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Macalester Alumnus wins 2012 Hugo Award for comic  Digger

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Download (//d2ihvqrbsd9p9p.cloudfront.net/contentAsset/raw-data/deb756d0-e429-455e-bb60-8ab1c2e41c0a/image1)Macalester Alumnus wins 2012 Hugo Award for comic “Digger”St. Paul, Minn. - Ursula Vernon, author of the popularchildren’s book series “Dragonbreath” and a 1998 MacalesterAnthropology graduate, has won a 2012 Hugo Award for BestGraphic Story for her comic “Digger.”The Hugo Award, presented annually since 1955, is the leadingaward for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy.“Digger,” is a comic about a practical wombat trapped in aquirky fantasy world.According to Vernon, it began in 2003 “in a tiny 400 sq. footapartment on Grand Avenue... with my back wedged against aradiator that sounded like it was full of angry raccoons.”Posted every Tuesday and Thursday, the story grew over theyears to a saga over 700 pages in length, finally concluding onthe web in 2010.Sofawolf Press, an independent publisher based in Minneapolis,Minn., packaged and published the comic in six print volumes,the last of which was released in the summer of 2011.In its early years, “Digger” won several webcomics awards forits distinctive black and white art style, and its printpresentation earned Vernon a nomination for “Talent MostDeserving of Wider Recognition” in the comic industry’sEisner Awards in 2006.In 2009, science fiction and fantasy’s Hugo Awards added a new category for “Best Graphic Story.” It isunder this category that “Digger” print collection has been nominated.The Hugos are awarded each year by the World Science Fiction Society, at the World Science FictionConvention or “WorldCon,” the premier gathering of authors, artists, fans and dealers in the world sciencefiction community. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of “Worldcon,” which is also responsible foradministering them. Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,035students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence,internationalism, multiculturalism and civic engagement.  Learn more at macalester.edu(http://www.macalester.edu/).October 15 2012About Macalester (http://www.macalester.edu/about/)Academics (http://www.macalester.edu/academics/)Macalester Alumnus wins 2012 Hugo Award for comic “Digger” - News... http://www.macalester.edu/news/2012/10/macalester-alumnus-wins-201...1 of 2 7/6/2016 1:40 PMAdmissions & Financial Aid (http://www.macalester.edu/admissions/)Life at Mac (http://www.macalester.edu/lifeatmac/)Support Mac (http://www.macalester.edu/supportmac/)Macalester Alumnus wins 2012 Hugo Award for comic “Digger” - News... http://www.macalester.edu/news/2012/10/macalester-alumnus-wins-201...2 of 2 7/6/2016 1:40 PM

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Macalester Alumnus wins 2012 Hugo Award for comic Digger

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