Leland Myrick Explained

Birth Place:	Missouri, U.S.
Occupation:	Author and illustrator
Alma Mater:	University of Missouri–St. Louis California State University, Los Angeles
Children:	1
Notable Works:	Missouri Boy

Leland Myrick (born 1961)^[1] is an American author and illustrator. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection,^[2] and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy.^[3] He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling Feynman (2011), a graphic biography of Richard Feynman written by Jim Ottaviani for First Second Books. Myrick's first fantasy novel, The Ten, was named to Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2012.^[4]

Personal life and education

Myrick was born in 1961 in Missouri. He received degrees in English and education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and California State University, Los Angeles. He is married and has one child.

Myrick currently lives in St. Charles, Missouri.^[5]

Publications

Graphic novels

The Sweet Collection (2000)
Bright Elegy (2004)
Missouri Boy (2006) ^[6]
Feynman (written by Jim Ottaviani, 2011):^[7] Biography of Richard Feynman
Hawking (written by Jim Ottaviani, 2019):^[8] Biography of Stephen Hawking

Graphic short stories

"Storm Coming" (9-11: Artists Respond, vol. 1, 2002)
"Paper Airplanes" (Happy Endings, 2002)
"Sustain This Song" (Flight, vol. 7, 2010)
"The Collector" (Flight, vol. 8, 2011)

Novels

The Ten (Kingdom of the Graves series, book 1, 2012)
Mark of the Blooded (Kingdom of the Graves series, book 2, 2012)

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Myrick, Leland 1961- . 2023-04-11 . . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808143541/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/myrick-leland-1961 . live .
Web site: 1999 Ignatz Award Recipients . . February 22, 2010 . November 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070656/http://www.spxpo.com/?p=64 . live .
Web site: Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants . . February 22, 2010 . December 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203172532/http://www.xericfoundation.org/comicbooks/2004.html . dead .
Web site: Best Indie Books of 2012 . Kirkus Reviews . February 8, 2013 . March 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327175716/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/2012-best-of/section/indie/ . live .
Web site: About . November 10, 2018 . Leland Myrick . November 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043952/http://www.lelandmyrick.com/about . live .
Web site: Missouri Boy. Barnes & Noble. February 22, 2010. June 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074510/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Missouri-Boy/Leland-Myrick/e/9781596431102. live.
Web site: Bibliography. Leland Myrick. February 22, 2010. November 16, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101116151915/http://www.lelandmyrick.com/bibliography.html. live.
Web site: First Second to Publish Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick’s HAWKING. Gagliano. Gina. November 15, 2013. First Second. 17 August 2014. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043854/http://www.firstsecondbooks.com/books/first-second-to-publish-jim-ottaviani-and-leland-myricks-hawking/. live.