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I think it is accurate to describe Trung as "Vietnamese American" regardless of what his specific citizenship is; this is also how he self-identifies on his website
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| name          = Trung Le Nguyen
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| birth_name    = Nguyễn Lê Trung
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|2}}  
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| birth_place  = [[Palawan]], [[Philippines]]
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'''Trung Le Nguyen''' (born June 2, 1990), 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.
'''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==
==Biography==
===Early life and career===
===Early life and career===
Trung Le Nguyen was born in a Vietnamese refugee camp in the [[Philippines]] and moved to the United States as a child in 1992.<ref name="NBC"/> 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. Originally planning to pursue a career in [[arts administration]], he instead chose to pursue a career in comics.<ref name="Column"/> Nguyen's art is noted for its use of traditional inking and penciling<ref name="Gizmodo"/> and references to Vietnamese imagery, [[Shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]], and classic [[children's literature]].<ref name="NYT"/> He cites [[Rose O'Neill]], [[Heinrich Lefler]], and [[Harry Clarke]] among his influences.<ref name="Column"/>
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, Nguyen was a jurist for the [[Ignatz Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ignatz Award Nominations |url=https://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2017-ignatz-nominees |website=[[Small Press Expo]] |date=August 17, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2020 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121163453/https://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2017-ignatz-nominees |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2017 his coloring book ''Fauns & Fairies'' was published by [[Oni Press]] under their [[erotic comics]] imprint Limerence Press.<ref name="Comicosity"/> In 2018, he was an artist on the [[Image Comics]] [[romance comics]] anthology ''Twisted Romance'', written by [[Alex de Campi]].<ref name="AVC"/> In October 2020, [[Penguin Random House|Random House Graphic]] published Nguyen's debut graphic novel ''The Magic Fish''.<ref name="THR"/> The book, which follows a young Vietnamese gay immigrant and his parents who bond and learn English through [[fairy tale]] books, was inspired by Nguyen's upbringing.<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="THR"/>
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===
===Personal life===
Nguyen is gay,<ref name="NBC"/> non-binary,<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.}}</ref> and uses pronouns he/they. He resides in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Balbastro |first1=Jackie |title=Interview with Trung Le Nguyen |url=https://www.pinereadsreview.com/blog/interview-with-trung-le-nguyen/ |website=Pine Reads Review |access-date=23 December 2020 |date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
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>


==Selected bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Magic Fish]]'' ([[Penguin Random House|Random House Graphic]], 2020)<ref name="NYT"/>
{|class= "wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
* ''Star Spinner Tarot'' ([[Chronicle Books]], 2020)<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/ |website=Women Write About Comics |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col"| Title
* ''Twisted Romance'' #4 ([[Image Comics]], 2018)<ref name="AVC"/>
! scope="col"| Year
* ''[[Adventure Time]] Marshall Lee Spectacular'' ([[Boom! Studios]], 2018)<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 |website=[[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="col"| Publisher
* ''Fauns & Fairies: The Adult Fantasy Coloring Book'' ([[Oni Press|Limerence Press]], 2017)<ref name="Comicosity"/>
! 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==
== Accolades ==
Nguyen was nominated for a 2021 [[Eisner Award]] for Best Writer/Artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2021-eisner-awards-nominations|title=2021 Eisner Awards Nominations|date=June 8, 2021|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609180850/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2021-eisner-awards-nominations|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Magic Fish'' won two 2021 [[Harvey Awards]] for Book of the Year and Best Children or Young Adult Book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harveyawards.com/en-us/about/news/harvey-awards-reveal-2021-winners.html|title=Harvey Awards Reveal 2021 Winners|date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> 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|url=https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1341|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Rainbow Book List|language=en-US}}</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/ |website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=December 4, 2020}}</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 |website=[[New York Public Library]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=November 24, 2020}}</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/ |website=[[Nerdist]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>
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>


==References==
{|class= "wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{{reflist|refs=
! 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
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{refh}}
|-
! 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>
|-
! 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>
|-
! 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>
|-
|}


