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known for her role as one of the contributors to the syndicated

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''; published April 24, 2008 (where she provides the Monday panel). Bannerman's cartooning career began in 1987, when she won a cartoon contest in the ''

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) of ''GirlTalk'', a four-issue

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of women's

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published by

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in 1995–1996.Girl Talk entry
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(losing out to ''The Great Women Superheroes'', by

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). She has also worked in the television industry, as an animator on ''

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Awards

In 2012, Bannerman won the

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contest.2012 UCS Editorial Cartoon Contest Winner
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; published August 28, 2012; retrieved September 17, 2014 In 2014, she won the

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Divisional Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip.2014 NCS AWARDS: Reuben winner Wiley Miller (‘Non Sequitur’) appreciates honor’s esteemed legacy
by Michael Cavna, at the ''

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References

External links

Official site
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