Andrew Aydin

Andrew is an activist, creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series "March" and "Run."

Andrew Aydin is the creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series "March" and "Run," which chronicles the life of congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

Co-authored with the late Rep. Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, "March" is the first comics work ever to win the National Book Award. Andrew is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, a National Book Award winner, a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award honoree, a Printz Award winner, a Sibert Medal winner, a Walter Dean Myers Award winner, a two-time Eisner Award winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors.

Andrew frequently lectures at schools and universities and participates in reading programs with incarcerated youth. He served as special assistant to Connecticut Lt. Gov. Kevin B. Sullivan and as a district aide to Rep. John Larson before joining Lewis' staff in 2007. There, he served in several capacities, including campaign communications director and digital director & policy advisor, until the congressman's passing in 2020.

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