<ref name="AVC">{{cite web |last1=Sava |first1=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?fbclid=IwAR3t6C6lAfbQfjX2oE-uOQR2J78tUmn6As5ObO455qya2aGfYfOZZwGgETQ |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=January 29, 2018}}</ref>
== Notes ==
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<ref name="Column">{{cite web |last1=Snow |first1=Cassandra |title=Spotlight on the Arts: Trung Le Nguyen (or Trungles) |url=http://thecolu.mn/33613/spotlight-arts-trung-le-nguyen-trungles |website=The Column |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
<ref name="Comicosity">{{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/ |website=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>
 
<ref name="Gizmodo">{{cite web |last1=Whtibrook |first1=James |title=A Young Boy Dreams of Fantastical Loves in This Gorgeous Look Inside The Magic Fish |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-young-boy-dreams-of-fantastical-loves-in-this-gorgeou-1845348194 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="THR">{{cite web |last1=McMillan |first1=Graeme |title=How a Cartoonist Found Inspiration for 'The Magic Fish' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-trung-le-nguyen-found-inspiration-magic-fish-1283013 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=December 6, 2020 |date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last1=Gandhi |first1=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 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=November 24, 2020 |date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=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 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=December 7, 2020 |date=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
 
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Trung Le Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Lê Trung, born June 2, 1990),[1] 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 Random House Graphic in 2020.

Biography

Early life and career

Trung Le Nguyen was born in a Vietnamese refugee camp somewhere in the Philippines Province of Palawan and moved to the United States as a child in 1992.[2][3] 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".[4] He graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in studio art with a minor in art history in 2012.[5][6][7] Originally planning to pursue a career in arts administration, he instead chose to pursue a career in comics.[4] Trung's art is noted for its use of traditional inking and penciling and references to Vietnamese imagery,[8] shōjo manga, and classic children's literature.[9] He cites Rose O'Neill, Heinrich Lefler, and Harry Clarke among his influences.[4]

In 2017, Trung was a jurist for the Ignatz Awards.[10][11] Also in 2017 his coloring book Fauns & Fairies was published by Oni Press under their erotic comics imprint Limerence Press.[12] In 2018, he was an artist on the Image Comics romance comics anthology Twisted Romance, written by Alex de Campi.[13] In 2020, Random House Graphic published Trung's debut graphic novel The Magic Fish.[14] 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.[9][15]

In 2022, it was reported that Trung's second graphic novel titled Angelica And The Bear Prince would be published by Random House Graphic in 2025.[16][17]

Personal life

Trung is gay,[2] non-binary, and uses pronouns he/they.[18] He resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[19][20]

Bibliography

Title Year Publisher Identifier Template:Refh
Fauns & Fairies: The Adult Fantasy Coloring Book 2017 Limerence Press [21]
Twisted Romance #4 2018 Image Comics Template:ASIN [13]
Adventure Time Marshall Lee Spectacular Boom! Studios Template:ASIN [22]
Star Spinner Tarot 2020 Chronicle Books [23]
The Magic Fish Random House Graphic [24]
Aquaman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 2021 DC Comics Template:ASIN [25]

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,[26] and was selected as one of the best books of 2020 by The Globe and Mail,[27] the New York Public Library,[28] and Nerdist.[29]

OrganizationsTemplate:Efn YearTemplate:Efn Category Work Result Template:Refh
British Fantasy Award 2021 Best Comic/Graphic Novel The Magic Fish Template:CFinalist [30]
Delaware Library Association 2023 Blue Hen Book Award for Graphic Novels for Teen Readers Template:Nom [31]
Dragon Con 2021 Dragon Awards for Best Graphic Novel Template:CFinalist [32]
Eisner Awards 2021 Best Writer/Artist Template:Nom [33]
GLAAD Media Award 2021 Outstanding Comic Book Template:Nom [34]
Harvey Awards 2021 Book of the Year Template:Won [35]
Best Children or Young Adult Book Template:Won
International Literacy Association 2021 Young Adult Fiction Template:Won [36]
Lambda Literary Awards 2021 LGBTQ Young Adult Template:CFinalist [37]
Mare di Libri Book Prize 2023 Best Graphic Novel Template:WonTemplate:Efn [38]
Romics del Fumetto Award 2023 Best Children's Book Template:WonTemplate:Efn [39]
South Dakota Library Association 2023 Teen Choice Book Awards for Middle School Template:Won [40]
The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents 2022 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Template:CFinalist [41]
Virginia Library Association 2021 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Awards for Youth Template:Won [42]

Notes

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References

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External links

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