Photographer: Michelle Kinne. Please include photo credit.
Photographer: Eunice Yooni Kim. Please include photo credit.
Photographer: Nilah Magruder. Please include photo credit.
Photographer: Michelle Kinne. Please include photo credit.
Photographer: Nilah Magruder. Please include photo credit.
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.
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
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
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