2020 Excellence in Graphic Literature Finalists

Book of the Year Award Finalists

2020 EGL Finalists: Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn & Claire Roe (BOOM! Studios)

Bury the Lede

by Gaby Dunn & Claire Roe (BOOM! Studios)

2020 EGL Awards: Clyde Fans by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Clyde Fans

by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

2020 EGL Finalist: King of King Court by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)

King of King Court

by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)

2020 EGL Finalists: Putuga & Kublu and the Qalupalik by Roselynn Akulukjuk, Danny Christopher, & Astrid Arijanto (Inhabit Media)

Putuga & Kublu and the Qalupalik

by Roselynn Akulukjuk, Danny Christopher, & Astrid Arijanto (Inhabit Media)

2020 EGL Finalists: Camp by Kayla Miller (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Camp

by Kayla Miller (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2020 EGL Finalist: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)\

2020 EGL Finalist: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

Kiss Number 8

by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

2020 EGL Finalist: White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children’s Books)

White Bird: A Wonder Story

by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children’s Books)


Mosaic Award Finalists

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye Books)

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief

by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye Books)

2020 EGL Finalist: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2020 EGL Finalist: Blurb - Hicotea: A Nightlights Story by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)

Hicotea: A Nightlights Story

by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)

2020 EGL Finalists: Putuga & Kublu and the Qalupalik by Roselynn Akulukjuk, Danny Christopher, & Astrid Arijanto (Inhabit Media)

Putuga & Kublu and the Qalupalik

by Roselynn Akulukjuk, Danny Christopher, & Astrid Arijanto (Inhabit Media)

2020 EGL Finalist: Carpe Fin, A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Harbour Publishing)

Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga

by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Harbour Publishing)

2020 EGL Awards: Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni (BOOM! Studios)

Grease Bats

by Archie Bongiovanni (BOOM! Studios)

2020 EGL Finalist: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

Kiss Number 8

by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

2020 EGL Finalist: Shout Out by Andrew Wheeler, BC Holmes, Joamette Gil & various (TO Comix Press)

Shout Out

by Andrew Wheeler, BC Holmes, Joamette Gil & various (TO Comix Press)


Children’s Award Finalists – Fiction

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye Books)

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief

by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye Books)

• Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery by Sam Davies (BOOM! Studios)

Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery

by Sam Davies (BOOM! Studios)

Kai and the Monkey King by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books)

Kai and the Monkey King

by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books)

Chicken Soup & Goji Berries by Naomi Ciu & Janice Liu (Cloudscape Comics)

Chicken Soup & Goji Berries

by Naomi Cui & Janice Liu (Cloudscape Comics)

• Hilo 5: Then Everything Went Wrong by Judd Winick (RH Children’s Books)

Hilo 5: Then Everything Went Wrong

by Judd Winick (RH Children’s Books)


Middle-Grade Award Finalists – Fiction

2020 EGL Finalist: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander & Dawud Anyabwile (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2020 EGL Finalist: • Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen (Oni Press)

Pilu of the Woods

by Mai K. Nguyen (Oni Press)

2020 EGL Finalist: White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children’s Books)

White Bird: A Wonder Story

by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children’s Books)

2020 EGL Finalist: Blurb - Hicotea: A Nightlights Story by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)

Hicotea: A Nightlights Story

by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)

2020 EGL Finalist: Sincerely, Harriet by Sarah Winifred Searle (Lerner Publishing Group)

Sincerely, Harriet

by Sarah Winifred Searle (Lerner Publishing Group)

Middle-Grade Award Finalists – Nonfiction

2020 EGL Finalist: • Rocket to the Moon!: BIG IDEAS That Changed the World #1 By Don Brown (ABRAMS Amulet Books)

Rocket to the Moon!: BIG IDEAS That Changed the World #1

by Don Brown (ABRAMS Amulet Books)

