Media Kit

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Author photos
Hi-res cover images
Biography
Awards
Speaking and appearance history
A selection of interviews

Hi-Res Book Covers

Star Wars the High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City by George Mann. Cover illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

Wutaryoo, written and illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Every Generation. Story written by Nilah Magruder.

Part of The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. Cover illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages. Edited by Saundra Mitchell.

Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older. Cover illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

M.F.K. written and illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

How to Find a Fox written and illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

Author Photos

Web-Quality Photos

Photographer: Michelle Kinne. Please include photo credit.

Photographer: Eunice Yooni Kim. Please include photo credit.

Photographer: Nilah Magruder. Please include photo credit.

Hi-Res Photos for Print

Photographer: Michelle Kinne. Please include photo credit.

Author Biography

Nilah Magruder is based in Maryland. She is the co-author of Creaky Acres, a middle-grade graphic novel; the author of M.F.K., a middle-grade graphic novel and winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity; HOW TO FIND A FOX; and WUTARYOO. She has published short stories in Fireside Magazine, FIYAH Magazine, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages, and Fiery Deeps. Nilah is the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics and created the character Spider-Byte for Marvel’s Spider-Geddon event. She has illustrated children’s books for Disney-Hyperion, Scholastic, and Penguin Random House, and works as a writer and storyboard artist in television animation. When she is not working, Nilah is baking, gardening, and herding her assortment of cats, dogs, and chickens.

Awards History

2022 – Finalist, Best Fan Artist
The Hugo Awards

2022 – Finalist, Picture Book Category
Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards

2021 – Nominee, Best Artist
The IGNYTE Awards

2020 – Nominee, Best Artist
The IGNYTE Awards

2019 – Nominee
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults
Honored Work: All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stores of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages (edited by Saundra Mitchell)

2017 – Bronze Winner, Graphic Novel & Comics Category
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Honored Work: M.F.K.

2015 – Winner
Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity
Honored Work: M.F.K.

2010 – Winner
S&R Foundation Washington Award
Honored Work: Fairy Cake

Speaking and Appearance History

2022 – Artist Guest of Honor
Multiverse Convention
Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
Atlanta, GA

2019 – Faculty
Sirens Studio (Sirens Conference)
Hilton Inverness Hotel
Inverness, CO

2019 – Workshop Presenter, Panelist
Ground Zero Animation Expo
Boys and Girls Club
Stanton, CA

2019 – Guest Speaker, Opening Keynote
The Young And The Reckless: Writing For Teens
UCLA Writers Extension
Gayley Center, Los Angeles, CA

2018 – Panelist, Moderator
WorldCon 76: San Jose
World Science Fiction Society
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, CA

2017 – Guest, Speaker
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
Columbus, OH

2017 – Artist Guest of Honor
Capricon 37
Westin Chicago North Shore
Wheeling, IL

Select Interviews

August 20, 2022
Nilah Magruder’s Origin Story
Interviewers: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Published by: Origin Stories w JJK

January 24, 2022
Interview with Nilah Magruder Part One, Part Two
Interviewers: Mia Araujo, Lauren Brown, Erick Wilkerson
Published by: Painted in Color

January 24, 2022
Wutaryoo? An Old Question Gets a New Look, and an Interview with Nilah Magruder
Interviewers: Betsy Bird
Published by: School Library Journal

January 24, 2020
Working with a Publisher
Interviewers: Gina Gagliano, Alison Wilgus
Published by: Graphic Novel TK

July 5, 2019
Fans Are Drawing Amazing Art Inspired By Halle Bailey’s Casting As Ariel In “The Little Mermaid”
Interviewer: David Mack
Published by: Buzzfeed News

May 2, 2019
‘Marvel Rising’ Writer Nilah Magruder Teams Up with Marvel’s Voices
Interviewer: Angélique Roché
Published by: Marvel’s Voices

March 8, 2019
Indie Comics Spotlight: Nilah Magruder is Committed to Making Beautiful Comics for Teens and Kids
Interviewer: Karama Horne
Published by: SyFy Wire