Hello! My name is Lee, I grew up in Australia and I’ve been living in Tio’tia:ke - colonially known as Montréal, since 2016.

I’ve been working as an illustrator and cartoonist for the past 10+ years, and have published many short comics and two graphic novels:  

Stone Fruit (2021) with Fantagraphics, and Cannon (2025) with Drawn & Quarterly.


Literary agent: Alessandra Sternfeld at AM-Book : alessandra@am-book.com

Media enquiries: Julia Pohl-Miranda:
julia@drawnandquarterly.com
Selected Awards

2022- Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize for Stone Fruit

2022- ALA Stonewall Honour Book for Stone Fruit

2022- Lambda Literary Award for Stone Fruit

2021- National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree, for Stone Fruit

2021- Stella Prize (Australia) shortlist for Stone Fruit

2021- Cartoonist Studio Prize for Stone Fruit

2021- Harvey Book of the Year Nomination for Stone Fruit

2021- Gran Guinigi for Stone Fruit: “Miglior sceneggiatura” (Best Graphic Novel Script)

2021- Ignatz awards for Stone Fruit: Outstanding Artist, Outstanding Graphic Novel

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Selected Clients: The New Yorker; McSweeneys; The New York Times; GRANTA literary Magazine; The Museum of Modern Art Magazine; Vice Australia; Room Magazine; The Suburban Review, Going Down Swinging; Narrative.ly; Overland Journal; Meanjin Journal 



©Lee Lai