March 20, 2024

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 winners will be selected by The Beat and The Schulz Library staff at The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS).

This year, there are thirteen nominees in each the “long-form” category and the “short-form” category.

The nominees for Best Long-Form Comic are:

• Anais Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff
• The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.
• The Cliff by Manon Debaye
• Cuckoo by Joe Sparrow
• Eden II by K. Wroten
• Eric’s Sister by Kaitlin Chan
• The Great Beyond by Léa Murawiec

• The Gull Yettin by Joe Kessler
• Juliette by Camille Jourdy
• Monica by Daniel Clowes
• Prokaryote Season by Leo Fox
• Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
• Silence, Full Stop: A Memoir by Karina Shor

The nominees for Best Short-Form Comic are:

• The nominees for Best Short-Form Comic are:
• 10-10 to the Wind by Cole Degenstein
• Blah Blah Blah #4 by Juliette Collet 
• Bottoms Up by Barbara Benas
• Business Insider by Grayson Bear
• Don’t Look Into the Abyss by Bryn Ziegler
• Hares on the Mountain by Lee Dean & Salvador Aguilera
• If the Body Keeps the Score, Does That Mean I’m Winning? by Arantza Peña Popo
• Instagram comics of Ellen O’Grady
• Light Through Memory by Jean Wei
• Peepee Poopoo #80085 by Caroline Cash
• Tunnel Vision by Audra Stang
• What Can You Bring to the Table by Kelly Wang
• When Death Comes, I Will Follow by Val Wise

The Award is presented by The Center for Cartoon Studies and The Beat. Follow The Beat for updates and news on this year’s Cartoonist Studio Prize. To learn more about the Award, visit: cartoonstudies.org/studioprize