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{{Short description|Cartoonist and publisher}}
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'''Mark Siegel''' (born June 2, 1967 in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]<ref name=":0"/>) is known both as an author, illustrator, and as the [[editorial director]] of [[First Second Books]], a [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] imprint which publishes [[graphic novel]]s for all ages.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/6014-it-s-time-for-first-second.html|title=It's Time for First Second|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> He grew up in France until the age of 18, after which he moved back to the United States where he presently lives.
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'''Mark Siegel''' (born June 2, 1967 in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]<ref name=":0" />) is known both as an [[author]], [[illustrator]], and as the [[editorial director]] of [[First Second Books]], a [[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan]] imprint which publishes [[graphic novel]]s for all ages<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/6014-it-s-time-for-first-second.html|title=It's Time for First Second|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>.
 
== Career ==
 
=== Published works ===
His books in print to date areinclude ''Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta'' (on a script by children's author [http://www.lisawheelerbooks.com/home.html Lisa Wheeler]),<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-85689-1book|title=Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta (review)|lastwork=Publishers Weekly|firstisbn=978-0-689-85689-1|datelast1=Wheeler|websitefirst1=www.publishersweekly.comLisa|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=February 2004|access-datepublisher=2020-02-08Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books }}</ref>, ''Long Night Moon'' (on a script by author [[Cynthia Rylant]]),<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-85426-2book|title=Long Night Moon (Review)|lastisbn=978-0-689-85426-2|firstlast1=Rylant|datefirst1=Cynthia|website=www.publishersweekly.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=December 2004|access-datepublisher=2020-02-08Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers }}</ref> ''To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel'' (on a script by his wife Siena Cherson Siegel),<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-86747-7book|title=To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel (Review)|lastisbn=978-0-689-86747-7|firstlast1=Siegel|datefirst1=Siena Cherson|website=www.publishersweekly.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=October 2006|access-datepublisher=2020-02-08Simon and Schuster }}</ref> ''Moving House'',<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59643-635-0book|title=Children's Book Review: Moving House|last=|first=|date=September 1, 2011|websitework=Publishers Weekly|languageisbn=en|url978-status=live|archive1-url59643-635-0 |last1=Siegel |archive-datefirst1=Mark |access-datepublisher=2020-02-08Macmillan }}</ref> his first picture book as author and illustrator.
 
He also illustrated ''Oskar and the Eight Blessings'' (on a script by Tanya and Richard Simon),<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596439498book|title=Oskar and the Eight Blessings (Review)|lastwebsite=MacMillan Press|firstisbn=9781596439498|datelast1=Simon|websitefirst1=MacMillan PressRichard|url-statuslast2=liveSimon|archive-urlfirst2=Tanya|archive-date=|access-date=FebruarySeptember 8, 20202015|publisher=Macmillan }}</ref>, winner of the 2015 [[National Jewish Book Award]] for Children's Literature;<ref name=":1">{{Citecite web|url=https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30737|title=Past Winners {{!}} Jewish Book Council|last=|first=|date=|website=www.jewishbookcouncil.org|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=February 8, 2020-02-08}}</ref>; and [https://www.chroniclebooks.com/how-to-read-a-story.html ''How to Read a Story] (on a script by [http://www.katemessner.com/ Kate Messner].) Siegel is the author of the graphic novel for adults ''[[Sailor Twain|Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson]]'' (2012), which was serialized online starting in 2010, a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' Bestseller<ref>{{Cite newsweb |last=|firsttitle=How to Read a Story |url=https://www.nytimeschroniclebooks.com/booksproducts/besthow-sellers/2012/11/04/hardcoverto-graphicread-books/|title=Hardcover Graphic Books a-story Best Sellers|date=November 4, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=20202022-0210-0816 |url-statuswebsite=liveChronicle Books |language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> (on a script by Kate Messner.)
 
