About Megan Kearney
Megan Kearney

Megan Kearney is a Toronto-based cartoonist with a background in animation. She works as a writer, illustrator and educator, and can be found teaching at the local college or jetting around town on her absolutely ridiculous e-scooter.
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Her most recent title, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, released from Harpercollins, was a Kirkus Starred Review in 2022 and is currently in development at Paramount Animation. Her next book, Corpse de Ballet, is expected to be published by First Second in 2026, closely followed by Too Hot to Tango from Abrams Fanfare.
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Education
Bachelor of Applied Arts (Honours) Animation
- Sheridan College, 2011
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Bachelor of Arts, minor English
-University of Windsor, 2007
Awards & Recognition
TXLA Maverick List
Selection, grades 6-8, 2023
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
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ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List
Selection, grades 6-8, 2022
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
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Kirkus Starred Review
(Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms)
TAAFI: The Big Pitch
Runner up
(Atlantis Array)
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Joe Schuster Awards 2019
Gene Day Award
(Wayward Sisters)
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Kirkus Starred Review
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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Kirkus Best Books of 2018 Selection,
Indie Category
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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CBC Best Canadian Comics of 2018
(Gothic Tales of Haunted Love)
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ALA Rainbow Project Book List 2017
(The Secret Loves of Geek Girls)
Excellence in Webcomics Awards 2016
Winner, Best in Drama
Honourable mention, Best in Writing
(Beauty and The Beast)
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Dreamworks Student Film Showcase 2011
(Once Upon a Winter Wood)