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Svetlana was born and raised Russian, and came to Canada at the tender age of 16. She finished high school here, then graduated Sheridan College with a three-year Classical Animation Diploma and is currently a freelance artist, as well as a fledgling North-American equivalent of a manga-ka. She has been in a love-hate relationship with comics and manga for several years now because she is too weak to break it off. Svetlana has drawn for how-to-draw-manga books, RPG manuals, toy designs, animation, book covers and a bunch of online comics. She is an accomplished flake and has no attention span which makes writing coherent bios quite a challenge. Hobbies include: sleeping and reading more comics than is healthy for her wallet. Also, sometimes, eating. Recent and current works12/04/2007 - Dramacon 3; Tokyopop 10/31/2006 - Mangaka America; Collins Design. Contributing artist. 10/10/2006 - Dramacon 2; Tokyopop 10/11/2005 - Dramacon 1; Tokyopop summer 2005 to summer 2007 - The Adventures of CG!; Cosmogirl 10/10/2003 to current - Nightsilver; Wirepop.com spring 2003 to current- Chasing Rainbows; Girlamatic.com 2002 to current - Svetlania Weekly; Svetlania.com 2004 to current - Svetlania Wheneverly; Wirepop.com Awards & nominations2007 - Dramacon on the recommended list of YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2007 - Dramacon nominated for Special Recognition Eisner Award 2006 - MangaCast Yomi for best global manga of 2006 2006 - Dramacon nominated for a Harvey Award in the Best New Series of 2006 category 2005 - Dramacon named as one of Best Comics of 2005 by Publishers Weekly Workshops & seminars
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Svetlana on the Web 1/10/08 - Interview with Dramacon Creator Svetlana Chmakova; 12/27/07 - Svetlana Chmakova vs. Faith Erin Hicks: The Pictures!; 12/2007 - MacX giving gift to Svetlana Chmakova; 12/09/2007 - Yen Press Pumps Yen Plus, New Manga for 2008; 6/20/2007 - Summer Blog Blast Tour: Svetlana Chmakova; Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog 5/8/2007 - Modern Manga: A Russian immigrant draws on her passion to become a star in Japanese cartooning; The Star.com 4/9/2007 - Inside Yen Press; Newsarama.com 2/24/2007 - Yen Press to Launch with New Chmakova; Licenced Manga; 1/2007 - Svetlana Chmakova - Animé Los Angeles Interview; DGH Studios 12/12/06 - Behind the Scenes at Dramacon; Publishers Weekly 2006 - Interview: Svetlana Chmakova; 10/30/06 - Tania del Rio on Mangaka America; 10/10/06 - Interview part 1: Dramacon's Svetlana Chmakova; 6/18/06 - Svetlana Chmakova Interview (Tokyopop Dramacon); Animebordom.co.uk 4/2006 - Svetlana Chmakova interview; 7/5/2005 - Japanese manga takes humongous step; |

