About Megan Kearney
Megan Kearney
Megan Kearney is a Toronto-based cartoonist with a background in animation. She works as a writer, illustrator and educator, and is a frequent guest at conventions across North America. Her clients include television studios such as Temple Hill Productions and Sinking Ship Entertainment. In addition to her award-winning original works, she has contributed to licensed properties with Scholastic, Disney, and many others.
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Her most recent title, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, released from Harpercollins, was a Kirkus Starred Review in 2022 and is currently in development at Paramount Animation. Her next book, Corpse de Ballet, is expected to be published by First Second in 2026.
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Education
Bachelor of Applied Arts (Honours) Animation
- Sheridan College, 2011
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Bachelor of Arts, minor English
-University of Windsor, 2007
Awards
TXLA Maverick List
Selection, grades 6-8, 2023
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
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ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List
Selection, grades 6-8, 2022
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
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Kirkus Starred Review
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
TAAFI: The Big Pitch
Runner up
(Atlantis Array)
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Joe Schuster Awards 2019
Gene Day Award
(Wayward Sisters)
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Kirkus Starred Review
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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Kirkus Best Books of 2018 Selection,
Indie Category
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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CBC Best Canadian Comics of 2018
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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ALA Rainbow Project Book List 2017
(The Secret Loves of Geek Girls)
Excellence in Webcomics Awards 2016
Winner, Best in Drama
Honourable mention, Best in Writing
(Beauty and The Beast)
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Dreamworks Student Film Showcase 2011
(Once Upon a Winter Wood)