Anders Nilsen (he/him) is the artist and author of ten books including Big Questions, The End, and Poetry is Useless as well as the coloring book A Walk in Eden. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Poetry Magazine, Kramer's Ergot, Pitchfork, Medium and elsewhere. His comics have been translated into several languages overseas and his painting and drawing have been exhibited internationally. Nilsen's work has received three Ignatz awards as well as the Lynd Ward Prize for the Graphic Novel and Big Questions was listed as a New York Times Notable Book in 2011. Nilsen grew up in Minneapolis and Northern New Hampshire. He studied art in New Mexico and lived in Chicago for over a decade. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two cats.

Pronunciation guide:

Anders (AHN-ders - rhymes with launders)

Nilsen (NIL-sen - rhymes with Wilson)

Selected Press

• Lines and Marks - The Examined Life

• New York Times - Fate Feathers and Death

• The Guardian - Drawing Through Grief

• Booooooom - An Interview

• A.V. Club - Creator of cartoons both terrifying and meaningful

• The Comics Journal - An Interview

• It's Nice That - We Meet the Maker of One of the Best Comic Books Ever

• Bad At Sports Podcast - Episode 324

• Comics Beat - Anders Nilsen Argues That Poetry is Useless

• Paste Magazine - Creativity Loves Constraint