Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982) is an American comics writer, prose author, and essayist. Her best-known prose works include the novels ''

Alif the Unseen ''Alif the Unseen'' is a 2012 cyberpunk fantasy novel by American writer G. Willow Wilson. In the novel, a Middle Eastern hacker named Alif discovers a book of djinn tales which may lead to a new age of quantum computing. The novel won the 2013 ...

'' and '' The Bird King''. She is most well known for relaunching the '' Ms. Marvel'' title for Marvel Comics starring a 16-year-old Muslim superhero named

Kamala Khan Kamala Khan is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, Kamala is Marvel's first ...

. Her work is most often categorized as

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Early life

Wilson was born on August 31, 1982 in Monmouth County,

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, and grew up in Morganville. Wilson lived in the county until she was 12. However, in an interview with Newsrama in 2013, she erroneously said she was born in Morris County and spent the first ten years of her life there. Her parents were

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who renounced

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in the late 1960s, hence Wilson was not raised in a religious household. Wilson first encountered comics when she read an anti-smoking pamphlet featuring the

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in the fifth grade. The characters fascinated her and she began watching the cartoon ''X-Men'' every Saturday. Two years later she and her family moved to Boulder, Colorado, where Wilson continued to pursue her interest in comics and other forms of popular culture such as tabletop role-playing games.

Converting to Islam

After high school, Wilson attended

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to pursue a degree in history. During her

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, Wilson began experiencing adrenal problems and the associated discomfort resulted in her studying a number of religions, including

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Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in th ...

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global popula ...

, and

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. After studying Judaism she focused on Islam, which appealed to her because "to become a Muslim is sort of a deal between you and God." The 9/11 terrorist attack set back her religious studies – fearing she had misjudged the religion – but she later resumed her studies. In 2003, shortly before her graduation, Wilson agreed to teach English in Cairo. During the plane journey, Wilson converted to Islam; claiming she "made peace with God. I called him Allah." According to ''Butterfly Mosque'', upon arrival in Cairo, Wilson secretly practiced Islam but after becoming engaged to an Egyptian she began to practice it more openly. She and her roommate resided in Tura, a district in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...

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. The pair soon met a physics teacher named Omar who offered to show them around and act as a cultural guide. Months later, Wilson and Omar became engaged. Later, she moved with him back to the United States, with Wilson returning to her writing career, and Omar becoming a legal advocate for refugees.

Career

Wilson's writing career began from her work as a freelance music critic for

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. After moving to

, she contributed articles to the ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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''.Newsarama.com
She was also a regular contributor to the now-defunct Egyptian opposition weekly ''Cairo Magazine''. Wilson was the first Western journalist to be granted a private interview with

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after his promotion to the position of

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of Egypt. Additionally, Wilson released a memoir titled ''The Butterfly Mosque'' about life in Egypt during the Mubarak regime, which was named a ''

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'' Best Book of 2010. Her first graphic novel, ''

'', with art by M.K. Perker, was published by

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in 2007, and named one of the best graphic novels of 2007 by ''

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'', ''

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/ CanWest News'', and '' Comics Worth Reading''. The paperback edition of ''Cairo'' was named one of Best Graphic Novels for High School Students in 2008 by ''

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'', and one of 2009's Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens by the American Library Association. Her first ongoing comic series, ''

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'', launched by Vertigo in 2008 reunited her with Perker, and was nominated for an

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for 'Best New Series' of 2009. NPR named ''Air'' one of the top comics of 2009, and it also received acclaim from the '' Fairfield Weekly'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Other works for DC include fill-in issues #704 and 706 of ''

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'', the five-issue

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''Vixen: Return of the Lion'', starring the

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member

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with art by

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, and '' The Outsiders''. Wilson then wrote '' Mystic'' (2011), a four-issue miniseries for

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with art by David Lopez. Although a

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revival, Willow's ''Mystic'' bears little resemblance to its previous incarnation. Her debut novel ''

'' (Grove/Atlantic) won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for best novel. In 2014, Marvel debuted a new '' Ms. Marvel'' series written by Wilson. The book stars

, a Muslim teenager living in

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, took up the name Captain Marvel. In November 2018, Wilson began writing ''

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'' from

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. The character battles Ares in an arc entitled "The Just War." Her March 2019 novel, '' The Bird King'', tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain, and her dearest friend Hassan, the palace mapmaker. Hassan has a secret: he can draw maps of places he's never seen and bend the shape of reality. In 2020, she is writing The Dreaming from

, with art by Nick Robles and starting with issue #19. The series is part of The Sandman Universe.

