Up-and-Comers

A Life in Art, Literature, and Libraries

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Abstract

My career in libraries can be traced, perhaps, back to an unhappy occurrence: my rejections from four MFA programs in 2012. I felt a bit lost after graduating from college, unsure how to translate my academic and personal interests in the arts into a career. I loved reading and drawing comics, but the opportunities to make a living in such fields seemed elusive. Like many self-publishing comics artists/enthusiasts, I wondered if I should interpret this facet of my life as a potential “career” or if it could ever surpass the status of “hobby.”

How to Cite:

Lowe, T., (2023) “A Life in Art, Literature, and Libraries”, MAC Newsletter 50(4), 16-19.