Maia Kobabe Explained

Nationality:American
Cartoonist:y
Write:y
Notable Works:Gender Queer
Awards:
  • 2020 American Library Association Alex Award
  • 2020 Stonewall Book Awards

Maia Kobabe (born 1989[1])[2] [3] is an American cartoonist and author.

Life and career

Kobabe graduated with an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts.[4] Kobabe's work features themes of "identity, sexuality, anti-fascism, fairy tales and homesickness."[5]

Kobabe's graphic nonfiction work has been featured in The Nib, The Press Democrat, and SF Weekly, among other publications.[6]

Kobabe's first full-length book was published by Lion Forge Comics in 2019.[7] When asked in a Time magazine interview why Kobabe wrote the book, Kobabe said:[8] Gender Queer was made available in some school libraries but was subsequently banned by a school district in Alaska, due to its sexually explicit content. Kobabe responded to the controversy with an opinion piece in The Washington Post, suggesting that accusers were upset less by the sexually explicit images and language than by the LGBTQ themes of the book.[9] [10] Gender Queer was listed as one of the most banned or challenged books in September 2021 by The American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF).[11] [12] According to a report (September 2022) from PEN America,[13] [14] Kobabe was the second most banned author in US school districts during the 2021–22 school year, with Gender Queer the most frequently challenged book, banned in 41 school districts.[15] Discussing a wave of book censorship in early 2022 within the United States in a Slate interview, Kobabe said:[16] In January 2023, Scholastic acquired Saachi's Stories by Kobabe and Lucky Srikumar[17] "in a six-figure auction".[18] The middle-grade graphic novel is scheduled for publication by Scholastic's imprint Graphix in 2025.

Personal life

Kobabe uses Spivak pronouns (e/em/eir)[19] [20] [21] and identifies as non-binary and asexual.[22] Kobabe is dyslexic and did not learn to read until age 11.[23]

Anthologies

Kobabe has published short comics in the following anthologies:

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kobabe, Maia . Gender Queer . Oni Press . 2020 . 9781549304002 . Portland, OR . 187.
  2. Web site: Kobabe . Maia . Audio Name Pronunciation . TeachingBooks . 12 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Petaluma comic artist draws on passion . Watts, Katie . Santa Rosa Press Democrat . January 6, 2015 . May 10, 2020 .
  4. Web site: About - Maia Kobabe. 2020-10-23. redgoldsparkspress.com.
  5. Web site: Maia Kobabe: Gender Queer. 2020-10-23. Cartoon Art Museum. en-US.
  6. Web site: Maia Kobabe – Wernick & Pratt Agency. 2020-10-23. wernickpratt.com.
  7. Book: 978-1549304002. Gender Queer: A Memoir. Kobabe. Maia. 28 May 2019. Oni Press .
  8. 'Gender Queer' Author 'Relieved' After Court Rules Book's Sale Can't Be Restricted in Virginia . Time . en . 2022-09-19.
  9. News: Opinion | Maia Kobabe: Schools are banning my book 'Gender Queer.' But queer kids need queer stories. . The Washington Post . 2021-10-29 . 2021-11-12.
  10. News: Goodykoontz. Emily. 18 Nov 2021. Anchorage School District bans 'Gender Queer' book from its libraries. Anchorage Daily News. 19 Nov 2021.
  11. Web site: ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Staff. 13 Oct 2021. Lawn Boy and Gender Queer: The Trend Toward Book Challenges. 19 Nov 2021. Intellectual Freedom Blog, The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association.
  12. News: Mazariegos . Miranda . Sullivan . Meghan Collins . 2022-04-04 . Efforts to ban books jumped an 'unprecedented' four-fold in 2021, ALA report says . en . NPR . 2022-04-28.
  13. Web site: Albanese . Andrew . September 19, 2022 . PEN America Report Shows 'Rapid Acceleration' of Book Bans in Schools . September 19, 2022 . . en.
  14. Web site: Pineda . Dorany . September 19, 2022 . School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new report says . September 19, 2022 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-09-19 . Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools . 2022-09-19 . . en.
  16. Web site: Kois . Dan . 2022-03-22 . What to Do When Your Kid Is Reading a Book That Makes You Uncomfortable . 2022-04-28 . Slate Magazine . en.
  17. Web site: January 5, 2023 . 'Gender Queer' Creator Moves from Oni to Graphix . January 6, 2023 . . en.
  18. Web site: January 5, 2023 . Rights Report: Week of January 2, 2023 . January 6, 2023 . . en.
  19. 1222195090279432193. gendereveal. While I'm threading, I'll add that this person emailed me to tell me about e/em pronouns as if he invented them. He didn't; those are Spivak pronouns. So I directed him to our interview with Maia Kobabe, a Spivak-using author and perfect human: https://t.co/6ouk4mOL94. a trans podcast. 2020-01-28. 2021-10-05. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202223037/https://twitter.com/gendereveal/status/1222195090279432193. 2020-02-02. live.
  20. Web site: O'Neil . Tegan . May 23, 2019 . Gender Queer . July 15, 2022 . . en-US . More than simply a memoir, the book is designed to explain the very concept of being non-binary, beginning with the author's first memories of gender and ending with the discovery of Spivak pronouns (e, em, eir) and eir first steps towards getting the people around em to accept and understand said pronouns..
  21. News: Schemmel . Alec . 2022-09-01 . TIME uses 'e/em/eir' pronouns in article, stirring strong social media response . 2022-09-02 . . en.
  22. Web site: Abcarian . Robin . Commentary: I read 'Gender Queer,' the most banned book in America. And so should you. . 2022-10-23 . Union-Bulletin.com . September 28, 2022 . en.
  23. Web site: 2022-12-21 . How 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' became America's most banned book . 2022-12-21 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  24. Web site: ALPHABET Prism Comics. 2020-10-23. en-US.
  25. Web site: The Contributors. 2020-10-23. Tumblr. en.
  26. Book: 978-1506704739. The Secret Loves of Geeks. Atwood. Margaret. 2018. Dark Horse Comics .
  27. Book: 978-1988715070. Gothic Tales of Haunted Love. Various. Beiko. Samantha. 22 February 2018. Bedside Press .
  28. Book: 978-1939888662. Mine!: A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood. Gaiman. Neil. Rivera. Gabby. Castellucci. Cecil. 16 January 2018. ComicMix .
  29. Book: Hall. Justin. Theater of Terror: Revenge of the Queers!. Tyler. William O.. Northwest Press. 2019. 9781943890477. Seattle. 1135459868.
  30. Book: Rolled and Told Vol. 2. 2020-07-14. 978-1-62010-745-4. en. Reed. M. K.. Oni Press .
  31. Book: 978-1684057771. Be Gay, do Comics. The Nib. The Nib. Bors. Matt. Lubchansky. Matt. Harris. Eleri. Mirk. Sarah. September 2020. National Geographic Books .
  32. Web site: SPX 2016 Ignatz Awards Nominees SPX: The Small Press Expo. 18 August 2016. 2020-10-23. en-US. January 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121071827/https://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2016-ignatz-nominees. dead.
  33. Web site: SPX 2019 Ignatz Nominees SPX: The Small Press Expo. 22 August 2019. 2020-10-23. en-US. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024174611/https://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2019-ignatz-nominees. dead.
  34. Web site: YALSA. 2020-10-23. www.facebook.com. en.
  35. Web site: Gender Queer: A Memoir Awards & Grants. 2020-10-23. www.ala.org.
  36. Web site: admin. 2009-09-09. Stonewall Book Awards List. 2020-10-23. Round Tables. en.

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