Creating Kamala Khan

Wilson had already had a few forays into the comic book industry, having worked on titles such as ''

'' and ''Vixen'' previously. She received an email for an interview with David Gabriel, a senior vice-president at Marvel Entertainment. By that point Wilson was almost finished with her second novel, but she took the time to speak with him. Shortly thereafter she was offered to co-create a new version of Ms. Marvel named

alongside Sana Amanat, a director and editor at Marvel Entertainment. The process of crafting Kamala was detailed, both artists wished to create a teenage Muslim American girl. Before settling on her Pakistani heritage the two debated the idea of making her a Somali American girl. While creating Kamala as a character the duo expected negativity, not just from people who were anti-Muslim, but also from Muslims who believed Kamala should be portrayed in a certain way. The crafting also focused on smaller details, Wilson did not believe Kamala should have worn a

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due to a majority of teenage Muslim American girls not wearing them. Despite their initial fears, Kamala was received positively. Some sources described her as easy to relate to, even likening her to a modern-day

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. Others even viewed Kamala as a symbol for equality and representation among different religions.

Personal life

Since 2007, Wilson has lived in

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with her husband, Omar. She has two daughters.

Awards

Award wins

*2012 – Middle East Book Award—Youth Literature: ''

'' *2013 – Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award—Regional Book: ''Alif the Unseen'' *2013 –

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—

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: ''Alif the Unseen'' *2014 – Broken Frontier Awards—Best Writer, Mainstream *2015 –

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier ...

— Best Graphic Story: ''Ms. Marvel'' *2016 – Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics: ''Ms. Marvel'' *2019 - American Book Award: ''Ms. Marvel''

Nominations

*2009 –

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—Best New Series: ''Air'', by G. Willow Wilson and M. K. Perker (Vertigo/DC) (nomination) *2012 – Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize—First Novel (finalist): ''Alif the Unseen'' *2013 – Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction—Fiction (Nominee): ''Alif the Unseen'' *2013 – John W. Campbell Memorial Award—Novel (Third Place): ''Alif the Unseen'' *2013 – Locus Award—First Novel (Nominee): ''Alif the Unseen'' *2015 – Eisner Awards: Best New Series: ''Ms. Marvel'', by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (Marvel) (nomination) *2015 – Eisner Awards: Best Writer (nomination) *2015 – Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity: ''Ms. Marvel'', by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona (Marvel) (nomination) *2015 –

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: Best Writer (nomination) *2015 – Harvey Awards: Best New Series: ''Ms. Marvel'' (nomination) *2016 – Eisner Awards: Best Writer

Bibliography

Comics

AiT/Planet Lar

*'' Negative Burn'' vol. 2 #7–10, "Aces" (with Shannon Eric Denton and Curtis Square-Briggs collected in ''Aces: Curse Of The Red Baron'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2008 )

Dark Horse Comics/Berger Books

*''Invisible Kingdom'' #1–present (with Christian Ward, October 2019-ongoing)

DC Comics

*''

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'' ** "Metamorphosis" (with Greg Smallwood, in #1, 2020) *'' The Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Metamorpho/Aquaman'' #1, "Rogue Elements" (with

Joshua Middleton Joshua Middleton (sometimes credited as Josh Middleton) is an artist and designer working in the animation, film, comics, and book industries. In 2004 he was nominated for an Eisner Award as "Best Cover Artist" for his work on Marvel's ''NYX'', ''X ...

, August 2007) collected in ''Outsiders: Five of a Kind'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ) *'' Vixen: Return of the Lion'' (limited series) (October 2008 – February 2009) **''Vixen: Return of the Lion'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** "Predators" (with

, in #1, 2008) *** "Prey" (with CAFU, in #2, 2008) *** "Sanctuary" (with CAFU, in #3, 2008) *** "Risen" (with CAFU, in #4, 2009) *** "Idols" (with CAFU, in #5, 2009) *''

'' #704, 706 (with Leandro Oliveira and Amilcar Pinna, 2010) collected in ''Superman: Grounded Vol. 1'' (hc, 168 pages, 2011, ) * ''

'' #58-72, 74-81 (with

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, Alejandro Germánico,

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, and Jesús Merino, 2018-2019) * '' Poison Ivy'' (2022)

=Vertigo

= *''

'' (graphic novel, with M.K. Perker, hc, 160 pages, November 2007 ) *''

