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The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the
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s honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) and graphic novels published in English (including translated works). The awards are named in honour of Canadian cartoonist
Doug Wright Douglas Wright (born December 20, 1962) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Known for his extensive work in the American theatre in both plays and musicals, he has received numerous accolades including the Pulitzer Prize an ...
. Winners are selected by a jury of Canadians who have made significant contributions to national culture, based on shortlisted selections provided by a nominating committee of five experts in the comics field. The Wrights are handed out in three main categories, "Best Book", "The Spotlight Award" (affectionately known as "The Nipper"), and, since 2008, the "Pigskin Peters Award" for non-narrative or experimental works. In 2020, the organizers added "The Egghead", an award for best kids’ book for readers under twelve. In addition to the awards, since 2005 the organizers annually induct at least one cartoonist into the Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall Fame. The Wright Awards are modeled after traditional book prizes, with the intention of drawing attention to the comics medium from a broad range of demographics inside and outside of its traditional fanbase. The Wrights have garnered acclaim as well as earning the support of a diverse range of participating artists and jurors including Scott Thompson,
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, Lorenz Peter, and Nora Young.


Awards

The Best Book and The Spotlight awards are a large wood-and-glass trophies which are engraved with images from Wright's comic strip (the one difference being the images that are etched on the glass). The award was designed by the cartoonist
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, who admitted to some embarrassment at being the inaugural winner of the trophy he designed. The Pigskin Peters Award, named in honour of a character from
Jimmy Frise James Llewellyn Frise (, 16 October 1890 – 13 June 1948) was a Canadian cartoonist best known for his work on the comic strip ''Birdseye '' and his illustrations of humorous prose pieces by Greg Clark. Born in Scugog Island, Ontario, F ...
's ''Birdseye Center'', is a custom, tailored derby hat with its own unique plaque that doubles as a hat post. It was also designed by Seth. Each recipient of a Doug Wright Award also receives a custom-bound copy of their winning work.


Nominees & Winners


2024

Source: The Doug Wright Award for best book * WINNER ''- A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll (
First Second First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It ...
)'' * ''Val-d’Or Neon'' by Olivier Ballou (Self-published) * ''Harvey Knight's Odyssey'' by Nick Maandag (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman'' by Éloïse Marseille ( Pow Pow Press) * ''Roaming'' by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''JAJ'' by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (
Douglas & McIntyre Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm. Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver. Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M ...
) Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper) * WINNER - Vincy Lim ''When I was a kid I was taught how to die. Now that I'm an adult I'm learning how to live. (I love you.)'' and ''When She Set Fire to My Friends’ Houses'' (Self-published) * James Collier''The Lonesome Shepherd'' (Wig Shop) * Syd Madia ''Syd Madia's Dracula'' (Self-published) * Christopher Twin ''Bad Medicine'' (Emanata/
Conundrum Conundrum may refer to: * A riddle, whose answer is or involves a pun or unexpected twist, in particular ** Riddle joke, a riddle that constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of a joke * A logical postulation that evades resolution, an in ...
) * Kyle Vingoe-Cram ''Kettle Harbou''r (Conundrum Press) The Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book * WINNER - ''Old Caves by Tyler Landry (Uncivilized)'' * ''Endsickness'' No. 2 by Sofia Alarcon (Self-published) * ''The Lonesome Shepherd'' by James Collier (Wig Shop) * ''Power 9: Part One'' by John Little and David Little (Self-published) * ''Index'' by Sven, Rachel Evangeline Chiong, and Joyce Kim (Self-published) The Egghead Award * WINNER - ''Otis & Peanut by Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier (Owlkids Books)'' * ''ThunderBoom'' by Jack Briglio and Claudia Dávila (
Kids Can Press Kids Can Press is a Canadian-owned publisher of children's books, with a catalogue of nearly 1,000 picture books and 500 e-books, nonfiction, and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults. The Kids Can Press list includes well-known character ...
) * ''Pluto Rocket: New in Town'' by Paul Gilligan (
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...
) * ''Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy'' by Faith Erin Hicks (
First Second First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It ...
) * ''Bad Medicine'' by Christopher Twin (Emanata/
Conundrum Conundrum may refer to: * A riddle, whose answer is or involves a pun or unexpected twist, in particular ** Riddle joke, a riddle that constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of a joke * A logical postulation that evades resolution, an in ...
)


