These are the final nominees and winners for this year’s awards, which PCC began announcing last week. The titles were selected by juries and an advisory board of diverse professionals in education, library management, and publishing and represent the best in graphic literature across both fiction and non-fiction titles.
2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards: Book of the Year and Mosaic Award Nominees and Winners
2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Winners
Pop Culture Classroom, a Colorado-based education, and community nonprofit, today announced the 2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards for its Best in Children’s, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult Graphic Literature awards. Since 2017, the organization has brought together experts from education, publishing, libraries, and the arts to evaluate the preceding year’s most compelling and educationally valuable works of graphic literature.
2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Nominees
“This year’s EGL finalists truly represent the amazing depth and breadth of today’s graphic novels, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to celebrate the publishers and creators behind them,” said Pop Culture Classroom Program Manager, Tajshen Campbell, Ph.D. “These titles deserve a place on our bookshelves and in our students’ classrooms, where they can open exciting doors to learning and imagination for readers of all ages.”
Local Students Create Comic for Colorado Pride
“Pride is coming up, and we think this is a beautiful addition to the celebration,” commented Pop Culture Classroom Education Program Manager Matt Slayter in prepared remarks for the comic’s release. “The students of Arvada High School have brought incredible thought, imagination, and passion to this project. The finished comic is educational, uplifting, and timely.”
International Women’s Day 2021: Empowering Women and Girls in Pop Culture
International Women’s Day is March 8, and March is also Women’s History Month. To celebrate, we’re highlighting the role of comics, video games, movies, and other pop culture in empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality.
Aurora History That Pops! A New Interactive Program for Local Students and Educators
Aurora History Museum & Historic Sites and Pop Culture Classroom today launched “Aurora History That Pops!,” a new effort that offers middle and high school students interactive learning experiences that integrate education, self-expression, and play to:
International Women’s Day: Shout Out Awesome Women and Girls in Pop Culture
This International Women’s Day, Pop Culture Classroom is highlighting the role of comics, video games, movies, and other pop culture in empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality — and you can help!
2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Nominations Open
The 2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards spotlight the most compelling, diverse, and educationally valuable graphic literature works released in 2020
Black History Month Pop Culture Education Resources
Pop Culture Classroom has created free original comics and shareable graphics to inspire. You’ll also find recommended reading from other sources and other kinds of pop culture that students — and adults — will love.
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