The Vermont Arts Council and the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction have announced that the Norwich resident will become the youngest artist to receive the honor so far.
MONTPELIER, VT Norwich resident Tillie Walden will be appointed Vermont’s fifth Cartoonist Laureate on Thursday, April 13, 2023, when she will be recognized on the Vermont Statehouse floor. Walden is one of the most celebrated and accomplished cartoonists working today. She won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel memoir Spinning, making her at 22 one of the youngest Eisner Award winners ever. Beautifully crafted and charged with emotion, Walden s work is celebrated for its intimate and authentic portrayal of adolescence that often explores queer themes. Entertainment Weekly named her as one of “the most essential