The SPACE Prize, given to the best publications presented at the SPACE indie comics show held yearly in Columbus, OH., have just been announced, and they are:
1st Place(Tie):
Cragmore Book One
Pat N. Lewis
5326 5th Ave. #24
Pittsburgh PA
$6.00
1st Place(Tie):
Mirror Mind
Tory Woollcott
Mirrormind.ca
$12.00
3rd Place:
Trickster
Fulcrum Publishing
Editor: Matt Dembicki
3148 Hartwick LA.
Fairfax VA 22031
mattdembicki.blogspot.com
$23.00
Minicomic / Short Story Category:
1st Place:
Board of Superheroes #2
Not Available Comics
Matt Feazell
P.O.Box 12038
Hamtramck MI 48212
Cynicalman.com
$2.75
2nd Place:
Veggie Dog Saturn #4
Buyer Beware Comics
Jason Young
P.O.Box 20083
Dayton OH 45420
$3.00
3rd Place:
Ultimate Loss Kisses #11
Silber Media
Writer: Brian John Mitchell
Artist: Dave Sim
P.O.Box 18062
Raleigh NC 27619
Sibermedia.com
$1.00
Webcomic Category:
1st Place:
Champ 2010
Rutter Comics
Jed Collins
P.O.Box 5612
Athens OH 45701
Jedcollins.com/champ2010
2nd Place:
Pretty Jeff
Jeff Gibbons
1986 Cherrylawn Dr
Toledo OH 43614
prettyjeff.com
3rd Place:
Timeless
Satyr Play Productions
Mike Indovina
15301 Knox Ave. Apt. 14
Oak Forest IL 60452
www.satyrplayproductions.com
About the SPACE PrizeFrom the books which were collected at SPACE 2010, we will be awarding the 2010 SPACE Prizes. The prizes will be presented in three categories-
General, Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic.The winners will be picked from three voting bodies in each category.
Two rotating judges and the registered SPACE 2010 Exhibitors.
This years judges are Alex Heberling, Ray Tomczak, Michael Carroll and Bob CorbyThe winner of the General SPACE prize will win a cash prize of $300.00 and a plaque. The winners of the Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic categories will each win a $50.00 cash prize and a plaque. The plaque presentation will be held during SPACE 2011 on March 19, 2011 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus.
The General Category: All comics that do not fit into the mini-comics/short story category qualify for the general category.
In the General category if an anthology wins the editor/publisher will win the prize not each of the individual contributors. If you are a contributor to an anthology and you want your individual story considered please enter it under the mini-comic/ short story category.The Mini-comics/short story Category:
Only mini-comics 5-1/2†X8-1/2†maximum size and a maximum of 28 interior pages or a short story in an anthology up to a 16 page story can be submitted for this category.The Webcomic Category:
Any comic that was posted on-line between April 20, 2009 and April 24, 2010 by SPACE 2010 exhibitor can be submitted for this category.
Congratulations to the winners, all well deserved! Pat Lewis is a great guy, and his work is always funny and charming. Highly recommended. Also, the Trickster anthology edited by Matt Dembicki is a great looking book, and has already won a bunch of librarian and educator awards. Definitely check out the above offerings.
(And if you’re interested, the latest issue of the small-press PANEL anthology I co-edit and publish was also nominated this year. Click the link to take a look at the 16 volumes published so far.)