The Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Advisory Board and Category Juries determine each year’s Nominees and Winners.
Our Advisory Board and Juries are comprised of diverse, experienced, and informed professionals whose experiences span publishing, libraries, and education. Each year, these team members identify the very best in graphic literature based on a clearly defined and transparent process.
JAJ: A Haida Manga
by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Douglas & McIntyre)
Best in Children’s Graphic Literature
Fiction

Batcat by Meggie Ramm
(Abrams Fanfare)
Non-Fiction

Shapes and Shapes by Ivan Brunetti
(TOON Books)
Best in Young Adult Graphic Literature
Fiction

Blackward by Lawrence Lindell
(Drawn & Quarterly)
Non-Fiction

We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga
(Abrams ComicArts)