Eisner Awards Now Accepting Submissions for 2011
Comic-Con International Sets March 4 Deadline
Deadline: March 4th
SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con International (Comic-Con), the largest comic
book and popular arts event of its kind in the world, announced today that
submissions are being accepted for consideration by the judges for the 2011
Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards. Publishers wanting to submit entries should
send one copy each of the comics or books they wish to nominate and include a
cover letter indicating what is being submitted and in what categories.
The tentative categories include best short story, best single issue, best
continuing comic book series (at least two issues must have been published in
2010), best limited series (at least half of the series must have been published
in 2010), best new series, best publication for kids, best publication for
teens, best humor publication, best anthology, best digital comic, best graphic
album–new material, best graphic album–reprint, best reality-based work, best
archival collection, best U.S. edition of foreign material, best writer, best
writer/artist, best penciler/inker (individual or team), best painter (interior
art), best lettering, best coloring, best comics-related book, best comics
journalism periodical or website, and best publication design. The judges may
add, delete, or combine categories at their discretion. The cover letter should
include both a mailing address and an e-mail address.
Creators can submit materials for consideration iftheir publisher is either no
longer in business or unlikely to participate in the nomination process.
Publishers may submit a maximum of five nominees for any one category, and the
same item or person can be submitted in more than one category. Each imprint,
line, or subsidiary of a publisher may submit its own set of entries. There are
no entry fees.
All submissions should be sent before the
deadline of March 4 to:
Jackie Estrada
Eisner Awards
8340 Allison Ave.
La Mesa, CA 91942
The best digital comic category is open to any new, professionally produced
long-form original comics work posted online in 2010. Webcomics must have a
unique domain name or be part of a larger comics community to be considered. The
work must be online-exclusive for a significant period prior to being collected
in print form. The URL and any necessary access information should be emailed to
jackie@comic-con.org.
The Eisner Award nominees will be announced in April, and online voting (as well
as pdf ballots) will be available to professionals in the comics industry,
including creators, editors, publishers, distributors, and retailers. The
results will be announced by celebrity presenters at the gala awards ceremony on
the evening of July 22 at Comic-Con in San Diego.
Anyone with questions about submitting entries for the awards can e-mail Ms.
Estrada at jackie@comic-con.org.