Devin Kalile Grayson is an American comic book writer and novelist.
Early life
Grayson was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She was raised in northern California, where she lived with her mother in Berkeley and her father in Oakland. She legally changed her name to Devin Kalile Grayson in her twenties due to childhood sexual abuse.
Her early ambition was to be an actress. She transferred from Berkeley High School to the San Francisco School of the Arts, studying additionally with the American Conservatory Theater, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and the Shelton Studios. After graduating she moved to San Francisco, where she worked at a health maintenance organization and attended graduate writing classes at the University of California, Berkeley. In her free time she also wrote fanfiction.
She became interested in comics after watching Batman: The Animated Series. Other work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics soon followed.
Personal life
Grayson is openly bisexual. She lives in northern California with her husband and her stepson. She was formerly in a relationship with fellow comic book writer Mark Waid.
Awards and nominations
- 1999:
- Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent (Friends of Lulu)
- (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer
- 2000 (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer
- 2001 (nominated) GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book (for User)
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