Kaja Foglio Explained

Kaja Foglio
Birth Date:12 January 1970
Birth Place:Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Birth Name:Kaja Marie Murphy
Education:University of Washington
Occupation:Writer, artist
Spouse:Phil Foglio

Kaja Marie Foglio (born January 12, 1970) is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, a series which went on to win two more Hugo Awards.

Biography

Early life and education

Born Kaja Murphy[1] in Bellevue, Washington, Kaja was raised in Kirkland, Washington. She graduated from Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington in 1988. She attended the University of Washington, where she was heavily involved with the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism.[2] She graduated from the University of Washington, and she married Phil Foglio in 1993.[3]

Career

Kaja, with Phil, founded Studio Foglio, LLC in 1995. The studio became the venue for her art prints, many of which have been produced as cards for . Kaja Foglio co-writes and illustrates the webcomic Girl Genius with Phil Foglio. She serves as the chief graphic designer and webmaster for the Studio Foglio and Airship Entertainment websites. Foglio also contributes to other projects, including providing the illustrations Barry Hughart's anthology of The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox.

In 2009 the Foglios and their colorist, Cheyenne Wright, won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones.[4] In 2010,[5] 2011[6] they won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story again. Having won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for three years running, Kaja, Phil, and Cheyenne announced that, in order to show that the category was a "viable award", they refused nomination for the following year (2012).[7]

Works illustrated

Works co-authored

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Girl Genius .
  2. Web site: Locus Online Perspectives ยป Phil & Kaja Foglio: Gaslamp Fantasies. locusmag.com. September 17, 2010 . March 28, 2015.
  3. Web site: SFbios.com: Kaja Foglio: Artist, Writer, Web-Slinger, and Mom. By Alice Bentley. 2021-03-15. sfbios.com.
  4. Web site: 2009 Hugo Award Winners . thehugoawards.com . August 9, 2009 . January 21, 2010.
  5. Web site: 2010 Hugo Award Winners . thehugoawards.com . September 6, 2010 . September 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164821/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2010-hugo-awards/ . May 7, 2011 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: 2011 Hugo Award Winners . thehugoawards.com . August 21, 2011 . September 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504165131/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2011-hugo-awards/ . May 4, 2012 . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Hugo Acceptance Speech No. 3 . Girl Genius Online Comics! . Airship Entertainment . August 31, 2011 . August 31, 2011.
  8. Web site: Card Search - Search: artist = +"Kaja Foglio" - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering. wizards.com. March 28, 2015.
  9. Web site: Shadowfist Artist Links. chimpshack.org. March 28, 2015.

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