BIO

Rowan Oats is the pen name of ▒▒▒▒▒ - an artist and writer from Stockholm, Sweden. They were first published in 2007, and went on to start a company in 2011. Since then, they've been published in a range of indie comic anthologies, as well as editorial comics in The Nib. They have been a frequent contributor to Filthy Figments, an online erotic comic publisher.

They went to art school in the mid-2000's, but the less said about that the better.

Full list of publications Link

MISSION

My goal is to tell stories that are earnest and complex, with characters that feel multi-dimensional. A lot of my inspiration comes from history and folklore, and I aim to provide a more nuanced perspective by writing fiction through a queer lens.

I am driven by a people-over-profit mindset, which in practice means that I try to keep my work available to as many as possible, especially low or no income people. This includes other small businesses - if you run a small business or non-profit and are in need of custom art or graphics, SEND ME AN EMAIL and we can work something out.

For more information, see HIRE ME.

MORALS

Rowan Oats as a company and as a person is staunchly against the right-wing movement, in all its grotesque shapes. I will always stand on the side of the worker, the immigrant, the HBTQ-community, the displaced and oppressed. Trans women are women. Sex work is work. No human is illegal.

In addition, I am violently opposed to any use of generative AI, no matter the purpose. It is anti-labour and actively harming the environment, as well as cognitively damaging to anyone who uses it. There are no excuses.