SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2012 GLYPH COMICS AWARDS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED; JUDGES NAMED
By Black Sci-Fi December 4, 2011
Glyph Comic Awards
The seventh annual Glyph Comics Awards (GCA), in association with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC), are now accepting submissions for the 2012 awards season.
The panel of judges for the 2012 competition is:
- Omar Bilal, webmaster, BlackSuperhero.com
- Robin Brenner, editor-in-chief, NoFlyingNoTights.com
- David Brothers, comics blogger, 4thLetter.com
- Tim Callahan, comics blogger, Comic Book Resources
- Karen Green, librarian, Columbia University
Any comics publisher – small, large, corporate, independent, self-published – as well as online comic creators and cartoonists for newspapers and other periodicals, are invited to submit black-themed material released from January 1 - December 31, 2011 for consideration for award recognition. The Committee defines black-themed work as any comic with any combination of the following: a black protagonist(s), or at least a black character(s) pivotal to the direction of the story; a setting(s) or a theme(s) that explores the black experience within the United States and/or abroad, past, present, and/or future; and/or a comic of any kind written and/or illustrated by a black creator(s).
Anyone wishing to submit their comic book or comic strip for consideration in the 2012 competition should e-mail GCA Committee Chair Rich Watson at rich.watson@gmail.com for further information. Hard copies are preferred, though submissions of e-files will also be accepted. Online comics creators and newspaper/periodical cartoonists with websites should send a direct URL link to their site or page. Daily cartoonists must have a minimum of one month’s work archived and available for viewing; weekly cartoonists a minimum of two months. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.
The 2012 Glyph Comics Awards ceremony will be held at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) in May 2012.
About the Glyph Comics A,m nwards:
The Glyph Comics Awards recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year. While it is not exclusive to black creators, it does strive to honor those who have made the greatest contributions to the comics medium in terms of both critical and commercial impact. By doing so, the goal is to encourage more diverse and high quality work across the board and to inspire new creators to add their voices to the field.
The awards were founded in 2005 by Rich Watson as a means to provide news and commentary of comics with black themes, as well as tangential topics in the fields of black science-fiction/fantasy and animation.