2023

Source: The Doug Wright Award for best book * WINNER - '' Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands'' by
Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books ''The Princess and the Pon ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Time Zone J'' by Julie Doucet (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Shelterbelts'' by Jonathan Dyck (Conundrum Press) * ''The Flamingo'' by Guojing (
Random House Studio Random House Studio is a production company responsible for adapting books published by Penguin Random House to film and television. The company, originally owned by the Random House unit of Penguin Random House, was transferred to Bertelsmann si ...
) * ''Kwändür''by Cole Pauls (Conundrum Press) * ''You Know, Sex'' by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth ( Triangle Square) Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper) * WINNER - Jonathan Dyck ''Shelterbelts'' (Conundrum Press) * Emily Carrington ''Our Little Secret'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet ''We Were Younger Once'' (Conundrum Press) * Lynette Richards ''Call Me Bill'' ( Conundrum Press/Emanata Imprint) * Adam de Souza ''Blind Alley'' No. 1, ''ISH'' (Self-Published, Silver Sprocket) Pigskin Peters Award * WINNER - ''Where Have You Been? by Ivana Filipovich (trans: Ivana Filipovich/Andrea Hankinson) (Self-Published)'' * ''The Life I Want'' by Patrick Allaby (Self-Published) * ''Assorted Baggage'' by Matthew Daley (
Black Eye Books Black Eye Books (formerly called Black Eye Productions) is a small but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana. Under the auspices of Vrana, Black Eye was known as a publisher of artfully designed alternative com ...
) * ''Butterfly House'' by Troy Little and Brenda Hickey (Pegamoose Press) * ''Thousand Oaks: Machine Mail'' (Part 3) by Blaise Moritz (Urban Farm Print and Sound) The Egghead Award * WINNER - ''You Know, Sex by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth ( Triangle Square)'' *''Scout is Not a Band Kid'' by Jade Armstrong ( Random House Graphic) * ''Paws: Mindy Makes Some Space'' by Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn (Razorbill) * ''Super Family!'' (Simon and Chester Book 3) by Cale Atkinson (
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...
) * ''The Flamingo'' by Guojing (
Random House Studio Random House Studio is a production company responsible for adapting books published by Penguin Random House to film and television. The company, originally owned by the Random House unit of Penguin Random House, was transferred to Bertelsmann si ...
)


2022

Source: The Doug Wright Award for best book * WINNER - ''The Shiatsung Project by'' Brigitte Archambault (Conundrum Press) * ''Cyclopedia Exotica by'' Aminder Dhaliwal (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''The Rock From the Sky'' by Jon Klassen (
Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. History Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...
) * ''Stone Fruit'' by Lee Lai (
Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
) * ''Fictional Father'' by Joe Ollmann (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper) * WINNER - Sami Alwani ''The Pleasure of the Text.'' (Conundrum Press) * Sofia Alarcon ''Endsickness ''No. 1 (Self-published) * Brigitte Archambault ''The Shiatsung Project'' (Conundrum Press) * Alexander Laird ''Sleemor Gank: Burg Land'' No. 1 (Self-published) * Kyle Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen ''Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’'' and ''Pass Me By: Electric Vice'' (Renegade Arts Entertainment) Pigskin Peters Award * WINNER - ''Dwellings No. 2 by Jay Stephens (
Black Eye Books Black Eye Books (formerly called Black Eye Productions) is a small but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana. Under the auspices of Vrana, Black Eye was known as a publisher of artfully designed alternative com ...
)'' * ''Endsickness'' No. 1 by Sofia Alarcon (Self-published) * ''Fruit/Soil'' by Kim Edgar (Moniker Press) * ''The Northern Gaze'' Akeeshoo Chislett, Chris Caldwell, Cole Pauls, Andrew Sharp, Juliann Fraser, Esther Bordet, Alison McCreesh, Keith Verbonac, Princess J; edited by Kim Edgar (Hecate Press) * ''Sleemor Gank: Burg Land'' No. 1 by Alexander Laird (Self-published) The Egghead Award * WINNER - ''Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall by Gillian Goerz (
Dial Books for Young Readers The Dial Press is a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh. The Dial Press shared a building with ''The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. R. Bur ...
)'' * ''Simon and Chester: Super Sleepover!'' by Cale Atkinson (
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...
) * ''Otter Lagoon'' by Mike Deas and Nancy (Deas Orca Book Publishers) * ''Living with Viola'' by Rosena Fung (
Annick Press Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1 ...
) * ''Over the Shop'' by JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng (
Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. History Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...
) * ''Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem'' by Lauren Soloy (
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...
)