Siegel is the author of the graphic novel for adults ''[[Sailor Twain|Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson]]'' (2012), which was serialized online starting in 2010, a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' Bestseller.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2012/11/04/hardcover-graphic-books/|title=Hardcover Graphic Books – Best Sellers|date=November 4, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A 10th Anniversary edition of ''Sailor Twain''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sailor Twain Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson, 10th Anniversary Edition |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250829443/sailortwainorthemermaidinthehudson10thanniversaryedition |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Macmillan |language=en-US}}</ref> was published in 2022, in a larger format and with additional back matter on the making of the work.
==== 5 Worlds graphic novel series ====
In 2017, he launched the ''5 Worlds'' graphic novel series,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531311/5-worlds-book-1-the-sand-warrior-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/9781101935866|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel: 9781101935866 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> a five-volume science fiction story co-written with his brother Alexis Siegel, and illustrated with Matt Rockefeller, Xanthe Bouma, and Boya Sun. Book one is ''The Sand Warrior (2017).''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531311/5-worlds-book-1-the-sand-warrior-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/9781101935866|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior|last=Siegel|first=Mark|last2=Siegel|first2=Alexis|date=May 2, 2017|website=Penguin Random house|language=en-US|isbn=9781101935866|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> Book two is ''The Cobalt Prince'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531312/5-worlds-book-2-the-cobalt-prince-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/9781101935897|title=5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince|last=Siegel|first=Mark|last2=Siegel|first2=Alexis|date=May 8, 2018|website=Penguin Random house|language=en-US|isbn=9781101935897|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> Book three is ''The Red Maze'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531543/5-worlds-book-3-the-red-maze-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/|title=5 Worlds Book 3: The Red Maze|last=Siegel|first=Mark|last2=Siegel|first2=Alexis|date=May 7, 2019|website=Penguin Random house|language=en-US|isbn=9781101935927|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> Book four is ''The Amber Anthem'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609445/5-worlds-book-4-the-amber-anthem-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/|title=5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem|last=Siegel|first=Mark|last2=Siegel|first2=Alexis|date=May 12, 2020|website=Penguin Random house|language=en-US|isbn=9780593120552|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Siegel launched the ''5 Worlds'' graphic novel series,<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel|year=2017|publisher=Penguin Random House|isbn=9781101935866}}</ref> a five-volume science fiction story co-written with his brother Alexis Siegel, and illustrated with Matt Rockefeller, Xanthe Bouma, and Boya Sun.
=== First Second Books, graphic novel publisher ===
Under the banner of [[First Second Books]], located in the [[Flatiron Building]] in [[New York City]], Siegel is the editor of works by authors and artists such as [http://www.benhatke.com/ Ben Hatke], [[Gene Luen Yang]], [[Jillian Tamaki]], [[Paul Pope]], [[Lewis Trondheim]], [[Jane Yolen]], and [[Adam Rapp]].
 
*Book one: ''The Sand Warrior (2017)''<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 2, 2017|website=Penguin Random house|publisher=Random House Children's Books |isbn=9781101935866}}</ref>
In 2006, [[First Second]] published ''[[American Born Chinese]]'' by [[Gene Luen Yang]]<ref name=":2" />, the first graphic novel ever nominated for a [[National Book Award]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}, and the first ever to win the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Edward L. Printz]] Award.<ref>YALSA, [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books].</ref><ref name="Gustines">George Gene Gustines, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html?_r=0 Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People’s Literature], New York Times, 4 January 2016.</ref>
*Book two: ''The Cobalt Prince'' (2018)<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 2: The Cobalt Prince|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 8, 2018|work=Penguin Random house|publisher=Random House Children's Books |isbn=9781101935897}}</ref>
*Book three: ''The Red Maze'' (2019)<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 3: The Red Maze|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 7, 2019|publisher=Penguin Random House|isbn=9781101935927}}</ref>
*Book four: ''The Amber Anthem'' (2020)<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=May 12, 2020|publisher=Penguin Random house|isbn=9780593120552}}</ref>
*Book five: ''The Emerald Gate'' (2022)<ref>{{cite book|title=5 Worlds Book 5: The Emerald Gate|author=Siegel, Mark|author2=Siegel, Alexis|date=January 18, 2022|publisher=Penguin Random house|isbn=9780593120606}}</ref>
In 2020, he and Kate Messner released a sequel to their picture book ''How to Read a Story'', called ''How to Write a Story''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Write a Story |url=https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/how-to-write-a-story |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Chronicle Books |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2022, another collaboration with his wife Siena Cherson Siegel came out, the graphic novel memoir for young adults ''Tiny Dancer''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tiny-Dancer/Siena-Cherson-Siegel/9781481486668 |title=Tiny Dancer |date=2021-11-02 |isbn=978-1-4814-8666-8 |language=en |last1=Siegel |first1=Siena Cherson |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref>''.''
In 2015, First Second published [[This One Summer|''This One Summer'']] by the cousins [[Jillian Tamaki|Jillian]] and [[Mariko Tamaki]], the first book in any format ever nominated as a finalist for ''both'' the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Randolph Caldecott Medal|Randolph Caldecott]] Award, and the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Edward L. Printz]] Award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/02/caldecott-printz-honors-this-one-summer-co-authors-grateful-for-graphic-novel-milestone-as-honor-book/|title=CALDECOTT, PRINTZ HONORS: ‘This One Summer’ co-authors ‘grateful’ for graphic-novel milestone as Honor Book|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=2015-02-02|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
 
