Sara Mayhew
{{Short description|Canadian writer and graphic artist}}
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| name = Sara E. Mayhew
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| caption = Sara Mayhew speaking at TAM 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada – July 2012.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|16}}
| birth_place = Kirkland Lake, Ontario
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| nationality = Canadian
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| field = Manga artist, writer, illustrator
| training = Kirkland Lake Collegiate And Vocational Institute, Canadore College
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| works = Creator of Secrets of Sorcerers, Love Pet, and Legend of the Ztarr
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| 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.
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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.
Career
Secrets of Sorcerers, Mayhew's first published work, was a webcomic. In 2005, she redrew it for print publication.{{cite book|author=Mayhew, Sara E. |title=Secrets of Sorcerers – Volume 1: Dreams Come True |publisher=Ztarr Manga Studio |year=2005}} The Ontario Arts Council awarded Mayhew a Northern Arts grant to finance Secrets of Sorcerers Vol. 2.{{cite web |title=About Secrets of Sorcerers |url=http://www.secretsofsorcerers.com/index.php/about/ |accessdate=17 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arts.on.ca/Page2008.aspx |title=Northern Arts |publisher=Ontario Arts Council |year=2007 |accessdate=17 January 2013}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eyemagazine.com/review/article/manga-and-anime-postmodern-woodblock-prints-extract|title=Eye Magazine | Review | Manga and anime: Postmodern woodblock prints? [EXTRACT]}}
In 2006, Mayhew illustrated the children's book The First Emperor by Vicki Low, about Prince Fu Su son of Emperor Zheng,{{cite book|author1=Vicki Low|author2=Sara E. Mayhew|title=The First Emperor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QtXPAAAACAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Steck-Vaughn|isbn=978-1-4190-3195-3}} and self-published the short webcomic Love Pet.{{cite web |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2006 |title=Love Pet |publisher=Ztarr Manga Studio |url=http://www.ztarr.net/lovepet/}}
In 2008 Mayhew began work on the Legend of the Ztarr, which she self-published in serial form in 2011{{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2011 |title=Legend of the Ztarr Ch. 1: The Offworlders |publisher=Amazon Digital Services |asin=B004URRZN4}}{{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2011 |title=Legend of the Ztarr Ch. 2: The Sword of Ztarr|publisher=Amazon Digital Services |asin=B0056KOSWK}} with the aid of a grant from the Ontario Arts Council.{{cite web |title=Northern Arts |url=http://www.arts.on.ca/Page4455.aspx |publisher=Ontario Arts Council |year=2011 |accessdate=17 January 2013}} In 2013, Mayhew launched a crowdfunding campaign to extend the series,{{cite web | url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saramayhew/legend-of-the-ztarr-vol-1-graphic-novel-and-e-book | title = Legend of the Ztarr Vol. 1 Graphic Novel and E-book | publisher = Kickstarter | accessdate = 19 March 2016}} but as of 2022, the project was not completed and the crowdfund was not fulfilled.{{cite web | url = https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saramayhew/legend-of-the-ztarr-vol-1-graphic-novel-and-e-book/posts/1444427 | title = Legend of the Ztarr Release Date | publisher = Kickstarter | accessdate = 19 March 2016}}
In 2016 Mayhew illustrated the sketch and reference guide IDRAW MANGA.{{cite book | title = IDRAW MANGA Sketchbook Reference Guide | last1 = Marrocco | first1 = Matt | last2 = Mayhew | first2 = Sara | publisher = MKM Studios | date = 2016}} {{ISBN|978-0-9971389-0-0}}
Skepticism
Mayhew wrote in skeptical periodicals and spoke on podcasts and at conventions about how she used her art to reflect her skeptical viewpoint.{{cite journal|author=Sara Mayhew |title=Legend of the Ztarr – The Skeptic Epic |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=34–37}}
Awards
- 2011: Northern Arts Grant Recipient, Ontario Arts Council (for Legend of the Ztarr)
- 2007: Northern Arts Grant Recipient, Ontario Arts Council (for Secrets of Sorcerers)
- 2005: Best Teens Comic Strip – International Manga & Anime Festival (for Secrets of Sorcerers){{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-04-19/international-manga-and-anime-competition-winners|title = International Manga and Anime Competition Winners}}
Books
- {{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2011 |title=Legend of the Ztarr Ch. 2: The Sword of Ztarr|publisher=Amazon Digital Services |asin=B0056KOSWK}}
- {{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2011 |title=Legend of the Ztarr Ch. 1: The Offworlders |publisher=Amazon Digital Services |asin=B004URRZN4}}
- {{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2006 |title=The First Emperor (Steck-Vaughn Timeline) |publisher=Steck Vaughn |isbn=978-1419031953}}
- {{cite web |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2006 |title=Love Pet |publisher=Ztarr Manga Studio |url=http://www.ztarr.net/lovepet/}}
- {{cite book |first=Sara |last=Mayhew |year=2005 |title=Secrets of Sorcerers |publisher=Ztarr Manga Studio|isbn=978-0973884104}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=Sara E. Mayhew|url=http://saramayhew.com}} – Mayhew's homepage.
- [http://animecons.com/guests/bio.shtml/1554/Sara_E_Mayhew Sara E. Mayhew] convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
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Category:People from Kirkland Lake