Liz Prince

Biography Prince was born in Boston and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a young person, she played Little League baseball in Santa Fe.

In 2012, Prince lent her talents to help support the Boston Ladyfest, which worked to raise money for the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund and create a "lasting network for creative feminists in Boston and beyond."

In 2014, she released Alone Forever, a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships.

Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir was published on August 26, 2014 by Zest Books. The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with gender issues. This memoir is told through short, related stories starting from Prince's early childhood experiences and ending when Prince is a teenager and has slowly learned to define herself as a woman on her own terms.

She has also published or contributed to several zines, minicomics, and anthologies including Subcultures: A Comics Anthology. Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of Adventure Time and Regular Show. She was the writer of a four-issue comic book limited series adaptation of Clarence (Boom! Studios) with art by Evan Palmer, published in 2015.

Critical reception Tomboy received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. It also received the following accolades: Independent Publisher Book Awards for Graphic Novel/±Drawn Book - Drama/Documentary Gold Medal (2015) Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2015) American Library Association's (ALA) top ten for the Amelia Bloomer Book List (2015) Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2014)

Podcast appearances Prince appeared on Bad At Sports episode 191 on August 26, 2009. Prince co-hosted the Razorcake Podcast episode #217 on June 22, 2012. Prince appeared on The Mostly Harmless Podcast on June 9, 2015. Prince appeared on Everything's Coming Up Podcast to discuss The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Rival" on November 24, 2015. Prince appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2016.