Whit Taylor is an American cartoonist.
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Taylor grew up in New Jersey and is based in New York. She has a background in public health, having earned a MPH and then worked in public health.[1] She pursued film before turning to comics after attending a number of comics conventions and shows. She has contributed to The Comics Beat, The Comics Journal, and other comics news outlets, including The Nib. In 2014 she was a juror for the Ignatz Awards.[2]
Recognition
edit| Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Glyph Comics Awards | Rising Star Award | Watermelon | Won |
| 2013 | Ignatz Awards | Best Series | Madtown High | Nominated |
| 2014 | Glyph Comics Awards | Best Writer | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2014 | Glyph Comics Awards | Fan Award for Best Work | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best American Comics 2015 | Notable Comic | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2016 | Slate | Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize Short List for Best Web Comic of the Year | The Fabric of Appropriation | Nominated |
Works
edit- Watermelon (2011, self-published)
- Relics (2012, self-published)
- Madtown High (2013, self-published five-issue series)
- Stethoscope Microphone (2013, self-published)
- Boxes (2013, self-published)
- The Anthropologists (2014, Sparkplug Books)
- Berries (2014, self-published)
- Up Down Clown (2015, Ninth Art Press)
- Ghost (2015, self-published)
- Wallpaper (2016, Self-published)
- Ghost Stories (2018, Rosarium Press)
- Ley Lines No. 17: Smile (Czap Books/Grindstone Press, 2019)
- Fizzle Series (2017-, Radiator Comics)
- Montana Diary (2021, Silver Sprocket)
References
edit- ^ Hickey, Nora (2022-03-09). "An Interview with Whit Taylor". Autobiographix. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Cronin 2016.
Works cited
edit- Cronin, Brian (2016-02-24). "Women in Comics NYC Collective International: Black Women in Comics Spotlights – Whit Taylor". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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