ANNOUNCING THE 13th CARTOONIST STUDIO PRIZE WINNERS

April 15, 2025
For Immediate Release

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT – The Center for Cartoon Studies is thrilled to announce the 13th annual Cartoonist Studio Prize winner whose work exemplifies excellence in cartooning. The two creators of these exceptional comics will be awarded $1,000 each. An astonishing volume of work was submitted for this year’s award, with twelve nominees in each of the “long-form” categories, and the “short-form” categories were selected in March. The winners for each category are listed below.

Best Long-Form Comic: Evil Eyes Sea by Ozge Samanci

Set against the backdrop of Istanbul during the 1995 elections, Ozge Samanci’s Evil Eyes Sea follows a group of university students whose lives unfold in the shadow of political unrest. While the narrative touches on weighty themes—class, religion, feminism, and the uneasy pulse of Turkish politics—it does so with a light hand, keeping its focus on the intimate dramas of friendship, dorm life, and a lingering mystery sparked by a death the protagonists witness while scuba diving.

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