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{{family name hatnote|[[Nguyễn]]|Trung|Nguyen|lang=Vietnamese}}
{{short description|Vietnamese-American cartoonist}}
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| name          = Trung Le Nguyen
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| caption       = Trung in 2022
| birth_name    = Nguyễn Lê Trung
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| birth_place   = [[Palawan]], [[Philippines]]
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| nationality   = American
| other_names   = Trungles
| occupation    = Cartoonist
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| education     = [[Hamline University]]
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| notable_works = ''[[The Magic Fish]]''
| website       = {{URL|trungles.com}}
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'''Trung Le Nguyen''' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: Nguyễn Lê Trung, born June 2, 1990),<ref>{{cite web|title= Nguyen, Trung Le|work= [[Library of Congress]] |language= en |url= https://lccn.loc.gov/n2019059480 |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206153507/https://lccn.loc.gov/n2019059480 |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> also known as '''Trungles''', is a [[Vietnamese American]] [[cartoonist]]. He is best known as the author of the graphic novel ''[[The Magic Fish]]'', published by [[Penguin Random House|Random House Graphic]] in 2020.

==Biography==
===Early life and career===
Trung Le Nguyen was born in a [[Vietnamese boat people|Vietnamese refugee camp]] somewhere in the [[Philippines]] [[Palawan|Province of Palawan]] and moved to the United States as a child in 1992.<ref name="NBC"/><ref>{{cite web|title= Laurel Snyder & Trung Le Nguyen Create Fairy Hunter Graphic Memoir |first= Rich |last= Johnston |date= March 14, 2022 |work= [[Bleeding Cool]] |language= en |url= https://bleedingcool.com/comics/laurel-snyder-trung-le-nguyen-create-fairy-hunter-graphic-memoir/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206095053/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/laurel-snyder-trung-le-nguyen-create-fairy-hunter-graphic-memoir/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He began drawing comics in middle school but gave up the pastime in college, stating, "I never really thought to make it a career. It always seemed like this fluffy way for me to pass the time".<ref name="Column"/> He graduated from [[Hamline University]] with a bachelor's degree in [[studio art]] with a minor in [[art history]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title= The Magic Fish Lesson Plan |work= [[San Diego State University|Center for SDSU]] |language= en |url= https://comics.sdsu.edu/_resources/docs/sketchbooks/magic-fish-lesson-plan.pdf |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206152100/https://comics.sdsu.edu/_resources/docs/sketchbooks/magic-fish-lesson-plan.pdf |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= First Literary Salon of the Semester *Draws* a Great Crowd |first= Chloë |last= Moore |date= March 2024 |work= [[Macalester College]] |language= en |url= https://www.macalester.edu/the-words/home/the-words-march-2024/first-literary-salon-of-the-semester-draws-a-great-crowd/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206150747/https://www.macalester.edu/the-words/home/the-words-march-2024/first-literary-salon-of-the-semester-draws-a-great-crowd/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month |date= May 3, 2023 |work= [[GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders]] |language= en |url= https://www.glad.org/celebrating-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-aapi-heritage-month/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206122441/https://www.glad.org/celebrating-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-aapi-heritage-month/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally planning to pursue a career in [[arts administration]], he instead chose to pursue a career in comics.<ref name="Column"/> Trung's art is noted for its use of traditional inking and penciling and references to Vietnamese imagery,<ref name="Gizmodo">{{cite web |last=Whtibrook |first=James |title=A Young Boy Dreams of Fantastical Loves in This Gorgeous Look Inside The Magic Fish |url= https://gizmodo.com/a-young-boy-dreams-of-fantastical-loves-in-this-gorgeou-1845348194 |work=[[Gizmodo]] |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090240/https://gizmodo.com/a-young-boy-dreams-of-fantastical-loves-in-this-gorgeou-1845348194 |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]], and classic [[children's literature]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |last=Wang |first=Jen |title=Watery Fairy Tales |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/books/review/the-little-mermaid-jerry-pinkney-the-magic-fish-trung-le-nguyen.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 4, 2020 |access-date= January 17, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240117014148/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/books/review/the-little-mermaid-jerry-pinkney-the-magic-fish-trung-le-nguyen.html |archive-date= January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> He cites [[Rose O'Neill]], [[Heinrich Lefler]], and [[Harry Clarke]] among his influences.