Contact Information
You can reach me by email at brytning@gmail.com to inquire about a commission, ask about wholesale book distribution, or pose other questions. You can also reach out to my agent, Christa Heschke, at cheschke@mcintoshandotis.com.
Publications
Autobiographical comics for The Washington Post / The Lily
(Click images for links to read the full comic)
"The women in my family have years of trauma. I refuse to pass it down." (2023)
"How do you wish you'd been loved as a kid? Asking can help you heal childhood wounds." (2022)
"I created an emergency kit for when I’m feeling down. Here’s what’s in it." (2021)
"I want to stop shaving my legs. But can I overcome the societal pressure?" (2021)
"I can’t fix the global waste problem, but here are small steps I am taking to be more sustainable." (2020)
"I hate my recurring, pointless dreams, so I’m trying to train my subconscious mind. Here’s how." (2019)
"I almost gave up on religion. Then a ghost changed my mind." (2019)
"Zoos are often vilified, but they also act as important hubs of education and conservation." (2018)
Other publications:
- Educational comic published online for Organic Valley (2023)
- Topical comics published online for Undivided (2022)
- Educational comic published online for the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project (2020)
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Weekly comics illustrated for "Manga Sensei" website (2018-2019)
- Educational comic published online by Honey Rose Haven (2018)
- Autobio comic included in “Draw Out the Vote,” a comics guide by Oni Press (2018)
- Autobio comic included in Served: A Missionary Comics Anthology (2018)
- Two topical comics published online by The Hired Pen (2018)
- Three short autobio comics published online by The Nib (2017)
- Several comics printed in My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades, nonfiction book by Trina Boice (2014)
- Included in Trip #7 anthology by Éditions Trip (2012)
- Editorial cartoons published in The University Journal weekly newspaper (2011)
Awards and Press
- "The Happy Shop," Comics Worth Reading (2024)
- "Happiness is for sale in new middle-grade OGN The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen," The Pop Verse (2023)
- "Meet Brittany Long Olsen," Canvas Rebel Magazine (2023)
- "Brittany Long Olsen Brings The Happy Shop to Oni in 2024," Bleeding Cool (2022)
- "‘Comic Diaries Volume 1' shares in a graphic novel what happens after a Latter-day Saint mission," Deseret News (2019)
- "A Comic Mision," Y Magazine (2018)
- "Former LDS missionary creates graphic novel based on experience," KSL (2015)
2020 Association for Mormon Letters Award - Comics finalist for Magic in the Valley
2019 Association for Mormon Letters Award – Comics finalist for Comic Diaries Volume 2
2018 Association for Mormon Letters Award – Comics finalist for Comic Diaries Volume 1
2017 Association for Mormon Letters Award – Comics finalist for ComicDiaries.com
2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award – Comics winner for DENDO: One Year and One Half in Tokyo
Exhibitions
January 2018: “Dendo in Real Life” exhibition of original manuscript pages with photographs, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Fall 2016 – Spring 2017: Original graphic novel manuscript pages on display in “Comics and Mormons,” Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Collections
“DENDO: One Year and One Half in Tokyo,” entire original manuscript in 21st-century Mormonism and Western Americana, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Multiple oil paintings and watercolor paintings in private collections
Education
2011 – Southern Utah University; Cedar City, UT
Bachelor of Arts in English – Creative Writing
Minor in Art – Illustration