Awards
From comic-con.org:
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comics world. Named for the pioneering comics creator and graphic novelist Will Eisner, the awards are given out in more than two dozen categories during a ceremony each year at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Additionally, I think it's worth noting that more titles written for a teen or youth audience won awards in 2015 than in any other year prior. It's a great time for YA graphic novels!
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Winners of note 2011-2015
2015:
2015:
- Best New Series: Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
- Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17): Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Brooke A. Allen (BOOM! Box)
- Best Reality-Based Work: Hip Hop Family Tree, vol. 2, by Ed Piskor (Fantagraphics)
- Best Graphic Album—New: This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
- Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Through the Woods , by Emily Carroll (McElderry Books)
- Best Writer: Gene Luen Yang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Dark Horse); The Shadow Hero (First Second)
- Best Writer/Artist: Raina Telgemeier, Sisters (Graphix/Scholastic)
- Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17): Battling Boy, by Paul Pope (First Second)
- Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17): A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)
- Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12–17): Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
- Best Publication for Teens: Smile, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
These awards are given annually by the American Library Association. They are not specifically awarded to graphic novels.
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The Printz Award:The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
The Caldecott Medal: The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Coretta Scott King Award: This award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators, and is awarded for books about the African-American experience that are written for children and young adults.
The Caldecott Medal: The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Coretta Scott King Award: This award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators, and is awarded for books about the African-American experience that are written for children and young adults.
Winners of note:
2015:
2015:
- Printz Honor: This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
- Caldecott Honor: This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki (First Second)
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor: March: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)
- Printz Award: American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
Other Awards
The following awards are given annually to literature of note, but not specifically graphic novels or comics. Titles listed here are of note for young adults, regardless of the year awarded.
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National Book Award: The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America.
2015:
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award: From rfkcenter.org: "Each year the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights presents an award to the book which 'most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes - his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity.' The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award has been recognized as one of the most prestigious honors an author can receive."
2014:
Hugo Awards: The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.
2009, 2010, & 2011:
Pulitzer Prize: Considered perhaps the most prestigious American literary award, the Pulitzer Prize is awarded annually across twenty-one categories celebrating journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. When Spiegelman won for Maus in 1992, it was a special award separate from the award for fiction.
1992:
2015:
- Young People's Literature Finalist: Boxers/Saints, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award: From rfkcenter.org: "Each year the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights presents an award to the book which 'most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes - his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity.' The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award has been recognized as one of the most prestigious honors an author can receive."
2014:
- Special Recognition: March: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)
Hugo Awards: The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.
2009, 2010, & 2011:
- Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, by Kaja and Phil Foglio (Studio Foglio/online)
Pulitzer Prize: Considered perhaps the most prestigious American literary award, the Pulitzer Prize is awarded annually across twenty-one categories celebrating journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. When Spiegelman won for Maus in 1992, it was a special award separate from the award for fiction.
1992:
- Special Awards and Citations: Letters: Maus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)