2021

The Doug Wright Award for best book * WINNER - ''Lonely Boys -'' S. Bédard (Pow Pow Press) * ''Familiar Face'' Michael DeForge (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Constantly'' GG Koyama Press * ''Paul at Home'' Michel Rabagliati (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Wendy, Master of Art'' Walter Scott (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) The Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent * WINNER - Veronica Post ''Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days'' ( Conundrum Press) * Adam de Souza ''A Gleaming No. 2'' Self-published * Kimberly Edgar ''The Space In Between'' Self-published * Courtney Loberg ''We Don't Go Through the Angelgrass I'' Self-published * Shannon M. Reeves ''Restless Bones'' Gytha Press The Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book * WINNER - ''The Noiseless Din'' Scott Carruthers Popnoir Editions * ''The Desecration'' Scott Carruthers and Sally McKay Self-published * ''A Gleaming No. 2'' Adam de Souza Self-published * ''The Space In Between'' Kimberly Edgar Self-published * ''Awkward Pause'' Ryan Harby Renegade Arts Entertainment The Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for best kids’ book * WINNER - ''A Slug Story'' Mandi Kujawa, Hana Kujawa, Claude St. Aubin, and Lovern Kindzierski Renegade Arts Entertainment * ''The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt'' Riel Nason and Byron Eggenschwiler (
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...
) * ''Okay, Universe: Chronicles of a Woman in Politics'' Valérie Plante and Delphie Côté-Lacroix (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Grandmother School'' Rina Singh and Ellen (Rooney Orca Book Publishers) * ''Swift Fox All Along'' Rebecca Thomas and Maya McKibbin (
Annick Press Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1 ...
)


2020

The Doug Wright Award for best book * WINNER - Bezimena ''Nina Bunjevac'' (
Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
) * This Place: 150 Years Retold ''Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, Chelsea Vowel, Tara Audibert, Kyle Charles, GMB Chomichuk, Natasha Donovan, Scott A. Ford, Scott B. Henderson, Ryan Howe, Andrew Lodwick, Jen Storm, Donovan Yaciuk, Alicia Elliott'' (HighWater Press) * The Cursed Hermit ''Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes'' (Conundrum Press) * Agnes, Murderess ''Sarah Leavitt'' (
Freehand Books Freehand Books is a Canadian literary imprint started in 2007 by Broadview Press, a Canadian academic publisher. Freehand publishes literary fiction, literary non-fiction, memoir and poetry. In its first season in 2008, Freehand published ''Good To ...
) * Death Threat ''Vivek Shraya, Ness Lee'' (
Arsenal Pulp Press Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, focusing primarily on underrepresented genres such as und ...
) * Bradley of Him ''Connor Willumsen'' (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) The Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent * WINNER - Sylvia Nickerson ''Creation'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * D. Boyd ''Chicken Rising'' (Conundrum Press) * Jason Bradshaw ''Things Go Wrong'' (Paper Rocket) * Ben O’Neil ''Apologetica'' (Popnoir Editions) * Cole Pauls ''Dakwäkãda Warriors'' (Conundrum Press) The Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book * WINNER - Gleem ''Freddy Carrasco'' (Peow Studios) * Boumeries, Vol. 9 ''Boum'' (Self-published) * Baby in the Boneyard ''Jesse Jacobs'' (Hollow Press) * Curb Angels ''Lisa Mendis, Christopher Ducharme, Lucas C. Pauls'' (At Bay Press) * Dejects ''Jay Stephens'' (Black Eye Books) The Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for best kids’ book * WINNER - The Worst Book Ever ''Elise Gravel'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * Brick Breaks Free ''David Craig'' (Self-published) * Lunch Quest ''Chris Kuzma''
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
* Dakwäkãda Warriors ''Cole Pauls'' (Conundrum Press) * Alma and the Beast ''Esme Shapiro''
Tundra Books Tundra Books is the oldest children's book publisher in Canada. Tundra Books was founded in 1967 by May Cutler, a Montreal-based writer and editor. Cutler established the publishing company in the basement of her home, becoming the first woman ...


2019

Doug Wright Best Book Award * ''A Western World'' (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) Michael DeForge * ''Young Frances'' ( Adhouse Books) Hartley Lin * ''Evie and the Truth About Witche''s (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) John Martz * ''Somnambulance'' (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) Fiona Smyth Doug Wright Spotlight Award (a.k.a. The Nipper) * Ariane Dénommé ''100 Days in Uranium City'' (Conundrum Press) * Aminder Dhaliwal ''Woman World'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * Al Gofa ''Dark Angels of Darkness'' (Peow Studio) * Victor Martins ''Stay'' and ''You Don't Have To be Afraid of Me'' * Sylvia Nickerson ''All We Have Left Is This'' * Eric Kostiuk Williams ''Our Wretched Town Hall'' ( Retrofit Comics) Pigskin Peters Award * ''Eggshell 2'' (ddogg) William Dereume * ''Winter's Cosmos'' (Koyama Press) Michael Comeau * ''Promising Jupiter'' Ron Hotz * ''310, 310'' (Peow Studio) Mushbuh * ''Retomber'' Xiaoxiao Li


