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Melanie Gillman is an American queer nonbinary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gillman's pronouns are singular they.^[1] Gillman is best known for the LGBT webcomic As the Crow Flies,^[2] and specializes in LGBTQ Young Adult comics.

Education

Gillman graduated from the Centre for Cartoon Studies in 2012 with an MFA.^[3] They also have a BA from the University of Colorado.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Gillman has taught Professional Practices at the California College of the Arts (CCA) since 2015, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Comics.^[4] Gillman also teaches other courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver.

They have been a writing fellow at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017.^[5]

Their comics have been published by Boom! Studios,^[6] Iron Circus Comics, Lion Forge Comics, Slate,^[7] VICE,^[8] Prism Comics, Northwest Press, and The Nib^[9].

Bibliography

Gillman's graphic novel, Smbitten,^[10] is a graphic novel about lesbians, swing-dancing, fancy hats, and vampires. Smbitten was Gillman's first graphic novel in coloured-pencil, and was a product of their Masters thesis at the Center for Cartoon Studies.^[11]

As the Crow Flies^[12] is a webcomic started in 2012 about a 13 year old queer girl of color who finds herself at an all-white Christian backpacking camp. The comic was nominated for a "Best Digital/ Webcomic" Eisner Award in 2014,^[13] and for an Ignatz "Outstanding comic" award in 2016.^[14]

The Other Side^[15] is an anthology of queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016, of which Gillman is co-editor and contributor.

Gillman also worked on the Steven Universe comics series for Boom Studios in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Gillman was awarded a gold medal for As the Crow Flies by the Society of Illustrators.^[16]

Comic cons

They participated in the annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) in 2013 and 2016.^[17]^[18]

They participated in the AnomalyCon in Colorado in 2017.^[19]

References

^ Gillman, Melanie. "Melanie Gillman's Twitter bio". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories". Autostraddle. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Congratulations, Class of 2012! | Schulz Library Blog". www.cartoonstudies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Melanie Gillman | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ SUN, SPECIAL TO THE. "Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort". The Edmond Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ Sturm, James (2013-10-22). "Radiant". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "The Best Walk - VICE". Vice. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ Gillman, Melanie. "Witch Camp". The Nib. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'?". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ Cavna, Michael; Cavna, Michael (2016-09-18). "Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "About". othersideanthology.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
^ "Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Anomaly Con 2017 Artists". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

http://www.melaniegillman.com/

[twitterbiopronouns-1] Gillman, Melanie. "Melanie Gillman's Twitter bio". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[2] "Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories". Autostraddle. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[3] "Congratulations, Class of 2012! | Schulz Library Blog". www.cartoonstudies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[4] "Melanie Gillman | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[5] SUN, SPECIAL TO THE. "Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort". The Edmond Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[6] "Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[7] Sturm, James (2013-10-22). "Radiant". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[8] "The Best Walk - VICE". Vice. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[9] Gillman, Melanie. "Witch Camp". The Nib. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[10] "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[11] "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[12] "Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'?". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[13] "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[14] Cavna, Michael; Cavna, Michael (2016-09-18). "Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[15] "About". othersideanthology.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[16] "Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[17] "Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[18] "Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[19] "Anomaly Con 2017 Artists". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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-'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|nonbinary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. Gillman's pronouns are [[Singular_they#Use_for_specific.2C_known_people|singular they]].<ref name="twitterbiopronouns">{{cite web|last1=Gillman|first1=Melanie|title=Melanie Gillman's Twitter bio|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119173717/https://twitter.com/melgillman|website=Twitter|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> They are best known for their [[List of webcomics with LGBT characters|LGBT webcomic]] ''As the Crow Flies,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-as-the-crow-flies-helps-you-relive-your-awkward-camp-memories-205289/|title=Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories|date=2013-11-14|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-US}}</ref> and they specialize in LGBTQ Young Adult comics.
+'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|nonbinary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. Gillman's pronouns are [[Singular_they#Use_for_specific.2C_known_people|singular they]].<ref name="twitterbiopronouns">{{cite web|last1=Gillman|first1=Melanie|title=Melanie Gillman's Twitter bio|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119173717/https://twitter.com/melgillman|website=Twitter|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> Gillman is best known for the [[List of webcomics with LGBT characters|LGBT webcomic]] ''As the Crow Flies,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-as-the-crow-flies-helps-you-relive-your-awkward-camp-memories-205289/|title=Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories|date=2013-11-14|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2017-03-11|language=en-US}}</ref> and specializes in LGBTQ Young Adult comics.
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