<ref name="Column">{{cite web|title= Spotlight on the Arts: Trung Le Nguyen (or Trungles) |first= Cassandra |last= Snow |date= September 12, 2017 |work= The Column |language= en |url= https://thecolu.mn/33613/spotlight-arts-trung-le-nguyen-trungles |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090102/https://thecolu.mn/33613/spotlight-arts-trung-le-nguyen-trungles |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017, Trung was a jurist for the [[Ignatz Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title= Emil Ferris’s graphic novel ‘Monsters’ tops diverse slate of 2017 Ignatz Award winners |first= Michael |last= Cavna |date= September 18, 2017 |work= [[The Washington Post]] |language= en |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/09/18/emil-ferriss-graphic-novel-monsters-tops-diverse-slate-of-2017-ignatz-award-winners/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206093449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/09/18/emil-ferriss-graphic-novel-monsters-tops-diverse-slate-of-2017-ignatz-award-winners/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= SPX Ignatz Award nominees: Books tackling bigotry top ‘the Spirit Awards of comics’ |first= Michael |last= Cavna |date= August 17, 2017 |work= [[The Washington Post]] |language= en |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/17/spx-ignatz-award-nominees-books-tackling-bigotry-top-the-spirit-awards-of-comics/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206093445/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/08/17/spx-ignatz-award-nominees-books-tackling-bigotry-top-the-spirit-awards-of-comics/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2017 his coloring book ''Fauns & Fairies'' was published by [[Oni Press]] under their [[erotic comics]] imprint Limerence Press.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Houxbois |first1=Véronique |title=Queer Visibility Interview: Trungles Brings FAUNS AND FAIRIES to Life |url=http://www.comicosity.com/queer-visibility-interview-trungles-brings-fauns-and-fairies-to-life/ |work=Comicosity |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802092453/https://www.comicosity.com/queer-visibility-interview-trungles-brings-fauns-and-fairies-to-life/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018, he was an artist on the [[Image Comics]] [[romance comics]] anthology ''Twisted Romance'', written by [[Alex de Campi]].<ref name="AVC">{{cite web |last=Sava |first=Oliver |title=A princess flees her life of captivity in this Twisted Romance #4 exclusive |url= https://www.avclub.com/a-princess-flees-her-life-of-captivity-in-this-twisted-1822513322 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=January 29, 2018  |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090301/https://www.avclub.com/a-princess-flees-her-life-of-captivity-in-this-twisted-1822513322 |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, [[Penguin Random House|Random House Graphic]] published Trung's debut graphic novel ''The Magic Fish''.<ref>{{cite web|title= 'The Magic Fish' is a story of language, transformation and family |first= Julia Dixon |last= Evans |date= December 12, 2022 |work= [[KPBS (TV)|KPBS]] |language= en |url= https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2022/12/12/the-magic-fish-is-a-story-of-language-transformation-and-family |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206160312/https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2022/12/12/the-magic-fish-is-a-story-of-language-transformation-and-family |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The book, which follows a young Vietnamese gay immigrant and his parents who bond and learn English through [[fairy tale]] books, was inspired by Trung's upbringing.<ref name="NYT"/><ref>{{cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |title=How a Cartoonist Found Inspiration for 'The Magic Fish' |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-trung-le-nguyen-found-inspiration-magic-fish-1283013/ |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 6, 2020 |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090305/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-trung-le-nguyen-found-inspiration-magic-fish-1283013/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, it was reported that Trung's second graphic novel titled ''Angelica And The Bear Prince'' would be published by [[Random House|Random House Graphic]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title= Trung Le Nguyen's Second Graphic Novel, Angelica And The Bear Prince |first= Rich |last= Johnston |date= April 4, 2022 |work= [[Bleeding Cool]] |language= en |url= https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trung-le-nguyens-second-graphic-novel-angelica-and-the-bear-prince/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206095016/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/trung-le-nguyens-second-graphic-novel-angelica-and-the-bear-prince/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Rights Report: Week of March 14, 2022 |date= March 15, 2022 |magazine= [[Publishers Weekly]] |issn= 0000-0019 |language= en |url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/88772-rights-report-week-of-march-14-2022.html |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206123232/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/88772-rights-report-week-of-march-14-2022.html |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Personal life===