2018


Best Book

* WINNER - ''Crawl Space by Jesse Jacobs (Koyama Press)'' * ''Hostage'' by Guy Delisle (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''I'm Not Here'' by GG (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) * ''The Abominable Mr. Seabrook'' by Joe Ollmann (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Anti-Gone'' by Connor Willumsen (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
)


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER - Jenn Woodall, ''Magical Beatdown'' Vol. 2 and ''Marie and'' ''Worrywart'' * Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes, ''The Case of the Missing Men'' (Conundrum Press) * Gillian Blekkenhorst, ''All-Inclusive Fully Automated Vacation'' and ''House of Strays'' * Eric Kostiuk Williams, ''Condo Heartbreak Disco'' (Koyama Press) * Jason Loo, ''The Pitiful Human-Lizard'' Nos. 12, 13 and 14 (Chapterhouse Comics)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER - ''The Dead Father'' by Sami Alwani * ''The Death of the Master'' by Patrick Kyle * ''Crohl's House'' Nos. 1 & 2 by Alexander Laird, Jamiel Rahi and Robert Laird * ''Creation: The First Three Chapters'' by Sylvia Nickerson * ''Potluck by'' Wavering Line Collective


2017


Best Book

* WINNER ''- Bird in a Cage by Rebecca Roher (Conundrum Press)'' * ''Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus'' by
Chester Brown Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological '' Ed the Happy Clo ...
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Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Big Kids'' by Michael DeForge (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Burt's Way Home'' by John Martz (Koyama Press) * ''The Envelope Manufacturer'' by Chris Oliveros


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER - Steve Wolfhard, ''Cat Rackham'' (Koyama Press) * Jessica Campbell, ''Hot or Not: 20th-Century Male Artists'' (Koyama Press) * GG, "These Days," "Lapse" (both from ''š!'' No. 25 uš!, and an untitled story from Altcomics Magazine 3 (2dcloud) * Nathan Jurevicius, ''Birthmark'' (Koyama Press) * Laura Ķeniņš, ''Alien Beings'' (kuš!) * Brie Moreno, ''Dearest'', ''Gift Shop 3D'' (Oireau), ''Missy'', untitled story from ''š!'' No. 6 (kuš!), various web comics


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- The Palace of Champions by Henriette Valium (Conundrum Press)'' * ''Carpet Sweeper Tales'' by Julie Doucet (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Draw Blood'' by Ron Hotz * ''Garbage'' by Matthew Reichertz ( Conundrum Press) * ''After Land'' by Chris Taylor (
Floating World Comics Floating World Comics is a comic book retailer and publisher located in Portland, Oregon. Owned by Jason Leivian, the company specializes in alternative comics, alternative and independent comics, "showcasing auteur creators and the artists pushin ...
)


2016


Best Book

* WINNER ''- Dressing'' by Michael DeForge (
Koyama Press Koyama Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2007 by Annie Koyama and based in Toronto, Canada. Since its establishment in 2007, Koyama Press sought to promote and provide support to an array of emerging and established artists, incl ...
) * ''Melody'' by
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Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Palookaville #22'' by Seth (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Step Aside, Pops'' by Kate Beaton (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Stroppy'' by Marc Bell (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''SuperMutant Magic Academy'' by Jillian Tamaki (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER - Dakota McFadzean for ''Don't Get Eaten By Anything'' (Conundrum Press) * Ted Gudlat for ''Funny Ha-Has'' (Roads Publishing) * Rebecca Roher for ''Mom Body'' (The Nib) * Sabrina Scott for ''Witchbody'' * Kat Verhoeven for ''Towerkind'' (Conundrum Press)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- New Comics # 6 & 7 by Patrick Kyle'' * ''Leather Vest'' by Michael Comeau * ''Intelligent Sentient?'' by Luke Ramsey (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''We Are Going To Bremen To Be Musicians'' by Tin Can Forest and Geoff Berner * ''Agalma'' by Stanley Wany (Éditions Trip)


2015


Best Book

* WINNER ''- Fatherland by Nina Bunjevac (Jonathan Cape/Random House)'' * ''Ant Colony'' by Michael DeForge (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Safari Honeymoon'' by Jesse Jacobs (Koyama Press) * ''The People Inside'' by Ray Fawkes (Oni Press) * ''This One Summer'' by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki (Groundwood)


