The Center for Cartoon Studies and The Beat will name the best print and web comic of the year
White River Junction, Vermont, January 19, 2021 – The Center for Cartoon Studies is thrilled to announce that the Cartoonist Studio Prize is back for its 9th year running! The pandemic may have presented each of us with unimaginable challenges, but it can’t keep us from honoring the best comics of 2020. This year we are teaming up with The Beat to award The Cartoonist Studio Prize to the year’s most exceptional graphic novel and webcomic. The winning creators in both categories- print and webcomics – will each receive $1000 and a Wacom One Creative Pen Display.
This year’s judges include Avery Kaplan from The Beat, Natalie Wardlaw and Reilly Hadden from the Schulz Library at The Center for Cartoon Studies, and this year’s guest judge, renowned Argentine cartoonist, Liniers. Liniers is the creator of the daily comic strip, Macanudo, which has been running for 16 years. His other books include, Written and Drawn by Henrietta (2015), The Big Wet Balloon (2013), and the Eisner Award-winning, Good Night, Planet (2017).
The deadline for submissions is February 15th. All comics published in English between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 are eligible. Submission forms can be found here for print comics, and here for webcomics.
Creators or publishers may submit a work for consideration by sending a physical copy of the book, along with a submission form, to:
The Center for Cartoon Studies
Cartoonist Studio Prize
PO Box 125
94 South Main Street (Fed Ex and UPS only)
White River Junction, Vermont 05001
No creator may submit more than one work in either category. The judging panel reserves the right to consider work that was not officially submitted. All submissions will be donated to the collection at the CCS Schulz Library.
We will be announcing the shortlist on March 15th, and the winners will be announced on April 15th.
Support for this year’s prize includes The Denis Kitchen Art Agency, Wacom, and Felix Comic Art.
For more information on how to submit your entry, visit: cartoonstudies.org/studioprize
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES (CCS)
The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit college and studio. Drawing upon the talent from our faculty, fellows, students, alumni, and visiting artists, CCS has produced a series of multi Eisner Award-winning graphic biographies about iconic historical figures (Little, Brown) and The Cartoonist Veteran project (funded by the NEA). At CCS, comics are created to help us understand our community, our world, and ourselves. cartoonstudies.org
ABOUT THE BEAT
The Beat has been covering comics and entertainment news since 2004. Their award-winning journalism has kept the comics community up to date on all areas of the industry, from graphic novels, comic cons, and fan culture, to television, movies, games, and more. comicsbeat.com
