Tee Franklin is a Black, queer, disabled, autistic, award winning, bestselling comic writer and public speaker from New Jersey. In 2018, Franklin became the first Black, queer, disabled woman writer published by Image Comics, for her bestselling queer romance graphic novella, BINGO LOVE and revenge horror series, JOOK JOINT. Franklin is also the first Black woman to write the DC Comics well-known characters, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, in the HARLEY QUINN: EAT. BANG! KILL TOUR series, that’s tied in with the animated series on HBO MAX.

Franklin’s stories have also appeared in the New York Times bestselling and Eisner winning graphic novel, LOVE IS LOVE as well as award winning anthologies — ELEMENTS: FIRE and FEMME MAGNIFIQUE.

Franklin won the 2017 Prism Queer Press Grant for BINGO LOVE and raised almost $60k for this graphic novella via Kickstarter. Franklin created her own publishing company, Inclusive Press, in order to publish her own comics. She signed a book deal with Image Comics to publish BINGO LOVE, which was released February 14th, 2018.

Franklin’s BINGO LOVE was nominated for a GLAAD award for best comic in 2019, in addition to being a GoodReads Choice nominee. BINGO LOVE dominated “Best Of” 2018 lists and won the Virginia Library Diversity Award for best graphic novel in August 2019. Franklin was named one of 2018’s Icons, Innovators and Disruptors by Advocate Magazine.

Tee Franklin is a domestic violence, sex cult and child sexual assault survivor, and disability advocate. She’s also a mom of four adult children. When she’s not writing — or tweeting — Franklin travels as a public speaker speaking at colleges, conventions, events and libraries about the challenges of being a Black, queer, disabled, autistic woman in an industry that’s predominantly for white men

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Tee Franklin

Tee Franklin is a Black, queer, disabled, autistic, award winning, bestselling comic writer and public speaker from New Jersey. In 2018, Franklin became the first Black, queer, disabled woman writer published by Image Comics, for her bestselling queer romance graphic novella, BINGO LOVE and revenge horror series, JOOK JOINT. Franklin is also the first Black woman to write the DC Comics well-known characters, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, in the HARLEY QUINN: EAT. BANG! KILL TOUR series, that’s tied in with the animated series on HBO MAX. Franklin’s stories have also appeared in the New York Times bestselling and Eisner winning graphic novel, LOVE IS LOVE as well as award winning anthologies — ELEMENTS: FIRE and FEMME MAGNIFIQUE. Franklin won the 2017 Prism Queer Press Grant for BINGO LOVE and raised almost $60k for this graphic novella via Kickstarter. Franklin created her own publishing company, Inclusive Press, in order to publish her own comics. She signed a book deal with Image Comics to publish BINGO LOVE, which was released February 14th, 2018. Franklin’s BINGO LOVE was nominated for a GLAAD award for best comic in 2019, in addition to being a GoodReads Choice nominee. BINGO LOVE dominated “Best Of” 2018 lists and won the Virginia Library Diversity Award for best graphic novel in August 2019. Franklin was named one of 2018’s Icons, Innovators and Disruptors by Advocate Magazine. Tee Franklin is a domestic violence, sex cult and child sexual assault survivor, and disability advocate. She’s also a mom of four adult children. When she’s not writing — or tweeting — Franklin travels as a public speaker speaking at colleges, conventions, events and libraries about the challenges of being a Black, queer, disabled, autistic woman in an industry that’s predominantly for white men

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