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER - Meags Fitzgerald for ''Photobooth: A Biography'' (Conundrum Press) * Aaron Costain for ''Entropy'' #10 * Elisabeth Belliveau for ''One Year in America'' (Conundrum Press) * Julie Delporte for ''Everywhere Antennas'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * Simon Roy for ''Tiger Lung'' (Dark Horse) * Sophie Yanow for ''War of Streets and Houses'' (Uncivilized Books)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Swinespritzen by Connor Willumsen'' * ''Comics Collection 2010–2013'' and ''Less than Dust'' by Julien Ceccaldi * ''Great Success! 1983–2013'' by Henriette Valium (Crna Hronika) * ''New Comics'' #3–5 by Patrick Kyle (Mother Books) * ''Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention'' by Tings Chak (The Architecture Observer)


2014


Best Book

* WINNER ''- Paul Joins the Scouts by Michel Rabagliati (Conundrum Press)'' * ''Palookaville'' #21 by Seth (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Science Fiction'' by Joe Ollmann (Conundrum Press) * ''Susceptible'' by
Geneviève Castrée Geneviève Elverum ( Gosselin; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. L'Oie de Cra ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Very Casual'' by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)


Spotlight Award

* WINNER - Steven Gilbert for ''The Journal of the Main Street Secret Lodge'' * Connor Willumsen for "Calgary: Death Milks a Cow", "Treasure Island", "Mooncalf", and "Passionfruit" * Dakota McFadzean for ''Other Stories and the Horse You Rode in On'' (Conundrum Press) * Patrick Kyle for ''Distance Mover'' #7–12, ''New Comics'' #1–2 * Georgia Webber for ''Dumb'' #1–3


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Out of Skin'' by Emily Carroll *** * "Calgary: Death Milks a Cow" by Connor Willumsen * ''Flexible Tube with Stink Lines'' by Seth Scriver * ''Journal'' by Julie Delporte (Koyama Press) * ''Very Casual'' by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)


2013


Best Book

* WINNER - ''The Song of Roland'' by Michel Rabagliati (Conundrum Press) * ''Lose #4'' by
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
(Koyama Press) * ''By This Shall You Know Him'' by Jesse Jacobs (Koyama Press) * ''Pope Hats #3'' by Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books) * ''Wax Cross'' by Tin Can Forest (Koyama Press)


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER - Nina Bunjevac for ''Heartless'' (Conundrum Press) * Brandon Graham for ''King City'' (Image Comics) * Patrick Kyle for ''Black Mass, Distance Mover, Wowee Zonk #4'' * George Walker for ''The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson'' (The Porcupine's Quill) * Eric Kostiuk Williams for ''Hungry Bottom Comics''


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Hamilton Illustrated'' by David Collier ( Wolsak & Wynn) * ''Hellberta #2 and "Sir Softly" from š! #12'' by Michael Comeau * 4PANEL comics in Carousel Magazine #28 & #29, by
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
, Larry Eisenstein, Jesse Jacobs, Mark Laliberte (editor), Marc Ngui, Ethan Rilly, Tin Can Forest and Magda Trzaski * ''So, what should we do with ourselves?...'' from ''Wowee Zonk #4'' and ''Little Stump'' in ''š! #12,'' by Ginette Lapalme


2012


Best Book

* WINNER ''-
Hark! A Vagrant ''Hark! A Vagrant'' is a webcomic published by Canadian artist Kate Beaton between 2007 and 2018. It discussed historical and literary topics in a comedic tone and was drawn in black and white. Recurring themes ''Hark! A Vagrant'' is best kn ...
'' by
Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books ''The Princess and the Pon ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Lose #3'' by
Michael Deforge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
(Koyama Press) * ''Mid-Life'' by Joe Ollmann (Conundrum Press) * ''
Paying for It ''Paying for It'', "a comic strip memoir about being a john", is a 2011 graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown. A combination of memoir and polemic, the book explores Brown's decision to give up on romantic love and to take up the ...
'' by
Chester Brown Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological '' Ed the Happy Clo ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Reunion'' by
Pascal Girard Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * '' The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists'' by
Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)

* WINNER- Ethan Rilly for ''Pope Hats #2'' (Adhouse Books) * Emily Carroll for "The Seven Windows" (from ''The Anthology Project vol. 2''), "Margot's Room" and "The Prince & the Sea" (and other comics at emcarroll.com/comic) * Patrick Kyle for ''Black Mass # 5 – 6'' * Betty Liang for ''Wet T-shirt #1'', "It's Only a Secret if You Don't Tell Anyone" (in š! #9), "Anna Freud's Recurring Dream" (and other comics at bettyliang.tumblr.com) * Zach Worton for ''The Klondike''


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Hellberta'' by Michael Comeau * ''Hermoddities'' by Temple Bates * '' Pure Pajamas'' by Marc Bell * ''Untitled'' by Mum Pittsburg, ''Jupiter Leucetius! Send Us a King. We Are So Bored'' (and other comics at connorwillumsen.com) by
Connor Willumsen Connor may refer to the following: People * Connor (given name), list of people with this name * Connor (surname) * Harriet Connor Brown (1872–1962), American writer and women's rights activist Places and jurisdictions * Connor, County Ant ...


