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Indiana Authors Awards Honoree

Rob Harrell

2022 Middle Grade Shortlist

Rob Harrell is the author of the middle grade novel Wink, the Life of Zarf series and the graphic novel Monster on the Hill, which was recently adapted into the animated film Rumble. In addition, Harrell created the comic strip Big Top and now writes and draws the daily strip Adam@Home. His latest book is the graphic novel Batpig: Too Pig To Fail, the second in the Batpig series after Batpig: When Pigs Fly. The third book, Batpig: Go Pig or Go Home, will be out in March of 2023.

Harrell lives in Zionsville, Indiana with his wife and their dog, Shepler.


See all the 2022 winners and learn more about the 2022 Awards. See the entire middle grade shortlists.