Ebony Flowers facts for kids
Ebony Victoria Flowers is an American writer and artist who draws comics. She lives in Denver. Ebony Flowers wrote a graphic novel called Hot Comb in 2019. This book is a collection of short comic stories. Some of these stories are about her own life (autobiographical). Others are made-up (fiction).
Her work has appeared in famous magazines and newspapers. These include The Paris Review, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.
Awards and Achievements
Ebony Flowers has won several important awards for her writing and art. In 2017, she received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. This award helps women writers.
Her graphic novel Hot Comb won two big awards in 2020. It received the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel. She also won the Eisner Award for Best Short Story for the story "Hot Comb" from her book. These awards celebrate the best in comic books and graphic novels.
Education
Ebony Flowers has a strong educational background. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in 2002. This was from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her studies focused on Applied Biological Anthropology.
Later, she earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree. In 2017, she completed her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her PhD was in Curriculum and Instruction. Her special research project was titled 'DrawBridge' .
