Leanne Franson

Leanne Franson (born 1963 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian illustrator and cartoonist.

After art studies at Concordia University in Montreal, where she graduated in 1995, she studied ceramics in 1988-1989. She then worked as a children's book illustrator for several Canadian publishers, in both English and French. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

She is known for her semi-autobiographical comics featuring the female bisexual character Liliane, Bi-Dyke.^[1] These have been included in various anthologies and collected in books.

In 1997, she was a finalist for a Governor General's Award for her illustration work on L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette.^[2]

Selected publications

For children

• Anne Legault, Une fille pas comme les autres, 1997.
• Jasmine Dubé, L'ourson qui voulait une Juliette, 1997.
• Manjusha Pawagi, La petite fille qui détestait les livres, 1998.
• Chrystine Brouillet, Une chauve-souris qui pleurait d'être trop belle, 2000.
• Andrée-Anne Gratton, Simon et Violette, 2001.
• Sylvie Desrosiers, Ma mère est une extraterrestre, 2002.
• Raymond Plante, La curieuse invasion de Picots-les-Bains par les zèbres, 2002.
• Louise-Michelle Sauriol, Siara et L'oiseau d'amour, (French and Inuktitut), 2002.
• Louise-Michelle Sauriol, Les trouvailles d'Adami, (French and Inuktitut) 2004.
• Robert Soulières, Le chien de Léopold, 2006.
• Nathalie Bertrand, Les Pieds dans les plats, 2007.
• Andrée-Anne Gratton, Simon et Zizou, 2008.
• Cécile Gagnon, Justine au Pays de Sofia, 2008.
• Alain M. Bergeron, Le Petit Maître, 2010.

Liliane, Bi-Dyke

• Assume Nothing: Evolution of a Bi-Dyke, Slab-O-Concrete, 1997.
• Teaching Through Trauma, Slab-O-Concrete, 1999.
• Don't Be a Crotte!, 2004.

References

1. Cronin, Brian (November 5, 2008). "A Month of Good LGBT Comics – Liliane, Bi-Dyke". Comic Book Resources.
2. "CUMULATIVE LIST OF FINALISTS FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS" (PDF).

External links

• Official site
• Liliane Bi-dyke site