2011

(Jurists:
Sara Quin Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentali ...
,
Michael Redhill Michael Redhill (born 12 June 1966) is an American-born Canadian poet, playwright and novelist.Anita Kunz, Marc Bell and Mark Medley)


Best Book

* WINNER - ''Bigfoot'' by
Pascal Girard Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Chimo'' by David Collier (Conundrum Press) * ''Lose'' #2 by
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
(Koyama Press) * ''Moving Pictures'' by
Kathryn Immonen Kathryn Immonen (; Kuder) is a Canadian comic book and webcomic writer. She has written a number of comic books for Marvel Comics since 2007, in collaboration with her husband Stuart. Biography In 2007 Immonen began working for Marvel Comics wr ...
,
Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...
(Top Shelf Productions) * ''Streakers'' by Nick Maandag


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER - Alex Fellows, ''Spain and Morocco'' * Aaron Costain, ''Entropy'' # 5 * Keith Jones, ''Catland Empire'' (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * James Stokoe, '' Orc Stain'' Volume One (Image) * Tin Can Forest (aka Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk), ''Baba Yaga and the Wolf'' (Koyama Press)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Spotting Deer by
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
(Koyama Press) ***'' * ''Indoor Voice'' by
Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'' in addition to the graphic novels ''Boundless'', as well as ''Skim (comics), Skim'', ''T ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Stooge Pile'' by Seth Scriver (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''So I've Been Told'' by Maryanna Hardy (Conundrum Press) * ''Wowee Zonk'' #3 edited by Patrick Kyle, Ginette Lapalme and Chris Kuzma (Koyama Press)


2010

(Jurists: Matthew Forsythe,
Geoff Pevere Geoff Pevere (born October 1957) is a Canadian lecturer, author, broadcaster, teacher, arts and media critic, currently the program director of the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival in Toronto.John Semley, "Can we play with madness?: Toronto' ...
, Fiona Smyth, and Carl Wilson)


Best Book

* WINNER - '' George Sprott'': (1894–1975) by
Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...
''(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)'' * ''Back + Forth'' by Marta Chudolinska (Porcupine's Quill) * ''Hot Potatoe'' by Marc Bell (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Kaspar'' by
Diane Obomsawin Diane Obomsawin (born 1959) is an Abenaki Quebec-based author, illustrator and animated filmmaker, often known by her pseudonym, Obom. Some of her notable works have explored the issue of lesbian first love, including a 2014 graphic novel, publis ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Red: A Haida Manga'' by
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is a visual artist, author, and public speaker. His work has been seen in public spaces, museums, galleries and private collections across globe. Institutional collections include the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER - ''Lose #1, Cold Heat Special #7 by
Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alwa ...
(Koyama Press; Picturebox)'' * ''I'm Crazy'' by Adam Bourret * ''Nicolas'' by
Pascal Girard Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''It's Snowing Outside, We Should Go for a Walk'' by
John Martz John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...
* ''The Hipless Boy'' by Sully (Conundrum Press)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER - ''Hot Potato by Marc Bell (D&Q)'' * ''Bébête'' by Simon Bossé (L'Oie de Cravan) * ''Dirty Dishes'' by Amy Lockhart (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Never Learn Anything from History'' by
Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books ''The Princess and the Pon ...
(self-published) * ''The Collected Doug Wright Volume One'' by
Doug Wright Douglas Wright (born December 20, 1962) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Known for his extensive work in the American theatre in both plays and musicals, he has received numerous accolades including the Pulitzer Prize an ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) Winners of the 2010 Doug Wright Awards were announced on May 8, 2010 in the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon in the
Toronto Reference Library The Toronto Reference Library is a public reference library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the corner of Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue, within the Yorkville neighbourhood of downtown Toronto and is the largest and most visited br ...
, during a ceremony hosted by actor
Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the The CW, CW action series ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the The Movie Network, TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Han ...
.


