Jen Wang Explained

Jennifer Sheena Wang
Birth Date:22 March 1984[1]
Birth Place:Alameda County, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:San Francisco State University
Occupation:Cartoonist, writer, and illustrator

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.[2] Jen's art work has been published in Adventure Time and LA Magazine.[3]

Early life

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.[4]

Education

Wang graduated from San Francisco State University, first majoring in film, but she changed it to sociology.

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.[5]

Wang is also the creator of a webcomic called The White Snake.[6]

Awards and recognition

Works

This is a partial list of books written or illustrated by Wang.

Personal life

Wang lives in Los Angeles, California.[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE BIRTH OF JENNIFER WANG. CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. February 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: About « Jen Wang . Jenwang.net . June 5, 2015.
  3. Web site: Jen Wang | Authors | Macmillan . Us.macmillan.com . June 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: Jen Wang (Person) . Comic Vine . June 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Recap: Comic Arts LA @ Think Tank Gallery . lataco.com . Desilu . Munoz . December 12, 2014 . February 10, 2020.
  6. Web site: Interview with Jen Wang | Cybils Awards . Cybils.com . May 5, 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  7. Web site: The 2014 Cybils Awards | Cybils Awards . Cybils.com . February 14, 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: In Real Life Artist Jen Wang on Color, Creativity, and Building a World Interview . Comicsalliance.com . Andrew . Wheeler . December 1, 2014 . February 10, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330130409/http://comicsalliance.com/tags/jen-wang/ . March 30, 2015 .
  9. Web site: 2018 HARVEY AWARDS Winners (Full List) . . October 6, 2018.
  10. Web site: Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List . hollywoodreporter.com . Graeme . McMillan . July 20, 2019 . February 10, 2020.
  11. Web site: 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected . apalaweb.org . January 27, 2020 . February 10, 2020.
  12. Web site: Fake Mustache . kirkusreviews.com . April 1, 2012 . February 10, 2020.
  13. Web site: Wang's 'In Real Life' adapted at UNI . northerniowan.com . October 30, 2017 . February 10, 2020.
  14. Web site: Spirits in the Woods: Writer Jen Wang on Lumberjanes: Makin: the Ghost of It . comicsalliance.com . Elle . Collins . May 17, 2016 . February 10, 2020.
  15. Web site: The Prince and the Dressmaker . goodreads.com . Jen Wang . February 13, 2018 . February 10, 2020.
  16. Web site: The Prince and the Dressmaker's Jen Wang Talks High-School Habits, Sensitive Storytelling & Her Favorite Princesses . pastemagazine.com . Hillary . Brown . February 13, 2018 . February 10, 2020.
  17. Web site: Jen Wang shares her inspiration behind her latest young adult graphic novel, "Stargazing" . iexaminer.org . Jennifer . Lee . August 26, 2019 . February 10, 2020.
  18. Web site: Q & A with Jen Wang . publishersweekly.com . Sara . Grochowski . September 12, 2019 . February 10, 2020.

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