Corinne Mucha is a

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, and teaching artist. Her comics work includes the

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funded "My Alaskan Summer," the

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award-winning "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," and the

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"Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations and Other Nonsense".

Early life and education

Corinne Mucha was born in 1983 and grew up in southern

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. She graduated with a degree in illustration from

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in 2005.

Works

* "My Alaskan Summer," 2008, 96 pages, self-published through a

grant * "My Every Single Thought," 2009, self-published * "Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense," 2011, 112 pages, published by Zest Books/

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* "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," 2012, published by

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* "Get Over It!" 2014, 106 pages, published by Secret Acres, * "The Girl Who Was Mostly Attracted to Ghosts," published by Secret Acres * "It Doesn't Exist," published by Secret Acres * "Get Over It!" published by Secret Acres * "Fixated," published by Secret Acres

Recognition

Grants and awards

award, "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," 2012 *

Foundation grant, "My Alaskan Summer," 2008

Reviews

*
Panel Mania: Corinne Mucha and the Post Break-Up Blues
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, April 16, 2014 *
9 Signs You're Over Your Ex: Corinne Mucha's "Get Over It!" is a balm for the heartbroken
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, May 19, 2014 *
Sink or Swim: Corinne Mucha Strives to “Get Over It
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, December 27, 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mucha, Corinne Living people 1983 births American comics artists American educators American graphic novelists American writers of young adult literature 21st-century American illustrators Artists from Chicago Rhode Island School of Design alumni