Trung is gay,<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last=Gandhi |first=Lakshmi |title=In many Asian languages, 'LGBTQ' doesn't translate. Here's how some fill the gaps. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/many-asian-languages-lgbtq-doesn-t-translate-here-s-how-n1242314 |work=[[NBC News]]|date= October 10, 2020 |access-date= November 26, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241126204211/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/many-asian-languages-lgbtq-doesn-t-translate-here-s-how-n1242314 |archive-date= November 26, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and uses pronouns he/they.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Trung Lê Capecchi-Nguyễn |user=Trungles |number=1485053882401234944 |title=I'm non-binary. I don't really feel the need to explain it. |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220123010102/https://twitter.com/Trungles/status/1485053882401234944 |archive-date= January 23, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He resides in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Balbastro |first1=Jackie |title=Interview with Trung Le Nguyen |work= Pine Reads Review |date=4 December 2020 |url= https://www.pinereadsreview.com/blog/interview-with-trung-le-nguyen/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090442/https://www.pinereadsreview.com/blog/interview-with-trung-le-nguyen/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Interview with Artist & Writer Trung Le Nguyen |first= Michele |last= Kirichanskaya |date= February 2, 2022 |work= [[Geeks OUT]] |language= en |url= https://www.geeksout.org/2022/02/02/interview-with-artist-writer-trung-le-nguyen/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206100756/https://www.geeksout.org/2022/02/02/interview-with-artist-writer-trung-le-nguyen/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
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! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Publisher
! scope="col"| Identifier
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{refh}}
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! scope="row"| ''Fauns & Fairies: The Adult Fantasy Coloring Book''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| [[Oni Press|Limerence Press]]
| {{ISBN|978-1-62010-403-3}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= Oni Press' Solicitations for August 2017 |first= 
Tim |last= Cappelli |date= May 23, 2017 |work= [[ Comic Book Resources]] |language= en |url= https://www.cbr.com/oni-press-solicitations-for-august-2017/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206144144/https://www.cbr.com/oni-press-solicitations-for-august-2017/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|title= PREVIEW: Fauns & Fairies: The Adult Fantasy Coloring Book |first= Tim |last= Cappelli |date= September 18, 2017 |work= [[ Comic Book Resources]] |language= en |url= https://www.cbr.com/fauns-fairies-the-adult-fantasy-coloring-book/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206144128/https://www.cbr.com/fauns-fairies-the-adult-fantasy-coloring-book/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Twisted Romance #4''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2018
| [[Image Comics]]
| {{ASIN|B077XKXFGY}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="AVC"/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Adventure Time Marshall Lee Spectacular''
| [[Boom! Studios]]
| {{ASIN|B01M07CJBI}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Syfy">{{cite web |last1=Sagers |first1=Aaron |title=Exclusive: S.M. Vidaurri's Adventure Time: Marshall Lee Spectacular Spotify playlist |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/adventure-time-marshall-lee-spectacular-spotify-playlist-exclusive |work=[[SyFy]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=May 3, 2017 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130082634/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/adventure-time-marshall-lee-spectacular-spotify-playlist-exclusive |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Star Spinner Tarot''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2020
| [[Chronicle Books]]
| {{ISBN|978-1-4521-8006-9}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hampton |first1=Jameson |title=REVIEW: A Gorgeous Take on Fairytales: Trungles' Star Spinner Tarot |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2020/07/a-gorgeous-take-on-fairytales-trungles-star-spinner-tarot/ |work= [[WomenWriteAboutComics]] |date=July 6, 2020 |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206090551/https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2020/07/a-gorgeous-take-on-fairytales-trungles-star-spinner-tarot/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Magic Fish]]''
| [[Penguin Random House|Random House Graphic]]
| {{ISBN|978-0-593-12529-8}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine|title= The Magic Fish author Trung Le Nguyen discusses the heroism of fairy tales: 'It's a fantasy of growth' |first= Christian |last= Holub |date= October 16, 2020 |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |issn= 1049-0434 |language= en |url= https://ew.com/books/the-magic-fish-trung-le-nguyen-interview/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206152116/https://ew.com/books/the-magic-fish-trung-le-nguyen-interview/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Aquaman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2021
