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'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|nonbinary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. Gillman is 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 fiction|Young Adult]] comics.
'''Melanie Gillman''' is an American queer [[Genderqueer|nonbinary]] cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. Gillman is 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 fiction|Young Adult]] comics.


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Gillman was awarded a gold medal for ''As the Crow Flies'' by the [[Society of Illustrators]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/comic-and-cartoon-art-annual-short-form-and-digital-media|title=Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media {{!}} Society of Illustrators|website=www.societyillustrators.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>
Gillman was awarded a gold medal for ''As the Crow Flies'' by the [[Society of Illustrators]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/comic-and-cartoon-art-annual-short-form-and-digital-media|title=Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media {{!}} Society of Illustrators|website=www.societyillustrators.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>


== Comic cons ==
== Comic Cons ==
Gillman participated in the annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) in 2013 and 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cakechicago.com/about/cake-archive/2013-expo/7/|title=Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cakechicago.com/2016-expo-2/guest-exhibitor-list/|title=Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> and the AnomalyCon in Colorado in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anomalycon.com/anomalycon-2017/2017-guests/2017-artists/|title=Anomaly Con 2017 Artists|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
Gillman participated in the annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) in 2013 and 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cakechicago.com/about/cake-archive/2013-expo/7/|title=Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cakechicago.com/2016-expo-2/guest-exhibitor-list/|title=Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> and the AnomalyCon in Colorado in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anomalycon.com/anomalycon-2017/2017-guests/2017-artists/|title=Anomaly Con 2017 Artists|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


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== External links==
== External links==
* http://www.melaniegillman.com/
* http://www.melaniegillman.com/

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Melanie Gillman is an American queer nonbinary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gillman is known for the LGBT webcomic As the Crow Flies,[1] and specializes in LGBTQ Young Adult comics.

Education

Gillman graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2012 with an MFA.[citation needed] Gillman received a BA from the University of Colorado Boulder earlier.[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.[2] Gillman teaches other courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver, and is also a writing fellow at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017.[3]

Gillman's comics have been published by Boom! Studios,[4] Iron Circus Comics, Lion Forge Comics, Slate,[5] VICE,[6] Prism Comics, Northwest Press, and The Nib.[7]

Bibliography

Gillman's graphic novel, Smbitten,[8] about lesbians, swing-dancing, fancy hats, and vampires. Smbitten was Gillman's first graphic novel in coloured-pencil was part of Gillman's Masters thesis at the Center for Cartoon Studies[9]

As the Crow Flies[10] 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,[11] and for an Ignatz "Outstanding comic" award in 2016.[12]

Gillman is co-editor of and contributor to The Other Side,[13] an anthology of queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016. Gillman also worked on the Steven Universe comics series for Boom Studios in 2016.[4]

Awards

Gillman was awarded a gold medal for As the Crow Flies by the Society of Illustrators.[14]

Comic Cons

Gillman participated in the annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) in 2013 and 2016,[15][16] and the AnomalyCon in Colorado in 2017.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories". Autostraddle. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. ^ "Melanie Gillman | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ^ SUN, SPECIAL TO THE. "Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort". The Edmond Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. ^ a b "Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. ^ Sturm, James (2013-10-22). "Radiant". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ^ "The Best Walk - VICE". Vice. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. ^ Gillman, Melanie. "Witch Camp". The Nib. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  9. ^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  10. ^ "Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'?". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  11. ^ "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "About". othersideanthology.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  14. ^ "Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  15. ^ "Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ "Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ "Anomaly Con 2017 Artists". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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