Liz Prince (born 1981) is an American

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, noted for her sketchbook-style

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comics. Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet and later became a published author with

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. She currently lives in

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Biography

Prince was born in

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and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a young person, she played Little League baseball in Santa Fe. Prince released her first book, ''Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?'' in 2005. In 2012, Prince lent her talents to help support the Boston Ladyfest, which worked to raise money for the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund and create a "lasting network for creative feminists in Boston and beyond." She has also participated in

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, signing copies of her book, ''Tomboy'', for free at New England Comics in Harvard Square in 2014. In 2014, she released ''Alone Forever'', a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships. She has also published or contributed to several

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s, and anthologies including ''Subcultures: A Comics Anthology''. Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of ''

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'' and '' Regular Show''. Since June 2015, she has been the writer of the comic book adaptation of '' ''Clarence'''' (

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) with art by Evan Palmer.

Critical reception

Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed? (2005)

''Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?'' was published October 18, 2005 by Top Shelf Productions. The book won the

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for Outstanding Debut.

Tomboy (2014)

''Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir'' was published on August 26, 2014 by Zest Books. The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with

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issues. This memoir is told through short, related stories starting from Prince's early childhood experiences and ending when Prince is a teenager and has slowly learned to define herself as a woman on her own terms. The book received a starred review from ''Kirkus'' ''Reviews''. ''Tomboy'' received the following accolades: *

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for Graphic Novel/±Drawn Book - Drama/Documentary Gold Medal (2015) * Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2015) *

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's (ALA) top ten for the Amelia Bloomer Book List (2015) * Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2014)

Podcast appearances

* Prince appeared on Bad At Sports Episode 191 on August 26, 2009. * Prince co-hosted the Razorcake Podcast Episode #217 on June 22, 2012. * Prince appeared on the Mostly Harmless Podcast on June 9, 2015. * Prince appeared on Everything's Coming Up Podcast to discuss The Simpson's episode Lisa's Rival on November 24, 2015. * Prince appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on January 20, 2016.

Bibliography

Graphic novels

* ''Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?'' (2005 Top Shelf Productions, ) * ''Delayed Replays'' (2007 Top Shelf Productions, ) * ''Alone Forever'' (2014 Top Shelf Productions, ) * ''Tomboy'' (2014 Zest Books, ) * ''Be Your Own Backing Band'' (2017 Silver Sprocket, ) * ''Look Back And Laugh'' (2018 Top Shelf Productions, )

Boom! Studios

* ''Clarence'' #1-4 (4-issue limited series, with Evan Palmer, 2015, ) * ''Coady and the Creepies'' ''#1-4'' (4-issue limited series, with Amanda Kirk and Hannah Fisher, March–June 2017, )

Minis

* Comic/Cumulus (Self published, 2001) * WYSLM mini (Self published, 2004) * Delayed Replays (Self published, 2005) * Delayed Replays Vol. 2 (Self published, 2006) * I Was A Teenage Comic Nerd (Self published, 2008) * Delayed Replays Vol. 3 (Self published, 2009) * I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #1 (Self published, 2010) * I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #2 (Self published, 2010) * I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #3 (Self published, 2012)

Anthologies

* Rag Tag antho (2000-2004) * Papercuts Machine (2003) * True Porn 2 (Alternative Comics, 2005) * Hey 4-Eyes! #2 (2006) * Papercutter #2 (Tugboat Press, 2006) * VICE Magazine Comics Issue (2006) * Project:Romantic (Adhouse Books, October 2006) * You Ain't No Dancer vol. 2 (New Reliable Press, October 2006) * Elfworld vol. 1 (Family Style Press, October 2006) * Foursquares (Selfpublished with Maris Wicks,

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, and

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, October 2008) * Papercutter #5 (Tugboat Press, 2008) * I Saw You... Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections (Three Rivers Press, February 2009) * So This Is What It's Come To... a comic zine about the trials and tribulations of Ok Cupid * Papercutter #16 (Tugboat Press, 2011) * Razorcake #67 (2012) * As You Were: A Punk Comix Anthology #1-3 (Silver Sprocket, 2013-2014)

References

External links

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Interview on comics-centric site Newsarama

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