Teresa Wong is a Chinese-Canadian cartoonist. Wong is a second-generation Canadian.[1]
Career edit
Wong is the author of the graphic memoir Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression.[2] Dear Scarlet illustrates Wong's experience with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.[3] A review in The New York Times describes Wong's graphic memoir as a "fresh voice" in cartooning.[4] Several reviews have noted the drawings help mothers cope with postpartum mental health.[5][6][7]
Her comics have appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, and McSweeney's,[8] among other outlets.[9] Some of Wong's comics and writing addresses the tension between motherhood and creating art.[10]
Wong also teaches classes in memoir and comics at Gotham Writers[11] and was the 2021-2022 writer in residence at the University of Calgary.[3][12] Her comics process and creative practice are described in an article published in 2023 by Krishnan and Jha.[13]
Recognition edit
Dear Scarlet was a finalist for the Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize[14][15] and made the CBC Reads 2020 Longlist.[16]
Work edit
- Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression, 2019, published by Arsenal Pulp Press
- This is Not a Feel-Good Movie, 2020, published in The Believer[17]
- Draw Your Lockdown Life, 2020, published in The Believer[18]
- Drawing Comics About Movies, 2021, published in The Believer[19]
- Hold On, Mommy's Just Trying to Finish Reading the Internet, 2021, published in The New Yorker[20]
- Piano Lessons, 2021, published in The Believer[21]
- Safety Net, 2022, published in McSweeney's[8]
- Screaming & Watercolours: I Turned My Toddler's Tantrum Into Art, 2022, published in The Walrus[10]
- Searching for Proof, 2023, CBC[22]
References edit
- ^ Chute, Hillary (2019-08-29). "Graphic Novels With Fresh Voices From the Margins". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Ketcham, Amaris (2021-11-10). "Interview with Teresa Wong". Autobiographix. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ a b "Calgary Distinguished Writers program welcomes graphic novelist Teresa Wong | News | University of Calgary". News. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Chute, Hillary (2019-08-29). "Graphic Novels With Fresh Voices From the Margins". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Review, The Paris (2019-03-08). "Staff Picks: Peasants, Postpartum, and Palestine". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Teresa Wong's Graphic Memoir About Her Postpartum Depression Helped Me Heal From My Own". Bustle. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "This mother's powerful drawings are helping others cope with postpartum depression". Motherly. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ a b "I Know What's Best For You All Over the World: Safety Net". McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Ketcham, Amaris (2021-11-10). "Interview with Teresa Wong". Autobiographix. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "Screaming and Watercolours: I Turned My Toddler's Tantrums into Art | The Walrus". 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Teresa Wong Faculty Bio - Gotham Writers Workshop". www.writingclasses.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Willerton, Alana (2019-05-06). "Teresa Wong: Illustrating Motherhood". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Krishnan, Amritha R.; Jha, Smita (2023-07-23). ""You are never done. You have to keep going.": Teresa Wong on, before, and after the text". Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics: 1–12. doi:10.1080/21504857.2023.2238819. ISSN 2150-4857. S2CID 260210949.
- ^ "Dear Scarlet shortlisted for the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize". arsenalpulp.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Finalists for The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Announced". writersguild.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Here is the Canada Reads 2020 longlist". CBC. January 8, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Orr, Niela (2020-04-01). "This Is Not a Feel-Good Movie". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Draw Your Lockdown Life with Teresa Wong". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Drawing Comics About Movies with Teresa Wong". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Cartoons from the November 22, 2021, Issue". The New Yorker. 2021-11-15. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ admin_bm (2021-10-01). "Piano Lessons". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Wong, Teresa (September 4, 2023). "Searching For Proof: Canada kept vast documents with the Chinese Exclusion Act. So why couldn't I find my great-grandpa?". CBC. Retrieved November 16, 2023.