Mariko Tamaki

Canadian writer and artist · Canada · On the map · Writers · Born 1975 · age 50

Mariko Tamaki is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Skim, Emiko Superstar, and This One Summer. In 2016, she began writing for both Marvel and DC Comics. She has twice been named a runner-up for the Michael L. Printz Award.

Mariko Tamaki is read about 83 times a day, in 14 languages.

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2024Ignatz AwardAward2020Eisner Award for Best WriterAwardRingo Award for Best WriterAwardShuster Award for Outstanding WriterAward2018“Definitely if I am writing something that feels completely straight, I’ll sew some queerness in there, because queerness is always there.”In their wordsOn usually including queer characters in “Interview: Mariko Tamaki” in Geeks Out (2018 Jun 20)Read the whole statement

2016“I try to write to the story, as opposed to writing for the reader…”In their wordsOn writing characters in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance (2016 Jun 24)Read the whole statement

2015Lynd Ward Graphic Novel PrizeAwardShuster Award for Outstanding WriterAward2009Shuster Award for Outstanding WriterAward1975Born22 December 1975

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Books don’t have a nutritional value. Which is to say, we don’t just read "good" books because they’re good for us.
On reading books that might be deemed inappropriate in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance, Own words

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