Sara E. Mayhew
International
award-winning mangaka of Secrets of Sorcerers and Love
Pet, Sara E. Mayhew is owner of Ztarr Manga Studio,
which specializes in producing professional manga artwork for publishers
as well as creating original manga series. Her series, Secrets
of Sorcerers, was named "Best Comic for Teens"
by the International Anime and Manga Festival (IMAF).
The IMAF award of $5000 US was used to produce the Secrets of
Sorcerers Volume 1 graphic novel. Sara was featured in Applied
Arts magazine's 'Young Blood' article on "...new talent commanding
our attention". In 2007, the Ontario Arts Council awarded her the
Northern Arts grant to aid in the production of Secrets of Sorcerers Volume
2. Currently, Sara resides in her hometown of Kirkland Lake, Ontario;
when she's not operating her studio, Sara coaches and practices figure
skating, and is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer.
