Ryan North
About Ryan
My name is Ryan North! I am a dude living in Toronto, Canada, and I write all sorts of things. You can contact me if you want! You can read my journal if you want! You can follow me on Twitter if you want! What I am saying is that there are options. Hey, I've got a Wikipedia entry too! I look like this:
emily took this! i call this photo, me in a tree - and there's a documentary wherein you can see THIS VERY PHOTO being taken!
I do lots of writing online, and also I've made a whole bunch of books. Perhaps you are... intrigued??
Bio
Ryan North is the New York Times-bestselling and Eisner-winning writer whose recent work includes the non-fiction How To Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveller, the semi-fictional graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, and the so-far-fictional Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series for Marvel. He's also twice collaborated with William Shakespeare on choose-your-own-path versions of his plays. He lives in Toronto, where he writes for video games, television, and his long-running webcomic Dinosaur Comics, and he once messed up walking his dog so badly it made the news.
What Do You Need To Study To Become A Ryan North
I mean, individual results may vary, but I did an undergrad in Computer Science (graduated highest honours with a minor in film, baby) at Carleton University, then a Masters of Science at the University of Toronto. I studied Computational Linguistics; here's my thesis!
Photos
Need print-resolution photos of me for some reason? Sure, sometimes life brings you to strange places. All photographs here are by Connie Tsang.
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Awards
- Eisner Award, 2017: Best Publication for Teens for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
- Eisner Award, 2017: Best Humour Publication for Jughead
- Alex Award, 2017: for Romeo and/or Juliet
- Harvey Award, 2014: Special Award for Humour Adventure Time
- Harvey Award, 2014: Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers for Adventure Time
- Eisner Award, 2013: Best Publication for Kids for Adventure Time
- Harvey Award, 2013: Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers for Adventure Time
- Harvey Award, 2013: Special Award for Humour Adventure Time
Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Semifinalist, 2018: Best Science and Technology Book for How To Invent Everything
- Shuster Nomination, 2017: Outstanding Writer for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
- Eisner Nomination, 2016: Best New Series for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
- Shuster Nomination, 2016: Outstanding Writer for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
- Goodreads Choice Semifinalist, 2015: Best Graphic Novels and Comics for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
- Shuster Nomination, 2015: Outstanding Writer for Adventure Time and The Midas Flesh
- Shuster Nomination, 2015: Dragon Award for Kids Comics for The Midas Flesh
- Shuster Nomination, 2014: Outstanding Writer for Adventure Time and The Midas Flesh
- Eisner Nomination, 2013: Best New Series for Adventure Time
- Eisner Nomination, 2013: Best Humour Publication for Adventure Time
- Shuster Nomination, 2013: Outstanding Writer for Adventure Time