On Tuesday night in Washington DC, the folks at Association of Educational Publishers gave Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Vol. 1 the Distinguished Achievement Award in the graphic novel category.
I’m thrilled and honoured to win the award. But as any writer will tell you, writing the words is only the beginning. Max Finder Mystery couldn’t have been possible without the help of the very talented editors at OWL magazine who helped shape Max, Alison and the whole Whispering Meadows gang into the clue-sniffing, award-winning crew they are today. Thanks to Mary Beth, Angela, Katherine and everyone in the editorial department at Owl magazine and OwlKids books.
It goes without saying that a successful comic has to have kickin’ illustrations, and Max Finder Mystery definitely has that. Thanks to Michael Cho for giving the comic the fantastic style and look that grabs kids’ eyeballs and sucks them right in.
I can hear the music telling me to get off the stage, so I’ll wrap this up.
Thanks again to all the Max Finder fans out there and to the AEP for giving me the right to change my bio to “Award-winning author . . . ”
7:56 am on June 14th, 2007 1
Omigod!! That’s FANTASTIC!! If I had buttons on my shirt, they’d burst with pride. SOoooooo thrilled for you. Congratulations, Liam. Much deserved.
I’m buying you a drink tonight, kiddo!
11:08 am on June 15th, 2007 2
Aw, shucks, thanks Patricia. It was great seeing you at Colin’s book launch. Remind me to steal your photos when I find the time!
1:25 pm on June 16th, 2007 3
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! BIG congrats, Liam
!!
10:31 am on June 22nd, 2007 4
Well done!! This is so deserved, not just because of the quality of your work, but your dedication to the education of young people and dedication to wriitng.
8:10 am on June 23rd, 2007 5
Thanks for the well wishes Andrew and Andrea. It’s really great to receive a nod of accomplishment from an “official” educational group. I’m happy to know that the award means the books will find more readers in the US.