Leanne Franson

Leanne Franson
Born 1963
Regina, Saskatchewan
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Concordia University
Known for Liliane, Bi-Dyke
Awards Governor General's Award
Website www.leannefranson.com

Leanne Franson (born 1963 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian illustrator and cartoonist.

After art studies at Concordia University in Montreal, where she graduated in 1985, she studied ceramics in 1988-1989. She then worked as a children's book illustrator for several Canadian publishers, in both English and French. She lives in Saskatoon.

She is known for her semi-autobiographical comics featuring the female bisexual character Liliane, Bi-Dyke.[1] These have been included in various anthologies and collected in books.

In 1997, she was a finalist for a Governor General's Award for her illustration work on L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette.[2]

Selected publications

For children

  • Anne Legault, Une fille pas comme les autres, 1997.
  • Jasmine Dubé, L'ourson qui voulait une Juliette, 1997.
  • Manjusha Pawagi, La petite fille qui détestait les livres, 1998.
  • Chrystine Brouillet, Une chauve-souris qui pleurait d'être trop belle, 2000.
  • Andrée-Anne Gratton, Simon et Violette, 2001.
  • Sylvie Desrosiers, Ma mère est une extraterrestre, 2002.
  • Raymond Plante, La curieuse invasion de Picots-les-Bains par les zèbres, 2002.
  • Louise-Michelle Sauriol, Siara et L'oiseau d'amour, (French and Inuktitut), 2002.
  • Louise-Michelle Sauriol, Les trouvailles d'Adami, (French and Inuktitut) 2004.
  • Robert Soulières, Le chien de Léopold, 2006.
  • Nathalie Bertrand, Les Pieds dans les plats, 2007.
  • Andrée-Anne Gratton, Simon et Zizou, 2008.
  • Cécile Gagnon, Justine au Pays de Sofia, 2008.
  • Alain M. Bergeron, Le Petit Maître, 2010.

Liliane, Bi-Dyke

  • Assume Nothing: Evolution of a Bi-Dyke, Slab-O-Concrete, 1997.
  • Teaching Through Trauma, Slab-O-Concrete, 1999.
  • Don't Be a Crotte!, 2004.

References

  1. ↑ Cronin, Brian (November 5, 2008). "A Month of Good LGBT Comics – Liliane, Bi-Dyke". Comic Book Resources.
  2. ↑ "CUMULATIVE LIST OF FINALISTS FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS" (PDF).
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