Tillie Walden – Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont

Please join us in welcoming Tillie Walden, recently named the 5th Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont!

A graduate of – and currently a professor at – the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Walden won the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel memoir Spinning at the age of 22 in 2018. She has published other graphic novels including, On a Sunbeam (originally a science fiction webcomic) and Are you Listening?. She collaborated with Emma Hunsinger on a picture book for children, My Parents Won’t Stop Talking. Walden is currently working on a graphic novel trilogy and, with musicians Tegan and Sara, two books for middle-grade readers.

Walden’s work is celebrated for its intimate and authentic portrayal of adolescence that often explores queer themes with beautifully crafted images paired with realistically emotional text. Entertainment Weekly named her as one of “the most essential graphic novelists of her generation.”

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The Yankee Bookshop will be on hand with copies of Tillie Walden’s books.

This event is free and the public is warmly welcome to attend. RSVP (below) is appreciated as seating is limited. Please email programs@normanwilliams.org for more information.