2020 EGL Finalist: Major Impossible (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9) by Nathan Hale (ABRAMS Amulet Books)

Major Impossible (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #9)

by Nathan Hale (ABRAMS Amulet Books)

2020 EGL Finalist: Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up by Heather Corinna & Isabella Rotman (Oni Press)

Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

by Heather Corinna & Isabella Rotman (Oni Press)

2020 EGL Finalist: • Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

2020 EGL Finalist: Survivors of the Holocaust by Kath Shackleton & Zane Whittingham (Sourcebooks Explore)

Survivors of the Holocaust

by Kath Shackleton & Zane Whittingham (Sourcebooks Explore)


Young Adult Award Finalists – Fiction

2020 EGL Finalist: Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers (Drawn & Quarterly)

Hot Comb

by Ebony Flowers (Drawn & Quarterly)

2020 EGL Finalist: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

Kiss Number 8

by Colleen AF Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Macmillan Publishers)

2020 EGL Finalist: Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman (Lerner Publishing Group)

Stage Dreams

by Melanie Gillman (Lerner Publishing Group)

2020 EGL Finalist: Luke Molver (Catalyst Press/Story Press Africa)

King Shaka: Zulu Legend

Luke Molver (Catalyst Press/Story Press Africa)

2020 EGL Finalist: Shout Out by Andrew Wheeler, BC Holmes, Joamette Gil & various (TO Comix Press)

Shout Out

by Andrew Wheeler, BC Holmes, Joamette Gil & various (TO Comix Press)

Young Adult Award Finalists – Nonfiction

2020 EGL Finalist - The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Vol. 2 by Marek Bennett (Comics Workshop)

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Vol. 2

by Marek Bennett (Comics Workshop)

2020 EGL Finalist: Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown

by Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2020 EGL Finalist: The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito by Shing Yin Khor (Lerner Publishing Group)

The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito

by Shing Yin Khor (Lerner Publishing Group)

2020 EGL Finalist: King of King Court by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)

King of King Court

by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly)

2020 EGL Finalist: Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem's Legendary Theater by Ted Fox & James Otis Smith (ABRAMS ComicArts)

Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem’s Legendary Theater

by Ted Fox & James Otis Smith (ABRAMS ComicArts)


Adult Award Finalists – Fiction

2020 EGL Finalist: Bloodlust & Bonnets by Emily McGovern (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

Bloodlust & Bonnets

by Emily McGovern (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

2020 EGL Awards: Clyde Fans by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Clyde Fans

by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

2020 EGL Finalist: Vanni: A Family's Struggle through the Sri Lankan Conflict by Benjamin Dix & Lindsay Pollock (Penn State University Press)

Vanni: A Family’s Struggle through the Sri Lankan Conflict

by Benjamin Dix & Lindsay Pollock (Penn State University Press)

2020 EGL Finalist: Carpe Fin, A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Harbour Publishing)

Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga

by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Harbour Publishing)

2020 EGL Finalist: The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis (Drawn & Quarterly)

The Hard Tomorrow

by Eleanor Davis (Drawn & Quarterly)

Adult Award Finalists – Nonfiction

2020 EGL Finalist: Americana (and the Act of Getting Over It.) by Luke Healy (Nobrow)

Americana (and the Act of Getting Over It.)

by Luke Healy (Nobrow)

2020 EGL Finalist: Hawking by Jim Ottaviani & Leland Myrick (Macmillan Publishers)

Hawking

by Jim Ottaviani & Leland Myrick (Macmillan Publishers)

2020 EGL Finalist: The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television by Koren Shadmi (Humanoids)

The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

by Koren Shadmi (Humanoids)

2020 EGL Finalist: A Fire Story by Brian Fies (ABRAMS Books)

A Fire Story

by Brian Fies (ABRAMS Books)

2020 EGL Finalist: In Waves by AJ Dungo (Nobrow)

In Waves

by AJ Dungo (Nobrow)