Mark Siegel

Mark Siegel (born June 2, 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is known both as an author, illustrator, and as the editorial director of First Second Books, which publishes graphic novels for all ages. His books in print to date are Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta (on a script by children's author Lisa Wheeler), Long Night Moon (on a script by author Cynthia Rylant) and To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel (on a script by his wife Siena Cherson Siegel) and "Moving House," his first picture book as author and illustrator. Upcoming books include more children's stories as well as a graphic novel for adults called "Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson" which has been serializing online since 2010 (book release October 2012.)

Under the banner of First Second Books, located in the Flatiron Building in New York City, Siegel is the editor of many world acclaimed comics authors and artists from around the world, such as Joann Sfar, Eddie Campbell, Paul Pope, Jessica Abel, Lewis Trondheim and many more. He has also tapped notable talents for graphic novel scripts from among leading playwrights and novelists, such as Jane Yolen, and Adam Rapp, among others. In 2006, First Second published "American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang, the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award, and the first ever to win the American Library Association's Edward L. Printz award.

Awards

In 2006, Mark Siegel won the Texas Bluebonnet Award for Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta, written by Lisa Wheeler. In 2008, Mark Siegel and his wife Siena Cherson Siegel won a Seibert Honor for To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel. In the 2007 Glyph Comics Awards, Mark Siegel, as editor, won the award for Best Reprint Publication for Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda.

Sources

• "Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson". http://www.sailortwain.com. 

• "Mark Siegel bio and media references". http://www.sailortwain.com/about. 
• To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. 2006. ISBN 0-689-86747-6. 
• Arnold, Andrew (May 2, 2006). "On Your Mark!". Time.com. http://www.time.com/time/columnist/arnold/article/0,9565,1189873,00.html. 
• Reid, Calvin (February 14, 2006). "It's Time for First Second". Publisher's Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6307448.html. 
• "Powell's Q&A with Mark Siegel". Powell's Books. http://www.powells.com/ink/Siegel.html. 

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