Eric Kostiuk Williams (born 1990) is a cartoonist and illustrator based in

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. He has been nominated twice for the Doug Wright Spotlight Award: in 2013 for ''Hungry Bottom Comics'', and in 2018 for ''Condo Heartbreak Disco'', which was also nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. In 2017, Williams was nominated for an

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in Best Single Issue/One-Shot category for ''Babybel Wax Bodysuit''. He is the recipient of the 2018

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for his graphic novella ''Our Wretched Town Hall''.

Bibliography

* ''Hungry Bottom Comics'' (2012), self-published * ''Hungry Bottom Comics: 2 Fags 2 Furious'' (2013), self-published * ''Hungry Bottom Comics 3'' (2014), self-published * ''The Collected Hungry Bottom Comics'' (2014), Colour Code * ''Babybel Wax Bodysuit'' (2016), Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics * ''Condo Heartbreak Disco'' (2017), Koyama Press, * ''Ley Lines: How Does It Feel In My Arms?'' (2017), Czap Books/Grindstone Comics * ''Our Wretched Town Hall'' (2018), Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics, * ''2AM Eternal: A Decade of Queer Nightlife Posters + Comics'' (2023)Ryan Porter
"Eric Kostiuk Williams’s collection of party posters immortalizes Toronto’s pre-COVID queer nightlife"
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'', April 26, 2023.

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1990 births Living people Canadian gay artists Canadian gay writers LGBT comics creators 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian artists Canadian male novelists Canadian graphic novelists 21st-century Canadian LGBT people {{Cartoonist-stub