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Asia Alfasi (born April 20, 1984) is a British Manga writer/artist. She was born in Libya and moved to Scotland at the age of 8. Since then, she has relocated to Birmingham, England and lives there to this day. Her works focus around a synthesis of her exposure to Muslim , Libyan, and British influences. She first gained notoriety when she was the first female to participate in and win of the Hi8us Midlands Stripsearch competition with a portfolio based around her character Monir {Link without Title} . Since she first started creating comics professionally in 2003, she has released two major publications. Her first major work, JinNarration, was published in the Mammoth Book of Best New Manga, an anthology of works by up-and-coming young British comic artists. Her short semi-autobiographical story, The non-savvy non-commuter, was displayed on the walls of Piccadilly Circus as part of Thin Cities, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the station's opening {Link without Title} . It was on display from 15 December 2006 to 31 April 2007. Her first individually-published graphic novel, the two-volume "Native Narratives", will detail the adventures of a young Muslim girl and the events of her life in both Libya and Scotland {Link without Title} . It is due to be released by Bloomsbury in late 2007. EXTERNAL LINKS Comic Blog: An Interview with Asia Alfasi |
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