New Kid, written by Jerry Craft, picked up the John Newbery Medal, making it the first graphic novel ever to be awarded this prize. From the New York Times, "“New Kid” is about a 12-year-old boy named Jordan who lives in New York City’s Washington Heights and dreams of going to art school, but his...
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Jerry Craft’s ‘New Kid’ Is Nominated for a 2019 Harvey Award
Jerry Craft's newest graphic novel, New Kid, was recently nominated for a 2019 Harvey Award in the Best Children’s or Young Adult Book category. The Harvey Awards will take place at this year's New York Comic Con on October 4th. Published by HarperCollins Children’s...
Jerry Craft talks about Schomburg’s 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
Creator of the groundbreaking and award-winning comic strip Mama’s Boyz, Jerry Craft is longtime and well-respected veteran of the comic industry. A native New Yorker for whom the city is always near and dear, Craft is one of the founders of the Schomburg Black Comic...
Jerry Craft and John Jennings Talk Black Comic Book Festival
This weekend at The Schomburg Center in New York City the Black Comic Book Festival will be held--shining a well deserved light on comic creators of color for a special 2 day event. Blavity recently caught up with creators Jerry Craft and John Jennings to get their...
A Champion for Our Youth: Meet Author and Illustrator Jerry Craft
Some may find it surprising that a person who admittedly wasn’t much of a reader in his youth would turn out to be such a fantastic author of children’s books. That is exactly the case with award-winning author and illustrator Jerry Craft. Drawn to drawing (no pun...
