ANNOUNCING THE SHORTLIST NOMINEES FOR THE 2025 CARTOONIST STUDIO PRIZE

Image is a logo drawing with pens and brushes, with a drawn seal for The 2025 Cartoonist Studio Prize presented by The Center for Cartoon Studies

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT – Each year, The Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The creators of two exceptional comics will be awarded $1,000 each. This year, there are twelve nominees in each the “long-form” category and the “short-form” category. The winners for each category will be announced in April 2025.

Nominees for Best Long-Form Comic

The nominees for Best Long-Form Comic are:

Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second)

Boy Island by Leo Fox (Silver Sprocket)

Evil Eyes Sea by Özge Samancı (Uncivilized Books) 

Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls (MCD)

Golem Pit 224 by Julia Gootzeit (Fieldmouse Press)

The Gulf by Adam de Souza (Tundra Book)

K is in Trouble by Gary Clement (Little, Brown Ink)

Petar & Liza by Miroslav Sekulic-Struja, translated by Jenna Allen (Fantagraphics Books)

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Announcing the 2025 Cornish CCS Residency Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2025 Cornish CCS Residency Fellowship, which will take place October 21- November 21, 2025. The Deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. This month-long residency provides housing, a studio space, access to all The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) facilities, and a living stipend.

Located in Cornish and at the country’s premier cartooning college, The Cornish CCS Residency is designed to create a focused and inspiring environment for cartoonists in order to create exceptional work. Cornish is located 16 miles from The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in rural New Hampshire. For a complete description of the fellowship, application requirements, and eligibility, visit: cartoonstudies.org/cornishfellowship

CCS Alumni Make ALA’s 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children’s List

Congratulations to CCS alumni who made the American Library Association ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading list! 

Coco Fox ‘19 for LET’S GO, COCO!; HarperAlley.
Colleen Frakes ‘07 for KNOTS; HarperAlley.
Emma Hunsinger ‘20 for HOW IT ALL ENDS; Green Willow Books.
TillieWalden ‘16 for art for TEGAN AND SARA: CRUSH; Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Luke Healy ‘14 for color for CURLFRIENDS: NEW IN TOWN by Sharee Miller; Little, Brown Ink.

More on books by alumni: 

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The Center for Cartoon Studies 13th Cartoonist Studio Prize

Each year the Cartoonist Studio Prize will be awarded to work that exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The creators of two exceptional comics for this year will be awarded $1,000 each.

The two award categories for the 13th Cartoonist Studio Prize are Long-form Comic of the Year and Short-form Comic of the Year. 

Submissions in both categories must be received by February 28, 2025.

For submissions and more information, visit: cartoonstudies.org/studioprize

Summer Workshop Registration is Open!

The Center for Cartoon Studies Summer Workshop Line-Up for 2024!

Join us this Summer to brush up on your cartooning skills or learn new ones! Click here to check out the complete line-up and register today! In-person and online workshops, from beginner to advanced.

Educating the world’s best and brightest comics talent


A print copy of our new graphic guide, Art & Courage: A Guide to Sustaining a Creative Path, has been sent to all those on our mailing list as a part of this year’s annual appeal! Look for it arriving at your doorstep very soon!

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