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{{Short description|Cartoonist and publisher}}
{{about||the member of the New York State Assembly|Mark Alan Siegel}}
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|notable works = "5 Worlds"<br>
"Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson"<br>
"To Dance"<br>
"Tiny Dancer"<br>
"Oskar and the Eight Blessings"<br>
"Long Night Moon"<br>
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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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His books in print to date
He also illustrated ''Oskar and the Eight Blessings'' (on a script by Tanya and Richard Simon),<ref>{{
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.
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.
*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>
*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>''.''
===First Second Books, graphic novel publisher===
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>
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>
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>
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]''.
===Lectures and workshops===
Siegel has given [[lecture]]s and [[workshop]]s around North America, for authors, artists, [[librarian]]s, [[student]]s, [[Senior management|executives]] in many venues, at [[Trade fair|trade shows]], companies, [[Comic book convention|Comic Cons]], and [[animation studio]]s, 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|work=Macmillan Speakers Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</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,
*In 2015, Siegel and co-authors Tanya and Richard Simon won the [[Jewish National Book Award]] for ''
*In 2017, the New York Public Library selected
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* [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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