Hey there! My name is Morgan, and I'm a nonbinary comic creator, writer, and artist who grew up in and still resides in Michigan. I've done a lot of things; in addition to the main trades listed above, I'm also a web designer and stage combatant, and I've been a lighting designer, sound designer, makeup artist, and theater director in the past. That's before you get into hobbies, which include racing karts and sim racing.

Name Pronunciation and Conventions

Morgan (MORE-gun) Bryn (BRIN) Lees (LEEZ) is my full name -- first, middle, last -- which is the order in which I prefer it to appear. I use my full name for comic, writing, and art credits; some older work will have my old middle initial (E) instead of my current middle name (Bryn). That's still me, but it's not how I want to be credited currently. In web design and racing my preference is to drop my middle name, so you'll see me there as Morgan Lees.

Pronouns and Terminology Conventions

My pronouns are they/them/theirs. I personally follow the convention of treating singular they as singular you, so I'll say themself as opposed to themselves (as is done with yourself as opposed to yourselves). I'd prefer you do the same if writing about me, but I understand that's not always possible with style guides.

If a prefix is absolutely necessary I use Mx., although my preference is to forego prefixes. I'm not picky about terminology applied to me so long as it's gender-neutral.

Bios

Short (42 words): Morgan Bryn Lees is a Michigan-based comic creator, writer, and artist. When not working, they can be found playing RPGs, reading, racing, studying historical martial arts, or computer gaming. Hasn't run off into the woods yet. Creator of Corner the Maze.

Long (multiple paragraphs): Morgan Bryn Lees is a nonbinary comic creator, writer, and artist who grew up in and still resides in Michigan, USA. After spending many years in the theatre, including time designing lighting and sound, designing makeup, and directing plays, they switched to focus on writing and comics. They have one completed webcomic, Corner the Maze, which is available online and in print through self-publishing, and have written two novels set in the same universe that they're seeking representation for.

When not working, Morgan enjoys playing and running roleplaying games, computer gaming, reading, racing karts and sim racing, hiking, photography, and cycling. They also work part-time as a web designer and study historical martial arts.

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Overview

  • Makeup Artist, 2001-2012 - All-of-us Express Children's Theatre: taught stage makeup skills to the youth on crews and in the cast, designed makeup for shows including animal, fantasy, and FX makeup
  • Lighting and Sound Designer, 2009-2016 - All-of-us Express Children's Theatre: taught lighting and sound design to the youth on the crew while designing for shows in a variety of different venues; primarily worked on straight shows and two musicals
  • Director, 2008-2016 - All-of-us Express Children's Theatre: shows directed include Stuart Little (2008), Dragonsong (2010, Robin Hood (2012), The Hobbit (2014), The Wind in the Willows (2015), and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2016); in addition to directing this entailed working with crews and teaching acting skills to young actors
  • Board Member, 2005-2010 and 2011-2016 - All-of-us Express Children's Theatre: served one term as a youth board member, then two terms as an adult member, including one year as Secretary and a year and a half as President
  • Education, Fine Art 2010-2014 - Lansing Community College: studied fine art, with classes in theatre and German language
  • Stage and Film Combatant, 2012-2022 - Art of Combat: performed combat for stage and film, assisted with teaching and fight directing; participated in NYC combat intensives in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015
  • Tech Manager, 2012-present - East Lansing Info: built and maintained the original Drupal website, built and maintain the current WordPress website and the newsletter for a local news organization
  • Freelance Illustrator, 2014-present, credits include N1nj4 M1nd, All-of-us Express Children's Theatre, personal commissions: available for personal and professional commissions
  • Comics, 2015-present, member of the SpiderForest webcomics collective: one completed webcomic (Corner the Maze), several short comics for anthologies
  • Fantasy and SF Writer, 2018-present: two novels in the querying phase, several short stories written, another series of novels in progress
  • Racing Driver, 2019-present, karting and sim racing: 3rd place (class B) in HCKE fall season 2019, 3rd place (class A) in HCKE spring season 2020, three-time 2nd place in HCKE endurance racing events, champion of HCKE 2022 season