National Book Awards report
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE lost out at the National Book Awards to M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol....
Fall 2006 Xeric winners announced
The fall Xeric Grant recipients have been announced! As is normal, several of them resist easy googling -- one shares the name of a...
American Anime Awards debut at NY Comic-Con
The New York Comic-Con just got their own awards, and they are brand new AND they spotlight ANIME. PR details:
The New York Comic Con...
Cartooners winning awards: Jean, Cho
James Jean has won the Best Artist award at the World Fantasy Con. You can see the complete list of winners and nominees here....
16 animated films eligible for Oscar
The list of animated films eligible for the Best Animated Film Oscar has been released, and 16 films are potential nominees:
The list includes lots...
2007 Glyph Awards call for submissions
Held for the first time this year, the 2007 Glyph Awards, honoring the best in black comic books and creators, have announced the judges...
Iranian cartoonist wins Serbian award
Comics bring the world together:
An Iranian cartoonist won the second award of the Belgrade "Golden Smile" Cartoon competition in Serbia.The Iranian cartoonist, Shahrokh Heydari...
2006 Ignatz Award Winners
It was a little hard reporting, as we were also MCing, but thanks to Douglas Wolk, here are the winners. Congrats to all!
Outstanding Artist
Tony...
Gene Yang reax
Via SFGATe, Gene Yang's reaction to AMERICAN BORN CHINESE's historic National Book Award nomination:
"I'm in shock," said Yang, who missed the call from...
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE nabs NBA nom
Wow. Gene Yang's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, published by First Second, has scored a National Book Award nomination in the YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE category. These...
Meanwhile, on the East Coast…the Quills
Our Scream Awards viewing was interrupted by attending a real live event, the Quill Awards, honoring the best in books via voting by the...
Scream Awards air
We caught only a few moments of this, due to pressing sleep-related matters, but managed to see the Best Comic Book Award with winner...
