Comics’ awards rush continues with the announcement of the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards, a name lacking perhaps in snap and brio. May I suggest calling them the EGLAs or something? Anyway, the awards are the provenance of Pop Culture Classroom, the educational non-profit that puts on Denver Comic Con. The awards will debut at the 2018 show.
Similar to unlike other awards, the EGLA’s recognize excellence in fiction and non-fiction graphic novels, with an emphasis on books that can be used in the classroom to teach and promote the use of comics. Categories are:
- Book of the Year
- Best in Educational Comics: Early Childhood
- Best in Educational Comics: Primary
- Best in Educational Comics: Secondary
- Best New Voice
- Innovator Award
- Diversity Award
A jury of industry luminaries will select five finalists for each category, as well as the ultimate winners.
“More than four years ago, we set out to establish a new class of awards that recognizes the best in graphic novel publishing, but that also supports and encourages the increasing use of graphic novels in the educational market,” said Illya Kowalchuk, director of education for Pop Culture Classroom.
“To do that, one of our biggest goals is to create a program that ultimately benefits educators, librarians and retailers, by shining a spotlight on the use of graphic literature to inspire students at every reading level,” added Kowalchuk. “We are honored to have some of the greatest minds in the public library and school library systems contributing as advisors and judges, along with academic educators, K-12 specialists, and industry luminaries.”
More details on submissions, juries, the awards ceremony and more will be announced moving forward.
The EGLAs join the Eisners, the Inkwells, the Ringos, the Glyphs, the Prisms, the Ignatzes, and the still MIA Harveys, which have gone silent since the move to NYCC from Baltimore was made.
Still waiting for most comics awards to publish their rules…
fascinatingly! I recently wrote an article in which I talked about five reasons why people do not read comics. It turned out quite interesting. If you do not read the comics, tell me: what prevents you from starting the most? And for those who already read, the question is: how and with what did you start?
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