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Rebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987), is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. She is known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, which has made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network. Sugar was formerly a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, until 2013. Her work on the two series has earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018. In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms" In July 2016, Sugar said at a San Diego Comic-Con panel that the LGBT themes in Steven Universe are in large part based on her own experience as a bisexual woman. In a July 2018 interview on NPR, Sugar said that she created the series's Gems as "non-binary women" in order to express herself, as a non-binary woman, through them.
Rebecca Sugar
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for Writer in Steven Universe: Gem Knight
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The Gems have shattered. Civilizations crumble to dust beneath a crimson sky. In the wreckage of what was, a lone Crystal emerges from the fractured earth—incomplete, desperate, burning with fragmented memories of a war that consumed worlds. She must choose: rebuild what was lost, or forge something entirely new. The old universe's sins weigh heavy. Ancient enemies stir in the darkness. And she discovers she is not alone—other Gems surface, each carrying their own broken pieces, their own conflicting visions for what comes next. Time moves differently now. Reality itself feels unstable. Every decision ripples across dimensions. As the first stars ignite in this new cosmos, the question becomes clear: can broken things create something whole? Or will history's scars simply repeat themselves? The universe is waiting. It will not wait long.