| [[DC Comics]]
| {{ASIN|B09DGR27M3}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: full line-up, covers, preview |first1= Michael |last1= Doran  |first2= Chris |last2= Arrant |date= August 30, 2021 |work= [[GamesRadar+]] |language= en |url= https://www.gamesradar.com/aquaman-celebrates-80th-anniversary-in-100-page-special/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240825051052/https://www.gamesradar.com/aquaman-celebrates-80th-anniversary-in-100-page-special/ |archive-date= August 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|title= Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Not-Preview |first= Jude |last= Terror |date= August 29, 2021 |work= [[Bleeding Cool]] |language= en |url= https://bleedingcool.com/comics/aquaman-80th-anniversary-100-page-super-spectacular-1-not-preview/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206164811/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/aquaman-80th-anniversary-100-page-super-spectacular-1-not-preview/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Accolades ==
Trung was nominated for a 2021 [[Eisner Award]] for Best Writer/Artist. ''The Magic Fish'' won two 2021 [[Harvey Awards]] for Book of the Year and Best Children or Young Adult Book. It was also named a top book on the [[American Library Association]]'s Rainbow List in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 2021 Rainbow Book List |date= February 10, 2021 |url=https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1341 |language=en-US |work= [[Rainbow Round Table|Rainbow Book List]] |access-date= April 13, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240413084731/https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1341 |archive-date= April 13, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and was selected as one of the best books of 2020 by ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cannon |first1=Margaret |last2=Canton |first2=Jeffrey |last3=Pereira |first3=Judith |last4=Rogers |first4=Sean |last5=Scott |first5=Alec |last6=Colbert |first6=Jade |title=The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2020 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-the-globe-100-our-favourite-books-of-2020/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=December 4, 2020 |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206091724/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-the-globe-100-our-favourite-books-of-2020/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[New York Public Library]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pullen |first1=Emily |title=Introducing NYPL's Best Books of 2020 |url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/24/introducing-nypls-best-books-2020 |work=[[New York Public Library]] |date=November 24, 2020 |access-date= December 1, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241201160524/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/24/introducing-nypls-best-books-2020 |archive-date= December 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Nerdist]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Rosie |title=The Best Comics of 2020 |url=https://nerdist.com/article/best-comics-of-2020/ |work=[[Nerdist]] |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date= September 16, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240916040413/https://nerdist.com/article/best-comics-of-2020/ |archive-date= September 16, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="col"| Organizations{{efn|Awards, festivals, honors and other miscellaneous organizations are listed in alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony.}}
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col" Width=10%| Work
! scope="col"| Result 
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! scope="row"| [[British Fantasy Award]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2021 
| Best Comic/Graphic Novel
| rowspan="14"| ''[[The Magic Fish]]''
| {{CFinalist}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine|title= Here Are the Finalists for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards |first= Andrew |last= Liptak |date= July 27, 2021 |magazine= [[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]] |language= en |url= https://reactormag.com/british-fantasy-award-society-nominees-2021-fantasycon/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207114715/https://reactormag.com/british-fantasy-award-society-nominees-2021-fantasycon/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/f>{{cite magazine|title= 2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners |date= September 27, 2021 |magazine= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |issn= 0047-4959 |language= en |url= https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207115441/https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Delaware Library Association]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2023
| Blue Hen Book Award for Graphic Novels for Teen Readers
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= 2023 Winners and Nominees - Blue Hen Book Award |work= [[Delaware Division of Libraries]] |language= en |url= https://guides.lib.de.us/c.php?g=127491&p=9487995 |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207172304/https://guides.lib.de.us/c.php?g=127491&p=9487995 |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Dragon Con]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2021 
