Gladiolus Magazine
Gladiolus Magazine is full of incredible comics and prose focusing on Community, Culture, and Care. The magazine embodies a “for us, by us,” as we do with all Black Josei Press projects.
Gladiolus Magazine has 134 black-and-white pages that feature 23 comics, essays, short stories, interviews, and guides by 38 amazing creatives of color from marginalized genders and sexualities.
The magazine's content ranges from Jackie Ormes cut-out paper dolls to horror and josei guides, comics about sex, romance, gaming, mental health, creator interviews, essays about burnout in the comic industry, and so much more.
Gladiolus Magazine was funded by The Ellies Award Creator Grant that founder Jamila Rowser (Wash Day Diaries) received from Oolite Arts and The Miami Foundation.
AWARD
Robyn Smith's comic "Night Fever" (from Gladiolus Magazine) won the Ignatz Award for OUTSTANDING ART
PRESS
CONTRIBUTORS
Production
Editor-in-Chief: Jamila Rowser
Art Director: Alexandria Batchelor (aka Foxee Design)
Assistant Project Manager: Jemar Souza
Copy Editor: Victoria Johnson
Cover Artist: Sarula Bao
Comics & Illustrations
Aaron Reese, Alexandria Batchelor, Ashanti Fortson, Asiah Fulmore, Emma Rust, Iman Daydream, Jamila Rowser, Kameron White, Lauren Franklin, ONeillJones, rin ascher, Robyn Smith, Sarula Bao, Sam Wade, Steenz, Stephanie Williams and Vincent Cecil
Prose & Guides
Ashanti Fortson, Carrie McClain, Christina Santi, Christine Pasalo Norland, Jacque Aye, Jamila Rowser, Jemar Souza, Lillie J. Harris, Sam Wade, Shannon Wright, Sunmi, and Whit Taylor.
Interviewees & Participants
Aisha Soleil, Daisy Ruiz, Danny Lore, Deb Aoki, Jamila Rowser, Jessica Tseang, Laura Neuzeth, Shamika A. Mitchell, PhD, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, Shar Tuiasoa (aka Punky Aloha), Sloane Leong and Vita Ayala.