Glyph Comics Awards

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Glyph Comics Awards
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Awarded forThe best in comics made by, for, and about people of color
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country United States
Hosted by East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
First awarded2006
Website www.ecbacc.com/glyph-comics-awards.html

The Glyph Comics Awards is an annual award ceremony for comic creators who are people of color. The ceremony was initiated with the goal of inspiring young writers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the comics industry. [1]

Contents

The awards are named after Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community, at Pop Culture Shock, a blog founded in 2005 by comic journalist Rich Watson as "a means to provide news and commentary on comics with black themes, as well as tangential topics in the fields of black science-fiction/fantasy and animation." [1]

The Glyph Comics Awards have been presented at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, in Philadelphia, since 2006.

Judges

2006

Source: [2]

2007

2008

2009

Source: [5]

2010

2011

2012

2013

Source: [9]

2014

Source: [10]

2016

Source: [11]

2020

List of Glyph Comics Awards winners

Pioneer Award

Story of the Year

Best Writer

Best Artist

Best Male Character

Best Female Character

Rising Star Award

Best Reprint Publication

Best Cover

Best Comic Strip or Webcomic

Fan Award for Best Comic / Best Work

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