Ally Shwed

Sequential art professor

Education

M.F.A., sequential art, Savannah College of Art and Design
B.A., English, American studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Credentials

Part-time professor of sequential art, 2021–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, eLearning

Editor, 2022–present, Macmillan, New York, NY
Development and process editor for First Second Books comics imprint.

Freelance cartoonist, 2014–present
Clients include The Boston Globe, The Nib, The Intercept, Topic, Splinter, Jezebel, First Second Books/Macmillan, IDW Publishing, Lion Forge Comics, Jersey City Ties, Forte Preparatory Academy, and Digital Defense Fund.

Visiting professor, 2015–17, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro, Mexico

Editorial intern, 2014, BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Duties included editing and proofreading, pitch submission reviews, freelancer communications, convention preparation.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

Fellow, Denver Independent Comics & Art Expo, Denver, CO, 2018
Creator-in-Residence, Kickstarter, Brooklyn, NY, 2017

Publications and presentations

Published works

Artist, Why the People, First Second Books, 2021
Artist, Fault Lines in the Constitution, First Second Books, 2020
Editor, Votes for Women, Little Red Bird Press, 2020