===First Second Books, graphic novel publisher===
=== Lectures and workshops ===
Siegel is also the founder and Editorial & Creative Director of [[First Second Books]], a [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] publisher of graphic novels for all ages. First Second publishes works by many acclaimed authors and artists, including [[Ben Hatke]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstsecondbooks.com/creators/|title=01 Creators|author=Bauer, Caitlin|website=First Second Books|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Gene Luen Yang]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstsecondbooks.com/creators/|title=01 Creators|author=Bauer, Caitlin|publisher=First Second Books|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Jillian Tamaki]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18465566-this-one-summer|title=This One Summer (Review)|publisher=McMillan Publishing|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Vera Brosgol]], [[Jen Wang]], [[Shannon Hale]], [[LeUyen Pham]], and the legendary Japanese director [[Hayao Miyazaki]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=September 13 |first1=Christian Holub |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 12:00 PM |title=See how Hayao Miyazaki's graphic novel 'Shuna's Journey' foreshadowed his classic films |url=https://ew.com/books/hayao-miyazaki-shunas-journey-foreshadowed-princess-mononoke-nausicaa/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>
Siegel has given [[Lecture|lectures]] and [[Workshop|workshops]] around [[North America]], for authors, [[Artist|artists]], [[Librarian|librarians]], [[Student|students]], [[Senior management|executives]] in many venues, at [[Trade fair|trade shows]], companies, [[Comic book convention|Comic Cons]], and [[Animation studio|animation studios]], including [[Blue Sky Studios|Blue Sky]], [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]], [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]], and [[Pixar]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.macmillanspeakers.com/speaker/mark-siegel/|title=Mark Siegel - Macmillan Speakers Bureau|work=Macmillan Speakers Bureau|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 2006, [[First Second]] published ''[[American Born Chinese (graphic novel)|American Born Chinese]]'' by [[Gene Luen Yang]],<ref name=":2"/> the first graphic novel ever nominated for a [[National Book Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2007-01-23 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/american-born-chinese-wins-award/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> and the first ever to win the [[American Library Association]]'s Edward L. Printz Award.<ref>YALSA, [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books].</ref><ref name="Gustines">George Gene Gustines, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People’s Literature], ''The New York Times'', January 4, 2016.</ref>
== Awards ==
*In 2006, Siegel won the Texas Bluebonnet Award for ''Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta'', written by Lisa Wheeler.<ref>[http://www.txla.org/TBA-winners Texas Bluebonnet Award Winners]</ref>
*In 2007, Siegel and his wife, Siena Cherson Siegel, won a [[Sibert Medal|Sibert]] Honor for ''To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel''.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertpast/sibertmedalpast Robert F. Sibert Medal and Honor Books, 2001-present]</ref>
*In 2015, Siegel and co-authors Tanya and Richard Simon won the [[Jewish National Book Award]] for ''[https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596439498 Oskar and the Eight Blessings]''.<ref name=":1" />
*In 2017, the New York Public Library selected [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531311/5-worlds-book-1-the-sand-warrior-by-mark-siegel-and-alexis-siegel-illustrated-by-xanthe-bouma-matt-rockefeller-and-boya-sun/9781101935866/ 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior] in its [https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/11/20/best-books-kids-2017 Top Ten Best Books for Kids of 2017].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/11/20/best-books-kids-2017|title=Best Books for Kids 2017: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing|website=The New York Public Library|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref>
 
In 2015, First Second published ''[[This One Summer]]'' by the cousins [[Jillian Tamaki|Jillian]] and [[Mariko Tamaki]], the first book in any format ever nominated as a finalist for ''both'' the American Library Association's [[Randolph Caldecott Medal|Randolph Caldecott]] Award, and the American Library Association's Edward L. Printz Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/02/caldecott-printz-honors-this-one-summer-co-authors-grateful-for-graphic-novel-milestone-as-honor-book/|title=CALDECOTT, PRINTZ HONORS: 'This One Summer' co-authors 'grateful' for graphic-novel milestone as Honor Book|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=February 2, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 14, 2018|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
== References ==
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Some of First Second's biggest hits include [[The Adventure Zone]] graphic novel series, the [https://investigatorsbooks.com/ InvestiGators] series, and the [https://us.macmillan.com/series/friends Real Friends] trilogy. First Second also publishes graphic non-fiction for young readers including the [https://us.macmillan.com/series/sciencecomics Science Comics] and [https://us.macmillan.com/series/historycomics History Comics] collections, and for adults, including the [https://read.macmillan.com/worldcitizencomics/ World Citizen Comics], a line of civics graphic books, and biographical works such as ''[https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250760753/accidentalczar The Accidental Czar]''.
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===Lectures and workshops===
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*In 2007, Siegel and his wife, Siena Cherson Siegel, won a [[Sibert Medal|Sibert]] Honor for ''To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel''.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertpast/sibertmedalpast Robert F. Sibert Medal and Honor Books, 2001–present]</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://marksiegelbooks.com/ Author website.]
*[https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10151016340199999 Mark Siegel live illustration session] on The New York Times.
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/books/review/kids-face-down-a-panoply-of-threats.html Review of 5 Worlds, book 1, ''The Sand Warrior''] in The New York Times Book Review
*[https://beelocalbuzz.net/beelocalbuzz/articles/words-with-the-authors BeeLocal interview] with Mark Siegel and Siena Cherson Siegel
 
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