2009

(Jurists:
Bob Rae Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...
,
Andrew Coyne James Andrew Coyne (born December 23, 1960) is a Canadian columnist with ''The Globe and Mail'' and a member of the ''At Issue'' panel on CBC's '' The National''. Previously, he has been national editor for ''Maclean's'' and a columnist with ''Nat ...
, Martin Levin, Joe Ollmann and Diana Tamblyn)


Best Book

* WINNER - '' Skim by
Jillian Jillian is both a feminine given name and a surname. A spelling variant of Gillian, it originates as a feminine form of the given name Julian (given name), Julian, Julio (given name), Julio, Julius (name), Julius, and Julien (given name), Julien. ...
&
Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer''."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Next Chapter'', 12 November 2012. In 2016 she began writing ...
(Groundwood)'' * ''Burma Chronicles'' by
Guy Delisle Guy Delisle (, born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator, best known for his graphic novels about his travels, such as '' Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China'' (2000), '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' (2003), '' Burma Chro ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Drop-in'' by Dave Lapp (Conundrum Press) * ''Paul Goes Fishing'' by Michel Rabagliati (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER ''- History Comics'' by
Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books ''The Princess and the Pon ...
(self-published) * ''Maids in the Mist'' by Caitlin Black (self-published) * ''Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow'' by Jesse Jacobs (self-published) * ''Kieffer #2'' by Jason Kieffer (self-published) * ''Jack & Mandy'' by Nick Maandag (self-published)


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Ojingogo by Matthew Forsythe ((
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)'' * ''Hall of Best Knowledge'' by Ray Fenwick (Fantagraphics) * ''All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood'' by Tom Horacek (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Small Victories'' by Jesse Jacobs (self-published) Winners of the 2009 Doug Wright Awards were announced on May 9, 2009 at the
Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; ) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located on Dundas Street, Dundas Street West in the Grange Park (neighbourhood), Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, the museum complex takes up of phys ...
during a ceremony hosted by actor and director
Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing th ...
.


2008

(Jurists:
Katrina Onstad Katrina Onstad is a Canadian journalist and novelist. She has been a columnist for ''The Globe and Mail'' and '' Chatelaine'' and a film critic for the ''National Post'' and '' CBC Arts Online.'' Her work has appeared in many publications includin ...
,
Ho Che Anderson Ho Che Anderson is a cartoonist and comics artist primarily affiliated with Fantagraphics. Biography Anderson was born in London to “a Jamaican immigrant who named his son after North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Cuban Communist revolut ...
, Marc Glassman,
Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer''."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Next Chapter'', 12 November 2012. In 2016 she began writing ...
and Helena Rickett)


Best Book

* WINNER - ''The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam by
Ann Marie Fleming Ann Marie Fleming is an independent Canadian filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. She was born in Okinawa, USCAR (nowadays Japan), in 1962 and is of Chinese, Ryukyuan and Australian descent. Her film '' Window Horses'' was released in 2016. ...
(Riverhead Books)'' * '' 365 Days: A Diary'' by
Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
 is a Canadian
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Spent'' by
Joe Matt Joe Matt (September 3, 1963 – September 18, 2023) was an American cartoonist, best known for his autobiographical work, ''Peepshow''. Early life Joe Matt was born and raised in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, a middle-class suburb of Philadelphia. He ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''
Southern Cross CRUX is a lightweight x86-64 Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users and delivered by a tar.gz-based package system with BSD-style initscripts. It is not based on any other Linux distribution. It also utilizes a ports system to ...
'' by Laurence Hyde (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER - '' Essex County Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm'' and ''Vol. 2: Ghost Stories'' by
Jeff Lemire Jeff Lemire (; born March 21, 1976) is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer. He is the author of critically acclaimed titles including the '' Essex County Trilogy'', '' Sweet Tooth'', and '' The Nobody''. His written work ...
(
Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, originally owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock with a small staff. Currently an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf is based in Marietta, Georgia. Top Sh ...
) * ''Pope Hats'' by Ethan Rilly * ''Kieffer #1'' by Jason Kieffer * ''The Experiment'' by Nick Maandag 2008 saw the introduction of a new category dedicated to works that fall outside the bounds of traditional storytelling. Named after a character in the classic Canadian comic strip '' Birdseye Center'', the Pigskin Peters Award recognizes experimental and avant-garde comics.


Pigskin Peters Award

* WINNER ''- Milk Teeth'' by
Julie Morstad Julie Morstad is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books. Career After coming to the attention of Simply Read Books publisher Dimiter Savoff through her work in the Vancouver arts scene, Morstad was asked to illustrate Sara O'Lear ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Little Lessons in Safety'' by Emily Holton (Conundrum Press) * ''Excelsior 1968'' by John Martz (self-published) * ''Fire Away'' by Chris von Szombathy (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


2007

(Jurists: Bruce McDonald,
Mark Kingwell Mark Gerald Kingwell (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian philosopher, professor and former associate chair at the University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy. Kingwell is a fellow of Trinity College. He specialises in theories of politics an ...
, Judy MacDonald, Lorenz Peter and Jessica Johnson)


