Leland Myrick

Leland Myrick
Born1961 (age 6364)
Missouri, U.S.
OccupationAuthor and illustrator
Alma materUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis
California State University, Los Angeles
Notable worksMissouri Boy
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Leland Myrick (born 1961) is an American author and illustrator. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection, and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy. He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling Feynman (2011), a graphic biography of Richard Feynman written by Jim Ottaviani for First Second Books. Myrick's first fantasy novel, The Ten, was named to Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2012.