Queenie Chan was born in Hong Kong, and migrated to Australia when she was six years old. Her first published work was a 3-volume supernatural mystery-thriller series called “The Dreaming” for LA-based manga publisher TOKYOPOP. To date, it has been translated into multiple languages, and re-issued in a new, revised edition in 2024. This edition has been listed on the ALIA 2024 Graphics Notables (YA) list.
She has since collaborated on several graphic novels with best-selling author Dean Koontz and Kylie Chan, and also her own works such as fairy-tale inspired fantasy series called “Fabled Kingdom”, and a series of biographical comics on famous historical queens called “Women Who Were Kings”. She graduated with a Doctorate from Macquarie University in 2025.
Currently, she is working on a 2-volume manga called “Sunset Protocol“, a self-contained sequel to “The Dreaming” series set in the same universe.
Awards
- 2025 – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Macquarie – Research on capitalism and digital comics (Webtoons)
- 2024 –The Dreaming vol. 1-3 – Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) 2024 Graphics Notables (YA)
- 2023 – Women Who Were Kings #4: Catherine the Great – ALIA 2023 Graphics Notables (YA)
- 2021 – Women Who Were Kings #3: Elizabeth I – Shortlisted for Ledger Awards (Now CAAA)
- 2017 – Fabled Kingdom vol. 2 – Shortlisted for Ledger Awards
Resources
- Listing your Books with Library Suppliers
- Fantasy World Building: Creating Backgrounds for your Story
Interviews with Me
In 2025, an academic website named Comic FOLIO tracked the history of Australian comics from the late 90s to the late 2010s. It included an 8-part interview with me, which you can access in full here.
- Part 1 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Manga Communities in Australia
- Part 2 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Manga vs. Indie Comics in Australia
- Part 3 of 8 – Queenie Chan on ‘The Dreaming’ and Her Journey as an Artist
- Part 4 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Money, Family and Comics
- Part 5 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Tezuka, Taoism, and Otherworlds
- Part 6 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Luring Kids into Libraries
- Part 7 of 8 – Queenie Chan on Experimenting in Hybrid Forms
- Part 8 of 8 – Queenie Chan on New Technology in Comics-Making
- Manga Fandom in Australia (2022)
Outdated Info
As of 2023, all the information below is out-dated and should be read with caution in mind.
- Being a Professional Manga-style Comic Artist in the West (2014)
- Getting a Manga Published (2014)
- Australian Comics and Graphic Novels: A Small but Growing Industry (Magpies Magazine, Nov 2017)
Miscellaneous
Last Updated: 15th July, 2023