Sara Mayhew (born 16 July 1984 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a writer and graphic artist who works in English-language manga. Mayhew studied graphic design at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario from 2002 to 2005. The recipient of a TED Fellowship, Mayhew spoke at the TED Fellows stage and was featured at an independent TEDx event in Sudbury, Ontario.
Sara E. Mayhew | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Kirkland Lake Collegiate And Vocational Institute, Canadore College |
Known for | Manga artist, writer, illustrator |
Notable work | Creator of Secrets of Sorcerers, Love Pet, and Legend of the Ztarr |
Awards | International Anime and Manga Festival (IMAF) 2004 award "Best Comic for Teens". Recipient of an Ontario Arts Council 2007 and 2011 Northern Arts grant. |
Secrets of Sorcerers, Mayhew's first published work, was a webcomic. In 2005, she redrew it for print publication.[1] The Ontario Arts Council awarded Mayhew a Northern Arts grant to finance Secrets of Sorcerers Vol. 2.[2][3] The work also received an award from the International Manga and Anime Festival, a discontinued convention once held at County Hall in the UK, London by the now defunct County Hall Animation Studio.[4]
In 2006, Mayhew illustrated the children's book The First Emperor by Vicki Low, about Prince Fu Su son of Emperor Zheng,[5] and self-published the short webcomic Love Pet.[6]
In 2008 Mayhew began work on the Legend of the Ztarr, which she self-published in serial form in 2011[7][8] with the aid of a grant from the Ontario Arts Council.[9] In 2013, Mayhew launched a crowdfunding campaign to extend the series,[10] but as of 2022, the project was not completed and the crowdfund was not fulfilled.[11]
In 2016 Mayhew illustrated the sketch and reference guide IDRAW MANGA.[12]
Mayhew wrote in skeptical periodicals and spoke on podcasts and at conventions about how she used her art to reflect her skeptical viewpoint.[13]