Tillie Walden of Norwich will be Vermont’s next cartoonist laureate, the Vermont Arts Council announced on Wednesday. She will officially become the state’s fifth cartoonist.
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