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Vera Brosgol
Vera Brosgol
Born	August 2, 1984 (age 40); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Pen name	Verabee
Occupation	Cartoonist, storyboard artist, comics writer
Nationality	American; Canadian
Education	Sheridan College
Period	2010–present

Vera Brosgol, also known as the Verabee (b. August 2, 1984, in Moscow), is a cartoonist and storyboard artist.

Life and career

Brosgol was born in the Soviet Union but grew up in the United States and Canada. She is a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She worked for Laika Entertainment, where she did storyboards and concept art for their animation productions. Brosgol collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on L'il Mell and Sergio for Girlamatic and has drawn several guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round.^[1]

2005 Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent for her work on Flight and Hopeless Savages B-Sides^[2]
2006 Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker for Snow-Bo (Film Society of Portland)^[3]
2007 Darkly Award for Snow-Bo (Channel Frederator Podcast)^[4]
2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12–17) for Anya's Ghost^[5]
2012 Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers for Anya's Ghost^[6]
2016 Caldecott Honor for Leave Me Alone!^[7]

2002: "Babeland" (part of Mostly Acquisitions)
2003: Wary Tales Anthology
2002–2004: Return to Sender (discontinued)
2004: "I Wish..." (part of Flight Volume One)^[8]
2005: "Salmoning" (part of Flight Volume Two)
2005: Hopeless Savages: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (as co-illustrator)
2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of Flight Volume Four)
2011: Anya's Ghost^[6]
2015: "Olive's Story" (part of Gotham Academy: Endgame special)
2016: Leave Me Alone!
2018: Be Prepared
2019: The Little Guys
2021: Memory Jars
2022: A Spoonful of Frogs
2024: Plain Jane and the Mermaid