Graphic Novel Committee Videos
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2025 Graphic Novel Advocate Award
Join publishing professionals, librarians, teachers, and booksellers to hear from the four winners of the inaugural 2025 CBC Graphic Novel Advocate Award.
MODERATOR
Mel Schuit — Assistant Marketing and Publicity Director, Children’s, The Quarto Group
PANELISTS
- Eva Volin — Supervising Children’s Librarian, Alameda Free Library (Alameda, CA)
- Meg Lemke — Comics and Graphic Novels Reviews Editor, Publishers Weekly, and Editor-in-Chief of MUTHA Magazine
- Robin Brenner — Head of Reference and Programming, Woburn Public Library, MA, and Editor at No Flying No Tights
- Whitney Leopard — Executive Editor, Random House Graphic / Ink Pop
2023 YA DEBUT BOOK BUZZ PANEL
Join publishing house editors and marketing professionals as they each enthuse about a debut YA graphic novel published this year!
MODERATOR
Mel Schuit — School & Library/Marketing Manager, The Quarto Group Readers
PANELISTS
- Julia Pohl-Miranda — Marketing Director, Drawn & Quarterly
- Katie Sainz — Director of Marketing, Oni Press
- Lauren Hitzhusen —Senior Editor, MadCave Studios / Maverick
- Martha Mihalick — Executive Editor, HarperCollins Children’s Books / Greenwillow
- Morgan Perry — Brand Manager, Editorial, Skybound Entertainment
- Sarah Goodliffe — Head of Sales and Marketing, Flying Eye / NoBrow
- Shana Corey — Editorial Director, Random House Graphic
2023 MIDDLE-GRADE DEBUT BOOK BUZZ PANEL
Join editors and marketing professionals from a dozen publishing houses as they each enthuse about a debut middle-grade graphic novel published this year!
MODERATOR
Mel Schuit — Marketing Manager, School & Library, The Quarto Group / Rockport Publishers
PANELISTS
- Andrea Colvin — Editorial Director, Graphic Publishing, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Little Brown Ink
- Christina Colangelo — Executive Director, Trade Marketing, Penguin Young Readers / Dial
- Erinn Pascal — Senior Editor, Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Katie Sainz — Director of Marketing, Oni Press
- Morgan Kane — Associate Director of Publicity, Macmillan Children’s Books / First Book
- Lauren Kisare — Editorial Assitant, Little, Brown / Little, Brown Ink
- Morgan Perry — Brand Manager of Editorial, Skybound Entertainment / Skybound Comet
- Sarah Goodliffe — Head of Sales and Marketing, Flying Eye / NoBrow
- Spenser Nellis — Marketing Coordinator, Mad Cave Studios / Papercutz Graphic Novels
- Tucker Stone — Executive Director, Astra / TOON Books
- Whitney Leopard — Senior Editor, Random House / RH Graphic
2022 YA DEBUT BOOK BUZZ PANEL
Join editors and marketing professionals from a dozen publishing houses as they each enthuse about a debut YA graphic novel published this year, in time for the holiday season.
MODERATOR
Andrea Colvin — Editorial Director, Graphic Publishing, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
PANELISTS
- Spenser Nellis — Marketing Coordinator, Papercutz
- Morgan Kane — Director of Publicity, Macmillan Children’s Books
- Katie Sainz — Director of Marketing, Oni Press
- Julia McCarthy — Editor, Simon & Schuster, Atheneum
- Jacob Shapiro — US/Canada Sales & Marketing Manager, Nobrow
- Esther Kim — Marketing Lead, Boom! Studios
- Christina Colangelo — Executive Director of Trade Marketing, Penguin Young Readers
WE NEED DIVERSE KIDS COMICS!
As part of BookConline 2020, diverse comics/graphic novel creators gathered on Zoom to discuss how race and gender influence their new works, their creative process, their connection with their characters, and the importance of diverse characters in comics and graphic novels in general.
MODERATOR
Alex Lu, New Media Editor at The Beat
PANELISTS
- Roxane Gay and Tracy Lynne Oliver, co-writers of The Sacrifice of Darkness
- Varian Johson and Shannon Wright, writer and illustrator of Twins
- Mike Curato, creator of Flamer
Read our recap on the CBC Blog.
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