Award-winning author Ellen Forney will visit the University of Nebraska Omaha on October 5 for a reading and book signing. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by UNO's English Department/Creative Nonfiction Program and Barbi Hayes.

Ellen Forney’s work includes the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me, the story of her diagnosis and struggle with bipolar disorder, and its companion book, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life,.  An international voice for mental health awareness, her work has been widely taught and has earned numerous recognitions, including Best Graphic Medicine Publication by JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). Forney also curated “Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived & Well-Drawn,” a traveling exhibition on comics and health, for the National Library of Medicine. Her work has been published and reviewed in a variety of media, including Washington Post, New York Times, Psychology Today, NPR, and LA Times, among others.