Craig Thompson

Rachel Fox (University of Kent at Canterbury)

Ed. by Padraig Kirwan, Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

Born 21 Sep 1975
Activity 1999-ongoing

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Genres and Modes

Graphic / Comic

Activities

Primary

Novelist

Resources

Craig Thompson (b.1975) is an American graphic novelist who gained critical acclaim upon publishing his autobiographical graphic novel Blankets (2003), winning several Harvey Awards, Eisner Awards, and Ignatz Awards for his artistry and writing. Thompson has published graphic novels encompassing a variety of themes, demonstrating a diverse portfolio of work across his years of publishing.

Born in 1975 in Traverse City, Michigan, Thompson grew up in the small rural town of Marathon, Wisconsin. After attending semesters at both the University of Wisconsin–Marathon County and Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Thompson moved to Portland, Oregon in 1997, where he still resides. He grew up in a fundamentalist Christian …

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Citation: Fox, Rachel. "Craig Thompson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 May 2016 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13654, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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