Lee Lai (born 1993)[1] is a transgender,[2] Asian-Australian cartoonist who presently lives in Canada. In 2021, the National Book Foundation named her an honoree of their 5 Under 35 award for her debut graphic novel, Stone Fruit.[1] The following year, Stone Fruit was a finalist for the Barbara Gittings Literature Award,[3] Lambda Literary Award for Graphic Novel/Comics,[4][5] and Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics,[6] among other awards.

Biography

Lai was born in 1993 in Melbourne[1] and has a sister, with whom she is close.[7] She presently lives in Montreal.[1]

Lai became interested in comics because of mild dyslexia, which made reading traditional novels difficult.[2] Her short story comics have been published in The New Yorker, The Lifted Brow, Room Magazine, and Everyday Feminism.[1]

Lai is transgender[2] and homosexual.[7]

Awards and honours

Year Title Award Result Ref.
2020 Heartwood Prism Award for Anthology Winner [8]
2021 Stone Fruit American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults Top 10 [9]
National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35" Award Honoree [1]
2022 Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor [3]
Cartoonist Studio Prize Winner [10]
Doug Wright Award for Best Book Finalist [11]
Lambda Literary Award for Graphic Novel/Comics Finalist [4][5]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics Finalist [6]
American Library Association's Over the Rainbow Book List Top 10 [12]
Stella Prize Shortlist [13]

Publications

Contributions

  • Heartwood: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy, edited by Joamette Gil (2019)
  • McSweeney's #62: The Queer Fiction Issue, edited by Patrick Cottrell, Dave Eggers (Editor), and Claire Boyle (Editor) (2020)

Illustrations

  • A Head-Heart Start For Life: Creative Mindful Discoveries for Young Children, written by Janet Etty-Leal (2019)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lee Lai". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. 1 2 3 MacDonald, Heidi (2021-05-18). "Honest and Emotional: Lee Lai's Graphic Novel Debut". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. 1 2 Chapman, Monica (2022-02-01). "2022 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards announced". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. 1 2 Gaynor, Jessie (2022-03-16). "Here are the finalists for the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. 1 2 Lewis, LeKesha (2022-03-15). "2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. 1 2 "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022". Festival of Books. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  7. 1 2 Favreau, Alyssa (2021-09-01). "'No Villains, Only Messes': An Interview with Lee Lai". Hazlitt. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  8. ↑ "The Prism Awards for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Comics". Prism Comics. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  9. ↑ "2021 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List". American Library Association. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ↑ "Stone Fruit". Fantagraphics. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  11. ↑ Tobias, Conan (2022-05-16). "Announcing the nominees of the 18th annual Doug Wright Awards". Doug Wright Awards. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  12. ↑ Chapman, Monica (2022-02-15). "Over the Rainbow Committee announces 2022 Top 10 Book List". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  13. ↑ "Announcing the 2022 Stella Prize Shortlist". Stella. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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