I’m Phoebe Ward, and I’m a 23-year-old living in New York City. I started drawing and posting comics on Instagram (@phoebecomix) as a freshman at Carleton College during Covid, and have not yet stopped. I also write a weekly newsletter on Substack called Pep Talks for the Mildly Depressed.
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You can support me by subscribing to my Substack, following me on IG, or venmoing $3 to @Phoebe-Ward.
If you’d like to send me a message, you can reach me by email at phoebecomix@gmail.com.
Instagram: @phoebecomix
Substack: Pep Talks for the Mildly Depressed
Designs and Commissions
Joe Coffee Company
Carleton English Dept. T-Shirt
Logo for Carleton's Satire Magazine
Stickers for Carleton Admissions Office
Cover Art (Kelly Corrigan Wonders Podcast)
Race Bib
Birthday Card
Valentine's Day Hearts for Cup of Jo
Awards
Publications
David John Field Prize (2024)
Awarded each year to "a member of the senior class whose non-athletic activities best exhibit the qualities of imagination, ingenuity, energy, verve, and zest for life which David Field '64, exemplified while living with his fellow students at Carleton."
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Two-Time Winner of the Samuel Strauss Prize for Humorous Writing (2022, 2024)
$6,000 prize for comic-essays.
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Carleton Toni Award for Devotion to the Arts
Award given to a student who "need not be an art major or art star, but someone who loves a particular art form, who throws him or herself into it, who lives and breathes it, and who infectiously imparts that enthusiasm to others."
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Joe Coffee Company Barista Highlight Series
Interviewed and photographed for Joe Coffee Company's Instagram.
Carleton College Admissions Literature
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Points in Case (satire magazine)
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Kelly Corrigan Wonders (podcast)
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"Three Reviews" column for Cup of Jo (blog)
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