Jan Eliot
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Jan Eliot is an American
cartoonist
. She writes and illustrates the comic strip
"Stone Soup
." She created a previous strip known as "Patience and Sarah," which enjoyed a run of five years in 10 publications.
Her next comic strip was called "Sister City." This weekly strip appeared in the Eugene, Oregon
, The Register-Guard
for five years before the name was changed to "Stone Soup" in 1995, when it became nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate
. "Stone Soup" runs in about 200 newspapers in 6 countries. Beginning her career when she was a working mom with two young daughters, Eliot draws subject matter from her own life and the lives of those around her.
Before becoming a full-time cartoonist, Jan worked as a waitress, car salesperson, bookmobile driver, advertising copywriter, graphic designer, and greeting card writer. She chose the name Eliot after her divorce, in honor of George Eliot
. She lives in Eugene.
compilations, Eliot's work has appeared in:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
. She writes and illustrates the comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
"Stone Soup
Stone Soup (comic strip)
Stone Soup, named for the stone soup fable, is an internationally syndicated American comic strip written and illustrated by Jan Eliot. The comic strip began as a weekly in 1990...
." She created a previous strip known as "Patience and Sarah," which enjoyed a run of five years in 10 publications.
Her next comic strip was called "Sister City." This weekly strip appeared in the Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, The Register-Guard
The Register-Guard
The Register-Guard is a daily newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was formed in a 1930 merger of two Eugene papers, the Eugene Daily Guard and the Morning Register. The paper serves the Eugene-Springfield area, as well as the Oregon Coast, Umpqua River Valley, and surrounding...
for five years before the name was changed to "Stone Soup" in 1995, when it became nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate
Universal Press Syndicate
Universal Press Syndicate, a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, is the world's largest independent press syndicate. It distributes lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roger Ebert and News of the Weird...
. "Stone Soup" runs in about 200 newspapers in 6 countries. Beginning her career when she was a working mom with two young daughters, Eliot draws subject matter from her own life and the lives of those around her.
Before becoming a full-time cartoonist, Jan worked as a waitress, car salesperson, bookmobile driver, advertising copywriter, graphic designer, and greeting card writer. She chose the name Eliot after her divorce, in honor of George Eliot
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans , better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era...
. She lives in Eugene.
Books
In addition to seven Stone SoupStone Soup (comic strip)
Stone Soup, named for the stone soup fable, is an internationally syndicated American comic strip written and illustrated by Jan Eliot. The comic strip began as a weekly in 1990...
compilations, Eliot's work has appeared in:
- Off Road Parenting: Practical Solutions for Difficult Behavior by Caesar Pacifici, Patricia Chamberlain, Lee White, and Jan Eliot. ISBN 1-892194-25-2
- What Is This Thing Called Sex? edited by Roz Warren. ISBN 0-89594-631-9
- Women's Glibber edited by Roz Warren. ISBN 978-89594-548-8
- Mothers edited by Roz Warren. ISBN 978-89594-611-9