Sloane Leong
Sloane Leong is a cartoonist, artist, and writer of Hawaiian, Chinese, Mexican, Native American, and European ancestry.
Biography
Leong is a self-taught artist, who began self-publishing at the age of 16. She works on a variety of media, including graphic novels, comics, fiction writing, and poetry, in addition to working as an editor and coach for other creators.In 2022, she attended the Clarion West's Writers Workshop. In 2023, she was the recipient of the third annual Native American Writer Accelerator Grant, awarded by the Native American Media Alliance in partnership with Netflix. In 2023, she was also selected as a fellow for the 8th annual Native American TV Writers Lab by the Native American Media Alliance.
In 2023, Leong worked with a group of six creators to found the Cartoonist Cooperative, an organization striving to improve labor rights for those in the comics industry and support the work of members.
Leong now resides on Chinook land near Portland, Oregon with her family and three dogs.
Works
Graphic Novels and ComicsFrom Under Mountains Prism Stalker Vol 1A Map to the SunGraveneye Prism Stalker Vol 2: The Weeping StarMirror, Mirror within Betwixt: A Horror Manga AnthologyFiction Writing
Leong's writing has been published in multiple magazines, journals, and websites including the Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Bamboo Ridge, and Lightspeed Magazine.
Editorial
- ''Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color''