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Sloane Leong (born 1990) is a cartoonist, artist, and writer of Hawaiian, Chinese, Mexican, Native American, and European ancestry.

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Biography

Leong is a self-taught artist, who began self-publishing at the age of 16. [1] She works on a variety of media, including graphic novels, comics, fiction writing, and poetry, in addition to working as an editor and coach for other creators. [2]

In 2022, she attended the Clarion West's Writers Workshop. [2] In 2023, she was the recipient of the third annual Native American Writer Accelerator Grant, awarded by the Native American Media Alliance in partnership with Netflix. [3] In 2023, she was also selected as a fellow for the 8th annual Native American TV Writers Lab by the Native American Media Alliance. [4]

In 2023, Leong worked with a group of six creators to found the Cartoonist Cooperative, an organization striving to improve labor rights for those in the comics industry and support the work of members. [5]

Leong now resides on Chinook land near Portland, Oregon with her family and three dogs. [2]

Works

Graphic Novels and Comics

Fiction Writing

Leong's writing has been published in multiple magazines, journals, and websites including the Analog Science Fiction and Fact, [12] Bamboo Ridge, [13] and Lightspeed Magazine. [14]

Editorial

Awards

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResultNotes
2016A Map to the Sun Ignatz Award Outstanding MinicomicNominated [16]
2019Prism StalkerIgnatz AwardOutstanding ArtistNominated [17]
2021A Map to the SunIgnatz AwardOutstanding Graphic NovelNominated [18]
2021A Map to the Sun Eisner Awards Best Publication for TeensNominated [19]
2022Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color Australian Shadows Award Best Edited WorksWon [20]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Native American Media Alliance | Sloane Leong". nama.media. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Third Annual Native American Writer Accelerator Grant Announces Recipients". Netflix. Retrieved May 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Native American Media Alliance | 8th ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB ANNOUNCES SELECTED FELLOWS". nama.media. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ↑ Rabiroff, Zach (2023-03-29). "Cartoon Networking: A New Cartoonist Cooperative is the Latest Group of Creators to Seek Strength in Numbers". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  6. ↑ Gibson, Claire; Leong, Sloane; Churchland, Marian (2016). From under mountains. Berkeley, CA: Image Comics. ISBN   978-1-63215-944-1. OCLC   974497484.
  7. ↑ Leong, Sloane; Maher, Ariana (2018). Prism Stalker. Image Comics. Portland, OR: Image Comics. ISBN   978-1-5343-0828-2. OCLC   1056610169.
  8. ↑ Leong, Sloane (2020). A map to the sun. New York, NY: First Second. ISBN   978-1-250-14668-7.
  9. ↑ Leong, Sloane; Bowles, Anna (November 30, 2021). Graveneye. TKO Studios, LLC. ISBN   978-1952203176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ↑ Leong, Sloane (2023). Prism stalker: the weeping star. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books. ISBN   978-1-5067-2944-2.
  11. ↑ Hanada, Ryo; Shimizu, Aki; Shinya, Shima; Cloonan, Becky; Conrad, Michael; Hung, Leslie; Leong, Sloane; Hua Zhu, Hua; Ito, Junji (October 10, 2023). Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology. San Francisco, CA: VIZ Media LLC. ISBN   978-1974741458.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ↑ Leong, Sloane (2022). "What Was Your Inspiration?". Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine (September/October). Dell Magazines.
  13. ↑ Leong, Sloane (2022). "Stars May Hunger, Suns May Still". Bamboo Ridge (122).
  14. ↑ Leong, Sloane (August 2023). "The Blade and the Bloodwright". Lightspeed Magazine (159).
  15. ↑ Leong, Sloane; Hart, Cassie (October 1, 2022). Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color. Self-published.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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