Award-Winning Graphic Novelist Andrew Howel

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andrew Howell wrote and illustrated his debut graphic novel, Beyond, a comedic supernatural thriller. His work earned him the 2022 eLit Awards Silver Medal Winner for Graphic Novel/Drawn in the Book Humor Cartoon category.
Howell is a storyboard artist who has worked for Pencilmation, a digital animation studio, over the past four years. He is adept at translating written stories and verbal concepts into useful drawings that can dramatically tell a story. While drawing moved from a hobby to a passion to a vocation, Howell has developed online illustrated content for nearly a decade. He has three webcomics that have generated several million views annually. He is active in the graphic arts community, with appearances at Edmonton Fan Expo, Panel One Expo, Vancouver Fan Expo, Calgary Comic Con, and Winnipeg Comic Con.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Calgary in 2018. He also is the recipient of a Kevin O'Leary "Future Dragons" Award & Grant, and the recipient of a Youth Central Grant. His hobbies include gaming, karate, guitar, and miniatures and model-making. Howell was born, raised in, and is a current resident of Calgary, Canada. He lived a few early years in Alaska. For more information, visit: www.jollybiscuit.com.