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Lewis Hancox
Memoir & Personal Growth
Lewis Hancox is an English graphic memoirist and filmmaker whose work explores his transgender experience through autobiographical comics, documentary projects, and online comedy.
Biography
Lewis Joy Hancox, born on 15 June 1989, is an English graphic novelist, social media personality, and filmmaker. His 2022 graphic memoir, Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, recounts growing up transgender in the 2000s. It was shortlisted for several awards, including an Eisner Award.
Hancox co-founded My Genderation, a documentary film project that has produced work for the BBC and Channel 4. He also creates sketch comedy videos for TikTok and YouTube. His sequel, Escape from St Hell, follows his experience of coming into his own as a trans man, exploring changes in his body and outlook alongside the changing perspectives of people around him.
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Books by Lewis Hancox
Escape from St Hell
Escape from St Hell follows Lewis Hancox’s journey of coming into his own as a young trans man after recognizing his identity. The sequel to Welcome to St. Hell uses humor and candid autobiography to explore changes to his body and perspective, as well as the perspectives of family, friends, and enemies.