| Jen Sorensen | |
|---|---|
 Sorensen in 2015 | |
| Born | September 28, 1974 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | weekly strip under her own name |
| Awards | 2017 Pulitzer Finalist 2014 Herblock Prize 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award |
| http://jensorensen.com/ | |
Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work has appeared on the websites Daily Kos, Splinter, The Nib, Politico, AlterNet, and Truthout; and has appeared in Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, and The Nation. It also appears in over 20 alternative newsweeklies throughout America.[1] In 2014 she became the first woman to win the Herblock Prize,[2] and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in Editorial Cartooning.[3]
- ^ "Jen Sorensen Biography - Jen Sorensen". Jen Sorensen. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Jen Sorensen, The Austin Chronicle". Herblock Foundation. n.d. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Jen Sorensen, freelance cartoonist - The Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University. Retrieved 12 August 2017.