| [[Dragon Awards]] for Best Graphic Novel
| {{CFinalist}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine|title= Here Are the 2021 Dragon Award Finalists |first= Andrew |last= Liptak |date= August 12, 2021 |magazine= [[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]] |language= en |url= https://reactormag.com/dragoncon-dragon-awards-finalists-ballot-science-fiction-fantasy/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207165313/https://reactormag.com/dragoncon-dragon-awards-finalists-ballot-science-fiction-fantasy/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/f>{{cite magazine|title= 2021 Dragon Awards Winners |date= September 7, 2021 |magazine= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |issn= 0047-4959 |language= en |url= https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-dragon-awards-winners/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207165223/https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-dragon-awards-winners/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Eisner Awards]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2021 
| Best Writer/Artist
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= Superman Smashes the Klan, The Department of Truth and More: 2021 Eisner Nominees Revealed |first= Jesse |last= Schedeen |date= June 10, 2021 |work= [[IGN]] |language= en |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2021-will-eisner-comic-book-awards-nominees |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206104136/https://www.ign.com/articles/2021-will-eisner-comic-book-awards-nominees |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|title= 2021 Eisner Award Winners Announced at Comic-Con |first= Noah |last= Dominguez |date= July 24, 2021 |work= [[Comic Book Resources]] |language= en |url= https://www.cbr.com/eisner-awarsd-2021-winners/ |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241206120118/https://www.cbr.com/eisner-awarsd-2021-winners/ |archive-date= December 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[GLAAD Media Award]]
| style="text-align: center;"| [[32nd GLAAD Media Awards|2021]]
| [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book|Outstanding Comic Book]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title= 'Schitt’s Creek,' 'Happiest Season' Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees |first= Reid |last= Nakamura |date= January 28, 2021 |work= [[TheWrap]] |language= en |url= https://www.thewrap.com/glaad-media-award-nominations/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207123221/https://www.thewrap.com/glaad-media-award-nominations/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite magazine|title= GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Happiest Season,’ Sam Smith Take Top Prizes |first= Chris |last= Gardner |date= April 8, 2021 |issn= 0018-3660 |magazine= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language= en |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-glaad-media-awards-winners-list-4163402/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207123431/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-glaad-media-awards-winners-list-4163402/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Harvey Awards]]
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"| 2021 
| Book of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|title= WandaVision, The Magic Fish & Chainsaw Man win big at Harvey Awards at NYCC |first= Rich |last= Sands |date= October 8, 2021 |work= [[Syfy]] |language= en |url= https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/harvey-awards-winners-the-magic-fish-named-book-of-the-year |access-date= December 6, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220120085750/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/harvey-awards-winners-the-magic-fish-named-book-of-the-year |archive-date= January 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Best Children or Young Adult Book
| {{won}}
|- 
! scope="row"| [[International Literacy Association]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2021
| Young Adult Fiction
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title= International Literacy Association Announces 2021 Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Awards Winners |author=  ILA Staff |date= May 12, 2021 |work= [[International Literacy Association]] |language= en |url= https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2021/05/12/international-literacy-association-announces-2021-children-s-and-young-adults-book-awards-winners |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207142319/https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2021/05/12/international-literacy-association-announces-2021-children-s-and-young-adults-book-awards-winners |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}<br/>{{cite web|title= Children's and Young Adult Book Awards |work= [[International Literacy Association]] |language= en |url= https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/ila-children%27s-and-young-adults%27-book-awards |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207142420/https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/ila-children%27s-and-young-adults%27-book-awards |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Lambda Literary Awards]]
| style="text-align: center;"| [[33rd Lambda Literary Awards|2021]]
