ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Greg Anderson Elysée is a Brooklyn, NY born Haitian-American writer, educator, filmmaker, and model. He has been teaching various forms of filmmaking, including narrative and documentary, from elementary level to the elderly since 2012. A former journalist for theOuthousers.com, he also ran his own column, (Heard It Thru) The Griotvine, where he showcased independent creators of color and LGBTQ creators. He also wrote for the independent pop culture news websites Bleeding Cool and Black Sci Fi Magazine. He is known through the community for doing this on a broader scale, all while presenting his thoughts on diversity.

Is'nana: The Were-Spider is his first comic series, and is a multi award winner, including 2018 Fan Award, Rising Star, and Best Male Character, and 2019 Best Writer and Story of the Year (Glyph Awards). Is’nana is based on Anansi the trickster god of the Akan people of Ghana, whose stories have spread for centuries throughout Africa as well as the Caribbean. He is also the creator of the sci-fi series Marassa and other works, and is the writer for 133art’s OneNation: Stronghold. He has won a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Award and an In the Margins (ITM) Book Award for Best Non-Fiction For Akim Aliu: Dreamer, his very first Scholastic Inc book. His first webcomic series, Hammer, launched in 2023 and most recently The Torchbearer for Fairsquare Graphics. Elysée has also published work with Lion Forge via the nationally recognized project Puerto Rico Strong.

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