March 18, 2025

For immediate release

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)

Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics Books)

Victory Parade by Leela Corman (Schocken)

Vera Bushwack by Sig Burwash (Drawn & Quarterly)

Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg (Abrams)

Nominees for Best Short-Form Comic

The nominees for Best Short-Form Comic are:

Adversary by Blue Delliquanti (Silver Sprocket)

Autobiography Has Become a Stone In My Shoe by Peony Gent (Self-published)

All This Imperfection by Natasha Sharpe (Paper Rocket Minicomics)

DOG BODY by Lily Vie (Self-published)

Putty Pygmalion by Lonny Garcia (Silver Sprocket)

Scale Your Demons by Isabella Rotman (Self-published)

Star of Swan by Margot Ferrick (Breakdown Press)

Sunflowers by Keezy Young (Silver Sprocket)

Support Craft by Sara Lautman (Parsifal Press)

Warnebi by Wiebke Bolduan (Fieldmouse Press)

War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (Fantagraphics)

When to Pick a Pomegranate by Yasmeen Abedifard (Silver Sprocket)

Winners of the 2024 Cartoonist Studio Prize can be found at The Beat.

About The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS)

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers a two-year course of study that centers on the creation and dissemination of comics, graphic novels, and other manifestations of the visual narrative. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes for our students. CCS programs include a two-year Master of Fine Arts Degree, One- and Two-Year Certificates in Cartooning, and annual summer workshops. The school is located in the historic downtown village of White River Junction, Vermont. cartoonstudies.org