Mandy Ord (born 1974) is a

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-based comic artist. Her work has appeared in ''

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'', '' Meanjin'', The '' Australian Rationalist'' magazine, '' Voiceworks'', '' Tango'', '' Going Down Swinging'' and '' Red Leaves / 紅葉''. Since 2009 Ord has also had a regular comic strip published in '' Trouble (magazine)''. In 2004, she was nominated for the

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for Small Press Title of the Year for her comic ''Dirty Little Creep''. Ord's earliest published work was in her own book ''Wilnot'' in 1994. Her first graphic novel was a collaboration with Amber Carvan, ''Brick Dog and Other Stories'' 2002, followed by her first solo graphic novel ''Rooftops'' 2007, published by Findlay Lloyd. Ord is also the author of

minicomic A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105& ...

s ''Ordinary Eyeball'' (2006) and ''Sensitive Creatures'' (2004). Ord's book, ''When One Person Dies the Whole World Is Over'', was longlisted for the 2020

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Works

* ''Brick Dog and Other Stories'' co-author with Amber Carvan (2002) * ''Rooftops: A graphic novel'' (2007) * ''Sensitive Creatures'' (2nd Ed, 2011) * ''NY: A graphic story'' (2013) * ''Chalk Boy'', illustrator, (2018) * ''Galápagos'' (2018) * ''When One Person Dies the Whole World Is Over'' (2019)

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Dictionary of Australian Artists Online – Mandy Ord
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