Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 90 (2025) Winner
Tessa Hulls
テッサ・ハルズ
Tessa Haruzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Point Reyes Station, Northern California, USA
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Grew up in Point Reyes Station, Northern California → Juneau, Alaska (moved in 2024)
Career
- Occupations
- graphic novelist, painter, journalist, illustrator, writer
- Active Years
- 2007-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed College | Art Department | Art | Bachelor of Arts | 2003-2007 | United States |
Reed College
Art Department
/ Art
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
2003-2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
United States
Senior thesis focused on aesthetics of community and rebellion
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize (Memoir or Autobiography) | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | 回顧録・自伝 | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2025 | John Leonard Prize (National Book Critics Circle) | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | — | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (Best Graphic Memoir) | Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir | 最優秀グラフィック・メモワール | Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize (Memoir or Autobiography)
2025
Work:
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
Category:
回顧録・自伝
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
2025
Work:
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Result:
受賞
John Leonard Prize (National Book Critics Circle)
2025
Work:
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (Best Graphic Memoir)
2025
Work:
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
Category:
最優秀グラフィック・メモワール
Organization:
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 109 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
2023 Autobiographical graphic novelAn autobiographical graphic memoir tracing the troubled lives of the author's Chinese grandmother, mother, and herself. Themes include immigration memory, intergenerational trauma, and family history expressed through food and travel.
familymemory of immigrationtraumaintergenerational relationshipsfood and memory
Bibliography
- Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Visual, lyrical storytelling incorporating comics journalism techniquesDetailed line work and contrasting color palettes
- Recurring Motifs
- foodmemorysea and travelwomen's generational stories
Legacy
Tessa Hulls has been highly regarded in the field of graphic memoirs, winning multiple major awards for 'Feeding Ghosts'. She helped promote the fusion of comics and nonfiction and has influenced younger graphic writers.
Trivia
- She is the sister of Life360 co-founder Chris Hulls.
- Moved to Juneau, Alaska in 2024.
- Studied art at Reed College and graduated in 2007 (senior thesis on aesthetics of community and rebellion).
- 'Feeding Ghosts' won multiple awards including the 2025 Pulitzer Prize.