specifically drew me to comics, but I’ve been fascinated by...
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Jul 31, 20222 min read
An Interview with author Ben Loory
What drew you to write for younger audiences? Well I did have a story turned into a children’s picture book once, and it’s true that...
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