About Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson is a cartoonist and the author of the award-winning books Blankets; Good-bye, Chunky Rice; and Habibi. He was born in Michigan in 1975, and grew up in a rural farming community in central Wisconsin. His graphic novel Blankets won numerous industry awards and has been published in nearly twenty languages. Thompson lives in Portland, Oregon.

Awards

2000 Harvey Award for Best New Talent for Good-bye, Chunky Rice

2004 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album for Blankets

2004 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist for Blankets

2004 Harvey Award for Best Artist for Blankets

2004 Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist for Blankets

2004 Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album of Original Work for Blankets

2004 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist for Blankets

2004 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection for Blankets

2005 Prix de la critique for the French edition of Blankets

2012 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist for Habibi

2016 Rudolph-Dirks-Award for Best SciFi / Alternate History for Space Dumplins

Nominations

1999 Harvey Award for Best New Talent for Top Shelf, Doot Doot Garden, et al.

2000 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist for Good-bye, Chunky Rice

2000 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist for Carnet de Voyage

2000 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for Carnet de Voyage

2007 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for Friend and Foe