Jen Wang
Jennifer Sheena "Jen" Wang (born March 22, 1984) is an American cartoonist, writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Wang has published graphic books including Koko Be Good, In Real Life (with Cory Doctorow), and The Prince and the Dressmaker. Wang is a co-founder and organizer for Los Angeles-based comics festival Comic Arts LA. Jen's art work has been published in Adventure Time and LA Magazine.
Jen Wang
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- Name
- Jennifer Sheena Wang
- Born
- 22 March 1984
- Birthplace
- Alameda County, California, U.S.
- Education
- San Francisco State University (BA)
- Occupation
- Cartoonist, writer, and illustrator
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- comic · illustration
- Honours
- Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jennifer Sheena Wang • Born — 22 March 1984 • Birthplace — Alameda County, California, U.S. • Education — San Francisco State University (BA) • Occupation — Cartoonist, writer, and illustrator
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Jen Wang (born 1984) is described as an illustrator in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Jen Wang is recorded in 1984 in Oakland, California.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Wang was born in Northern California. Wang's parents are immigrants from Taiwan. Wang was raised in the Bay Area of California. During high school, Wang was a manga reader. Wang graduated from San Francisco State University, first majoring in film, but then changed her major to sociology.
Career
Career
Wang started drawing webcomics Strings of Fate. In 2010, Wang wrote her first graphic novel Koko Be Good. In 2014, Wang became the co-founder and organizer of Comic Arts Los Angeles (CALA), which was held at the Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Wang is also the creator of a webcomic called The White Snake.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Los Angeles, California.
Works
Works
This is a partial list of books written or illustrated by Wang. • 2007 Flight Volume 1 & 2 • 2010 Koko Be Good. As writer and illustrator. Published by First Second Books. • 2012 Fake Mustache. As illustrator. Published by Amulet/Abrams. • 2014 In Real Life. Illustrator. • 2014 The White Snake (serialized) • 2016 Lumberjanes: Makin' the Ghost of It. • 2018 The Prince and the Dressmaker. Published by First Second Books. • 2019 Stargazing. Published by First Second. • 2024 Ash's Cabin. Published by First Second.
Personal life
Personal life
Wang lives in Los Angeles, California.
Identity
Identity
Jen Wang is recorded as cartoonist, comics artist, penciller, comics writer and illustrator.
A photo of cartoonist Jen Wang at a public event in 2017.
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1984
Jen Wang born at Alameda County.
Awards and recognition
• 2014 Cybils Award for Best Graphic Novel for In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang. In Real Life was published by First Second Books. In Real Life is based on Cory Doctorow's short story Anda's Game. • 2018 Harvey Award for The Prince and the Dressmaker tied in a win for Best Children or Young Adult Book. It was nominated in the Book of the Year category as well. • 2019 Eisner Award - Best Writer/Artist for The Prince and the Dressmaker. • 2019 Eisner Award - best publications for teens (ages 13–17) for The Prince and the Dressmaker. • 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Children's Literature category for Stargazing.
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- 1.CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. THE BIRTH OF JENNIFER WANG.
- 2.Jenwang.net. About « Jen Wang.
- 3.Us.macmillan.com. Jen Wang | Authors | Macmillan.
- 4.Comic Vine. Jen Wang (Person).
- 5.Munoz, Desilu. Recap: Comic Arts LA @ Think Tank Gallery. lataco.com. December 12, 2014.
- 6.Cybils.com. Interview with Jen Wang | Cybils Awards. May 5, 2015.
- 7.Cybils.com. The 2014 Cybils Awards | Cybils Awards. February 14, 2015.
- 8.Wheeler, Andrew. In Real Life Artist Jen Wang on Color, Creativity, and Building a World Interview. Comicsalliance.com. December 1, 2014.
- 9.2018 HARVEY AWARDS Winners (Full List). Newsarama. October 6, 2018.
- 10.McMillan, Graeme. Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List. hollywoodreporter.com. July 20, 2019.
- 11.2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected. apalaweb.org. January 27, 2020.
- 12.Fake Mustache. kirkusreviews.com. April 1, 2012.
- 13.Wang's 'In Real Life' adapted at UNI. northerniowan.com. October 30, 2017.
- 14.Collins, Elle. Spirits in the Woods: Writer Jen Wang on Lumberjanes: Makin: the Ghost of It. comicsalliance.com. May 17, 2016.
- 15.Jen Wang. The Prince and the Dressmaker. goodreads.com. February 13, 2018.
- 16.Brown, Hillary. The Prince and the Dressmaker's Jen Wang Talks High-School Habits, Sensitive Storytelling & Her Favorite Princesses. pastemagazine.com. February 13, 2018.
- 17.Lee, Jennifer. Jen Wang shares her inspiration behind her latest young adult graphic novel, "Stargazing". iexaminer.org. August 26, 2019.
- 18.Grochowski, Sara. Q & A with Jen Wang. publishersweekly.com. September 12, 2019.
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