Sarah Mirk
American writer and journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah Shay Mirk (she/they) is an author, zinester,[1] and journalist based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
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Mirk in 2019 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Education
Mirk attended Grinnell College, graduating in 2008.[2]
Career
She worked for the Portland Mercury from 2008 to 2013.[3] She has also written for Bitch Media.[4] Since 2017 Mirk has been a contributing editor at The Nib.
In 2019, they also undertook the enterprise of making one zine a day,[5][6] and she then compiled a hundred of them in a self-published book, Year of Zines (2020).[7] They make their zines freely available to "anyone, especially teachers and educators".[8]
Guantanamo Voices was a New York Times pick for the Best Graphic Novels of 2020.[9] Mirk also teaches a writing class for graduate students at Portland State University's Art + Design program.
Their comics have been featured in The Nib, The New Yorker, Bitch, and NPR.
In 2024, Sarah Mirk faced online criticism after publishing a satirical, "sanitized" version of the handkerchief code.[10]
Works
Articles
- Mirk, Sarah (March 26, 2014). "Open Source Feminism: An Intervention with Wikipedia". NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network.
Books
- Oregon History Comics (Know Your City, 2012. Small comic books about Oregon history. Available for free for non-commercial purposes on Mirk's official website.)[11]
- Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules (Microcosm, 2014)[4]
- Open Earth (Limerence Press, 2018. A queer sci-fi comic about polyamory, with art by Eva Cabrera and Claudia Aguirre)[12]
- Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison (Abrams, 2020. Anthology of nonfiction comics)[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Year of Zines (self-published, 2020)[14]
Interviews
- Nieman Reports - How comics can enhance reader engagement, bring new audiences to narrative nonfiction.[22]
References
External links
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