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- On "Kritios Boy": I am re- reading this for the millionth time, through tears, once again. It is absolutely perfect! – Laurel Wexman
Jan 26 - On "Losing My Mind and Getting a New One": Beautifully movingly written so, Thank God, the talent and ability is still somehow, miraculously, intact. – Antonie Becker
Nov 21 - On "My Own Personal Mr. Crabtree": Garry, you mentioned this piece at the PVTU meeting - nicely written. It had me searching around, as things like this tend to do, for... – Jim Brennan
Nov 17 - On "NOTE: We are NOT currently taking submissions (except Fiction Awards until Jan 2020)": Hello All, Are you taking submissions for the June 2022 contest? – Dan Minnock
Mar 08 - On "I Made It Myself": Dear James, Thank you for sharing this outstanding essay. My father also built a "Z-Box" and I've recently taken up learning its backstory, even if... – D. Oakleaf
Jan 03 - On "NOTE: We are NOT currently taking submissions (except Fiction Awards until Jan 2020)": We're near the end of 2021. When will the 2020 Fiction Contest results be announced? – F. J. Bergmann
Dec 11 - On "Seeing The Inca Trail": Blimey - what a read........we just celebrated a UK and anyone else who could make it - Cusichaca reunion at our home in Scotland -... – Dawn Holmes
Sep 15 - On "NOTE: We are NOT currently taking submissions (except Fiction Awards until Jan 2020)": Thanks, Richard, that is much appreciated! You stay safe, too! – Literal Latte
Dec 18 - On "NOTE: We are NOT currently taking submissions (except Fiction Awards until Jan 2020)": Hi James and Michelle (and other writers who have inquired) -- We're truly sorry about the delay. It looks like results for the fiction contest... – Literal Latte
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- On "Kritios Boy": I am re- reading this for the millionth time, through tears, once again. It is absolutely perfect! – Laurel Wexman
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About Sean Qualls
Sean Qualls finds inspiration everywhere. Growing up in the 70's in central New Jersey, his family didn't have much money for art supplies but he made the best with what was available: discarded paper, blank end pages from old books, and, sometimes, walls (much to his mother's chagrin). Some of his earliest inspirations were the crayons and coloring books his mom would buy for him and his older sister, drawing and handwriting competitions with classmates, and an illustrated Bible he received for Christmas in the 2nd grade.
He moved to Brooklyn to attend art school at Pratt Institute. After a year and a half he dropped out but continued to educate himself while working full-time at the Brooklyn Museum.
Sean's books and illustrations often explore history and non-fiction subjects. His fine art focuses on race and identity, and the intersection of history and mythology, ultimately examining how we create our own identities or allow them to be scripted to for us. Together his paintings and illustrations reveal simultaneously unique and universal moments that reveal the human spirit.
Sean's most recent books include Why Am I Me?, The Case for Loving and Two Friends, all of which he illustrated with his wife, illustrator/author Selina Alko. He has also illustrated Emmanuel's Dream (Schneider Award recipient) written by Laurie Ann Thompson, Giant Steps to Change the World written by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee and Before John Was a Jazz Giant (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor) written by Carole Boston Weatherford. He lives in Brooklyn (where you can find him DJing on occasion) with his wife and their two children.