About
Olivia Stephens is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and writer from the Pacific Northwest. Olivia's comics often utilize supernatural elements to explore grief, rage, and profound tenderness. Olivia is the author of Artie and the Wolf Moon, a middle-grade graphic novel about a young teen discovering her family's werewolf legacy, her own power, and the threats that come along with it.
Olivia is currently working on Darlin' And Her Other Names, a werewolf-western-horror-romance comic self-published in installments online.The story follows two strangers' vengeful journey through Colorado and Kansas in 1881.
Olivia's favorite time of day is the middle of the night, when one can draw comics and talk to themselves uninterrupted. Olivia also enjoys listening to torch songs and observing tree trunks.
For any professional inquiries, you can email Olivia at oliveoilcorp@gmail.com.
Selected Publications
- 2024 - Ballad for Black Cassandra (self-published)
- 2023 - Darlin' and Her Other Names, Part 1: Marta (self-published)
- 2023 - "The Muse", Headless Horseman Halloween Annual (Dark Horse Comics)
- 2022 - Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky: The Graphic Novel [illustrator] (Disney-Hyperion/Rick Riordan Presents)
- 2022 - The Tiger's Tongue [writer] (Mad Cave Studios)
- 2022 - "Hyssop", Shades of Fear Anthology (Balustrade Press)
- 2021 - Artie and the Wolf Moon (Lerner Books / Graphic Universe)
Selected Awards
- 2025 - Minicomic Award - Fantasy
- 2025 - Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award Finalist Cohort - Literary
- 2025 - Ignatz Award Nominee for Outstanding Story
- 2024 - Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award Finalist Cohort - Literary
- 2023 - Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist
- 2023 - Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology (Shades of Fear)
- 2023 - Forbes 30 Under 30 Local List - Seattle, WA
- 2023 - ALA Rainbow Reading List
- 2022 - BCALA Youth Literary Awards - Honor Award
- 2022 - Artist Trust Fellowship Award - Literary
Residencies + Fellowships
- 2024 - Yaddo Artist Retreat (Saratoga Springs, NY)
- 2023 - Storyknife Residency for Women Writers (Homer, AK)
- 2023 - MacDowell Fellowship - Fiction (Peterborough, NH)
- Recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Fellowship
- 2022 - Tin House Residency for Graphic Narrative (Portland, OR)
- 2021 - Mineral School Residency (Mineral, WA)
- Recipient of the Mona Lisa Roberts Fellowship for LGBTQ+ Visual Artists
- 2019-20 - Tulsa Artist Fellowship - Literary Artist Fellow (Tulsa, OK)
Artist Talks + Lectures
- 2025 - "Embrace Iteration, Reject Perfection": Hosted in-person by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
- 2025 - Visiting Artist Guest Lecture hosted in-person by The Center for Cartoon Studies (White River Junction, VT)
- 2024 - Visiting Artist Talk hosted in-person by Mineral Arts + Residencies (Mineral, WA)
- 2023 - "Good Food Takes Time To Cook": Hosted in-person by Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)
- 2021 - "Keeping It Weird": Artist Lecture
- Hosted virtually by Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)
- Hosted virtually by Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)
- 2020 - "What's Your Story?": Hosted virtually by Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)