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  • Jason Chatfield

    New Yorker Cartoonist, Author & Stand-up Comedian in NYC. Blocked by Trump… Cartoon Editor of Metropolitan Review • Former President, National Cartoonists Society • New York Times / Esquire / Air Mail / MAD Magazine \ud83d\udcd6 NEW BOOK OUT OCT 13!

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    I’m a writer who draws. Author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and other bestsellers. My newest one is DON’T CALL IT ART: 10 WAYS TO CREATE LIKE A KID AGAIN.

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    I'm a writer and comedian, and I drink iced coffee in any weather. I write a weekly newsletter of pep talks called That's Marvelous.

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    I'm a cartoonist for The New Yorker, a children's book author and illustrator, and a kindergarten teacher. So I draw a lot! My new picture book, The Jumble, is out in November!

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