Emily Flake Explained

Emily Suzanne Flake (born June 16, 1977)^[1] is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker,^[2] The New York Times, Time and many other publications. Her weekly comic strip Lulu Eightball has appeared in numerous alternative newsweeklies since 2002.^[3]

Personal life

Flake was born in Manchester, Connecticut. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her influences include Winsor McCay, Harold Gray, Shel Silverstein, and Bruce Eric Kaplan^[4]

Education

She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1999.^[4]

Awards

In 2008, Flake won a Prism Award for her book These things ain't gonna smoke themselves.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Bibliography

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Goodreads author page for Emily Flake. goodreads.com.
2. News: Flake . Emily . 2021-03-29 . Visions of the Post-Pandemic Future (Revised) . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-07-13 . 0028-792X.
3. Web site: Lulu. Emily Flake.
4. Web site: Briefly, illustratrix of 'Lulu' is back in town. The Baltimore Sun.
5. Web site: ‘The Simpsons’ among Prism honorees. Carl DiOrio,The Associated. Press. Carl. DiOrio. The Associated. Press. April 24, 2008.
6. https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/author-emily-flake-win-the-comic-book-or-graphic-novel-news-photo/80854045
7. Web site: Emily Flake | Narrative Magazine. Emily. Flake. January 28, 2009. www.narrativemagazine.com.