'' (August 2008 – August 2010) **''Volume 1: Letters from Lost Countries'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** "Letters from Lost Countries" (with M.K. Perker, in #1–3, 2008) *** "Masks and Other Memories" (with M.K. Perker, in #4, 2008) *** "The Engine Room" (with M.K. Perker, in #5, 2008) **''Volume 2: Flying Machine'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** "The Secret Life of Maps" (with M.K. Perker, in #6, 2009) *** "The Picture of Zayn al Harrani" (with M.K. Perker, in #7, 2009) *** "Her Own Devices" (with M.K. Perker, in #8, 2009) *** "Mass Transit" (with M.K. Perker, in #9, 2009) *** "Place of the Egrets" (with M.K. Perker, in #10, 2009) **''Volume 3: Pureland'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2010, ) collects: *** "Sweet as the Tongue" (with M.K. Perker, in #11, 2009) *** "Pureland" (with M.K. Perker, in #12–14, 2009) *** "Air Heart" (with M.K. Perker, in #15, 2009) *** "Infinite Shades" (with M.K. Perker, in #16, 2009) *** "The Picture of Blythe Alice Cameron" (with M.K. Perker, in #17, 2010) **''Volume 4: A History of the Future'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2011, ) collects: *** "Reveille" (with M.K. Perker, in #18, 2010) *** "A History of the Future" (with M.K. Perker, in #19–21, 2010) *** "Wild Blue Yonder" (with M.K. Perker, in #22, 2010) *** "Dogfight!" (with M.K. Perker, in #23, 2010) *** "The Last Horizon" (with M.K. Perker, in #24, 2010) *'' The Unexpected'', "Dogs" (anthology, with Robbi Rodriguez, October 2011) collected in ''The Unexpected'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, )

Marvel Comics

*''

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'' vol. 2 #1, "Moritat" (with Ming Doyle, March 2010). *'' Women of Marvel'' #1, "Thrones" (with Peter Nguyen, November 2010) *'' Mystic'' vol. 2 (4-issue limited series, with David López, August–November 2011, collected in ''The Tenth Apprentice'', tpb, 96 pages, 2012, ) *'' Ms. Marvel'' vol. 3 #1–19 (with Adrian Alphona, February 2014 – October 2015) **''Volume 1: No Normal'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** "Garden State of Mind" (with Adrian Alphona, in All-New Marvel NOW! Point One #1.NOW, 2014) *** "Meta Morphosis" (with Adrian Alphona, in #1, 2014) *** "All Mankind" (with Adrian Alphona, in #2, 2014) *** "Side Entrance" (with Adrian Alphona, in #3, 2014) *** "Past Curfew" (with Adrian Alphona, in #4, 2014) *** "Urban Legend" (with Adrian Alphona, in #5, 2014) **''Volume 2: Generation Why'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "Healing Factor" (with Jake Wyatt, in #6–7, 2014) *** "Generation Why" (with Adrian Alphona, in #8–11, 2014–2015) **''Volume 3: Crushed'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "Loki in Love" (with Elmo Bondoc, in #12, 2015) *** "Crushed" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in #13–15, 2015) **''Volume 4: Last Days'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "Last Days" (with Adrian Alphona, in #16–19, 2015) *'' Ms. Marvel'' vol. 4 #1-38 (November 2015 – April 2019) **''Volume 5: Super Famous'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) collects: *** "Super Famous" (with Adrian Alphona and Takeshi Miyazawa, in #1–3, 2015–2016) *** "Army of One" (with Nico Leon, in #4–6, 2016) **''Volume 6: Civil War II'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) collects: *** "The Road to War" (with Adrian Alphona, in #7, 2016) *** "Civil War II" (with Takeshi Miyazawa and Adrian Alphona, in #8–11, 2016) *** "The Road to War" (with

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, in #12, 2016) **''Volume 7: Damage Per Second'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ) collects: *** "Election Day" (with Mirka Andolfo, in #13, 2016) *** "Damage Per Second" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in #14–17, 2017) *** "Meanwhile in Wakanda" (with Francesco Gaston, in #18, 2017) *''

'' vol. 4 #23–26 (January 2015 – April 2015) **''Volume 5: The Burning World'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** "The Burning World" (with Roland Boschi, Javi Fernandez, in #23–26, 2015) *''

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'' vol. 1 (5-issue limited series with

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and Jorge Molina, May–October 2015, collected in ''Volume 0: Warzones!'', tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) *''

'' vol. 2, #1–4 (January–April 2016) **''Volume 1: Hypertime'' #1–4, ''Avengers'' #0 (with Jorge Molina and

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, tpb, 146 pages, 2016, ) *'' All-New, All-Different Avengers Annual'' #1, "Internet Randos" (with Mahmud Asrar, August 2016) *'' Generations: Ms. Marvel'' #1 (with Paolo Villanelli, September 2017) collected in Generations (hc, 328 pages, 2017, )

Novels

*''The Butterfly Mosque'' (memoir,

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, hardcover, June 2010, ; paperback, June 2011, ) *''

'', (Grove/Atlantic, July 2012) *'' The Bird King'', (Grove Press, March 2019),

References

External links

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