Sherwin Tjia
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| Sherwin Tjia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Sherwin Sullivan Tjia |
| Born | Scarborough, Ontario |
| Occupation | writer, artist, and medical illustrator |
Sherwin Tjia is a Canadian writer, artist, and medical illustrator.[1][2]
He is the author of several graphic novels. His latest Plummet was listed on the CBC's list of recommended winter reads, for 2020.[3]
According to The Globe and Mail, in 2010, Tija was known as the creator of Toronto, Ontario's strip spelling bee scene.[4] In strip spelling bees players who spell words wrong have to start removing some of their music, accompanied by burlesque strip-tease music. In 2014 the New York Daily News described how Tija introduced porn karaoke to the New York area.[5] In porn karaoke small teams have to improvise dialogue sung over silent clips of pornography.
The premise of Plummet is that his protagonist is in a constant state of freefall.[6][7]
Publications
- Sherwin Tjia (2005). The World is a Heartbreaker. Coach House Books. ISBN 9781552451533. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2009). Pedigree Girls. Insomniac Press. ISBN 9781897415917. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2011). You Are a Kitten!. Conundrum Press. ISBN 9781894994972. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2011). You Are a Cat!. Conundrum Press. ISBN 9781894994569. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2012). Serial Villain. Conundrum Press. ISBN 9781894994675. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2013). You Are a Cat in the Zombie Apocalypse!. Conundrum Press. ISBN 9781894994774. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2001). Gentle Fictions. Insomniac Press. ISBN 9781894663137. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- Sherwin Tjia (2019). Plummet. Conundrum Press. ISBN 9781772620405. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
References
- ↑ Chandler Levack. Sherwin Tjia pushes Toronto out of its comfort zone, Blog TO, 2011-11-03. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “In between his day job as a medical illustrator, this Scarborough-born artist (who has since relocated to Montreal) coordinates events across Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa with a twist.”
- ↑ AELAQ And Quebec Writers' Federation Team Up For A Holiday Book Fair, Broadway World, 2019-11-06. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “Sherwin Tjia, poet, illustrator, and author of graphic novel Plummet.”
- ↑ The CBC Books winter reading list: 40 books to read to kick off 2020, CBC Books, 2020-01-28. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “Canada was the promised land, but when he didn't fit in and life was more difficult than he expected, Ali turned to drugs and partying before finding his way.”
- ↑ Ryan Bigge. Strip spelling bees are the latest hipster twist on burlesque, The Globe and Mail, 2010-05-14. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “'You spell exquisitely,' says Sherwin Tjia, founder and host of the Honeysuckle Strip Spelling Bee, as the crowd of 80 roars in rowdy approval. A visibly tipsy Tjia manages to tap at his laptop and switch to a soundtrack of raunchy R&B, since the penalty for misspelling a word at this particular spelling bee is removing a third of one's clothing.”
- ↑ Justin Rocket Silverman. 'Porn and Karaoke': They supply the porn, you supply the dialogue, New York Daily News, 2014-03-26. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “"It's more funny than sexy," says Sherwin Sullivan Tjia, a Montreal event planner who invented the smut-a-long after seeing a film about actors who do voice-over work in the porn industry.”
- ↑ Jane van Koeverden. Sherwin Tjia imagines what it would be like to fall forever, CBC Books, 2019-12-04. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “Sherwin Tjia is an illustrator from Montreal. He spoke to CBC Books about Plummet, his 11th book.”
- ↑ Dan Brown. COMICS: You'll fall for this graphic novel about a world of intense gravity, Stratford Beacon Herald, 2019-12-07. Retrieved on 2020-01-29. “Ever had one of those dreams where you’re falling and falling and never know if you’re going to hit the ground? Now comes a new graphic novel, Plummet, about a woman who’s perpetually falling yet never reaches the earth below. That may sound like a slender premise, but in the hands of Montreal’s Sherwin Sullivan Tjia, it becomes a metaphor for life and a way to explore the human condition.”