| [[Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature|LGBTQ Young Adult]]
| {{CFinalist}}
| style="text-align:center;""| <ref>{{cite web|title= Here are the finalists for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award. |first= Rasheeda |last= Saka |date= March 15, 2021 |work= [[Literary Hub]] |language= en |url= https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2021-lambda-literary-award/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207125109/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2021-lambda-literary-award/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite magazine|title= 2021 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced |date= June 2, 2021 |issn= 0000-0019 |magazine= [[Publishers Weekly]] |language= en |url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3282 |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207125513/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3282 |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Mare di Libri Book Prize 
| style="text-align: center;"| 2023 
| Best Graphic Novel
| {{won}}{{efn|name=A|The prize was awarded to the Italian version of the book titled ''Magic fish. Le storie del pesce magico''.}}
| style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite magazine|title= Magic Fish, un fumetto sul potere delle fiabe. Intervista con Trung Le Nguyen |first= Gabriella |last= Pezzani |date= July 1, 2022 |magazine= [[:it:laFeltrinelli|Maremosso – Il magazine de La Feltrinelli]] |language= it |url= https://maremosso.lafeltrinelli.it/fumetti/magic-fish-il-fumetto-d-esordio-di-trung-le-nguyen |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207131227/https://maremosso.lafeltrinelli.it/fumetti/magic-fish-il-fumetto-d-esordio-di-trung-le-nguyen |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|title= Magic Fish Di Trung Le Nguyen Vince Il Premio Mare Di Libri "Miglior graphic novel per giovani lettori e lettrici" |date= June 19, 2023 |work= [[:it:Tunué|Tunué]] |language= it |url= https://www.tunue.com/magic-fish-di-trung-le-nguyen-vince-il-premio-mare-di-libri-miglior-graphic-novel-per-giovani-lettori-e-lettrici/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207131422/https://www.tunue.com/magic-fish-di-trung-le-nguyen-vince-il-premio-mare-di-libri-miglior-graphic-novel-per-giovani-lettori-e-lettrici/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Romics|Romics del Fumetto Award]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2023 
| Best Children's Book
| {{won}}{{efn|name=A}}
| style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= Palmares Premio Romics del Fumetto
 |work= [[Romics]] |language= it |url= https://www.romics.it/en/node/1565 |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207135704/https://www.romics.it/en/node/1565 |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[South Dakota Library Association]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2023 
| Teen Choice Book Awards for Middle School
| {{won|Honored}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= Teen Choice Winners |work= [[South Dakota Library Association]] |language= en |url= https://www.sdlibraryassociation.org/page/TCWinners |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207171132/https://www.sdlibraryassociation.org/page/TCWinners |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2022
| [[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]]
| {{CFinalist}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|title= 2022 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Finalists Announced |author= Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) |author-link= The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents |date= May 4, 2022 |work= [[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]] |language= en |url= https://alan-ya.org/2022/05/04/2022-amelia-elizabeth-walden-book-award-finalists-announced%ef%bf%bc/ |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207141339/https://alan-ya.org/2022/05/04/2022-amelia-elizabeth-walden-book-award-finalists-announced%EF%BF%BC/ |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}<br/>{{cite web|title= 2021 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner Announced |work= [[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]] |language= en |url= https://alan-ya.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-Walden-Award-Press-Release-Winner.pdf |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230123021859/https://alan-ya.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-Walden-Award-Press-Release-Winner.pdf |archive-date= January 23, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Virginia Library Association]]
| style="text-align: center;"| 2021
| VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Awards for Youth
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title= 
2020 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award Winners Announced  |work= [[Virginia Library Association]] |language= en |url= https://vla.memberclicks.net/2020-vla-graphic-novel-diversity-award-winners-announced |access-date= December 7, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241207111546/https://vla.memberclicks.net/2020-vla-graphic-novel-diversity-award-winners-announced |archive-date= December 7, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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