About Jillian Tamaki
Jillian Tamaki is a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is the author of the Eisner Award-winning graphic novels SuperMutant Magic Academy and Boundless, and the author-illustrator of two picture books, including most recently Our Little Kitchen. With her cousin Mariko Tamaki, she is the co-creator of the young adult graphic novels SKIM and This One Summer, which won a Governor General’s Award and Caldecott Honor. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Books
Roaming | New York New York (avec Mariko Tamaki) – Drawn & Quarterly (2023) | Gallimard BD (2024)
SuperMutant Magic Academy – Drawn & Quarterly (2015) | Denoel (2017)
This One Summer | Cet été là (avec Mariko Tamaki) – Groundwood Books (2014) | Rue de Sèvres (2014)
Awards
Skim :
2009 : Prix Doug Wright du meilleur livre pour (avec Mariko Tamaki)
Cet été-là :
2014 : Prix Ignatz du meilleur roman graphique (avec Mariko Tamaki)
2014 : Prix du Gouverneur général de la littérature jeunesse de langue anglaise (illustration)
2015 : Prix Eisner du meilleur album (avec Mariko Tamaki)
2016 : Prix Max et Moritz de la meilleure bande dessinée internationale
MCAF 2024
Activities
Panel : On the Road
Saturday, May 25, 2024
from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
All audience
Hub - C 20 - Section C
Book Signing Schedule
Friday, May 24
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm : A09 Drawn & Quarterly
- 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm : D31 Librairie Gallimard
Saturday, May 25
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm : A09 Drawn & Quarterly
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm : A09 Drawn & Quarterly
Sunday, May 26
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm : A09 Drawn & Quarterly
- 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm : D31 Librairie Gallimard
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