Ellen T. Crenshaw Illustration

Hi, I'm Ellen T. Crenshaw! I'm a cartoonist and illustrator living on Massachusetts' North Shore. I've written and illustrated the New York Times bestselling Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations of Stacey's Mistake, Kristy and the Walking Disaster, and Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter by Ann M. Martin. I'm the co-creator with Colleen AF Venable of Kiss Number 8, which was nominated for an Eisner Award and longlisted for the National Book Award. A longtime creator of history comics, my first nonfiction graphic novel is What Was the Turning Point of the Civil War?: Alfred Waud Goes to Gettysburg, a Who HQ title. When I'm not making comics, I love playing video games, hiking with my dog, and analyzing movies with my husband.

Honors and Awards
2019 Russ Manning Award Nominee
2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist Selection - Kiss Number 8
2019 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids - Kiss Number 8
2020 Tayshas Reading List Selection - Kiss Number 8
2020 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection - Kiss Number 8
2020 EGL Awards: Mosaic Award - Kiss Number 8
2020 EGL Awards: Best in Young Adult Graphic Literature (Fiction) - Kiss Number 8
2020 Eisner Award Nominee: Best Publication for Teens - Kiss Number 8

Selected Clients
Scholastic
:01 First Second Books
Penguin Workshop
Epic! for Kids
Audible Originals
Highlights Magazine
Kazoo! Magazine
Harper Collins UK
The Nib

Contact
etcrenshaw [at] gmail [dot] com

For publishing inquiries, please contact my literary agent, Molly O'Neill at Root Literary.
For more art—but mostly pictures of my dog—see instagram.com/etcillustration
Photo credit: Scott Murry