Best Book

* WINNER ''-'' ''This Will All End in Tears by Joe Ollmann (Insomniac Press) ***'' * ''Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China'' by Guy Delisle (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness'' by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Oni) * ''Gilded Lilies'' by Jillian Tamaki (Conundrum Press) * ''Nog-a-dod'' edited by Marc Bell (Conundrum Press)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER ''- House of Sugar by Rebecca Kraatz (Tulip Tree Press) ***'' * ''Gray Horses'' by Hope Larson (Oni) * ''Was She Pretty?'' by
Leanne Shapton Leanne Shapton (born June 25, 1973) in Mississauga, Ontario is a Canadian artist and graphic novelist, now living in New York City. She is the art editor for the ''New York Review of Books''. Her second work, ''Important Artifacts and Personal Prop ...
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux) * ''Bacter-area'' by Keith Jones (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Mendacity'' by Tamara Berger & Sophie Cossette (Kiss Machine)


2006

(Jurists:
Justin Peroff Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band and musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the o ...
, Alan Hunt and Ben Portis)


Best Book

* WINNER ''- Paul Moves Out by Michel Rabagliati (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)'' * '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' by
Guy Delisle Guy Delisle (, born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator, best known for his graphic novels about his travels, such as '' Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China'' (2000), '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' (2003), '' Burma Chro ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * ''Scott Pilgrim Versus the World'' by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni) * '' Dragonslippers: This Is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like'' by Rosalind B. Penfold (
Grove Press Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1947. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, and Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United S ...
) * '' Wimbledon Green'' by Seth (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER ''-
Dark Adaptation Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue-sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are ...
by Lorenz Peter ***'' * ''Northwest Passage Vol. 1'' by
Scott Chantler Scott Chantler (born February 9, 1972) is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator known for his historical and children's fantasy graphic novels. Early life Chantler was born in Deep River, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Waterloo in ...
(Oni) * ''
The Unexpurgated Tale of Lordie Jones ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...
'' by Marc Ngui ( Conundrum Press) * '' Skim'' by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki * '' Nil: A Land Beyond Belief'' by James Turner (
Slave Labor Graphics Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoen ...
)


2005

(Jurists:
Chester Brown Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological '' Ed the Happy Clo ...
, Rebecca Caldwell, Nora Young, Jerry Ciccoritti and
Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing th ...
)


Best Book

* WINNER ''-
Clyde Fans ''Clyde Fans'' is a graphic novel (or "picture novel") by Canadian cartoonist Seth. The story follows two brothers—one outgoing, the other painfully introverted—as they watch their electric fan business go under in the face of competition fro ...
, Book One by
Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...
(
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
)'' * '' Worn Tuff Elbow #1'' by Marc Bell (
Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
) * '' Pamplemoussi'' by
Geneviève Castrée Geneviève Elverum ( Gosselin; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. L'Oie de Cra ...
(
L'Oie de Cravan or The Goose of Cravan is a Canadian publishing house based in Montreal, Quebec that specializes in poetry. It was founded in January 1992 by poet and writer . The name is seen as a tribute to the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan. The poets publishe ...
) * '' The Frank Ritza Papers'' by David Collier (
Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...
) * '' DC: The New Frontier vol. 1'' by
Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', ''DC: The New Frontier'', ''Spirit (comics), The Spirit'' and ''Richard Stark's Parker ...
(
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
)


Best Emerging Talent

* WINNER ''-
Scott Pilgrim ''Scott Pilgrim'' is a series of graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The original edition of the series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by P ...
's Precious Little Life by
Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Se ...
(
Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...
)'' * '' Rabbithead'' by Rebecca Dart (
Alternative Comics Alternative comics or independent comics cover a range of American comic book, American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alterna ...
) * ''Revolver #1'' by
Max Douglas Max Douglas (born September 15, 1970) is a Canadian comic book creator. Since approximately 1996, he has worked under the pen name of Salgood Sam which is derived from a reverse spelling of his name. Published works ''Early Career'' Douglas sta ...
/ Salgood Sam (self-published) * ''
Canvas Canvas is an extremely durable Plain weave, plain-woven Cloth, fabric used for making sails, tents, Tent#Marquees and larger tents, marquees, backpacks, Shelter (building), shelters, as a Support (art), support for oil painting and for other ite ...
'' by Alex Fellows (Fantagraphics)


See also

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Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame, formally known as Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame, honours significant lifelong contributions to the art of Cartoonist, cartooning in Canada. History and structure The Giants of the ...
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Joe Shuster Award The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards, ...


References


External links


Doug Wright Awards homepage"Doug Wright's family", CBC TV profile of Wright from 1968.

Artists honoured for comics hailing nostalgia, everyday life
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Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...
Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...
Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...
Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...