from the editor's desk
‘A Prayer of Sorts’ by Sarah Winifred Searle
This comic by Sarah Winifred Searle was published in Westerly Online Special Issue (OSI15): Graphic Narratives—Westerly’s first ever comics issue. Launched in collaboration with the Perth Comic Arts Festival and curated by guest editor Per Henningsgaard, we’re delighted to showcase emerging and established storytellers in this sector and are excited to include comics in the pages of future issues.
OSI15 is available to download in its entirety for free here.
Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails from spooky New England, USA, and now lives in sunny Perth, Australia, with their beloved spouse and cat. They write and draw comics, exploring themes of identity, health, relationships, and history across many genres.
Their graphic novels include Sincerely Harriet, Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance, The Greatest Thing, and Ruined. Coming in 2024 are A Home in Her and The Sweetness Between Us.
Honours include being shortlisted for the Outstanding Story Ignatz Award and the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize, plus winning three silver Comic Arts Awards of Australia. Recently, The Greatest Thing was a Lammy Award and CBCA Book of the Year finalist, as well as a Prime Minister’s Literary Award winner.
Find SWS around the web: swinsea.com/links.
A Prayer of Sorts
