Fiona Smyth, Alootook Ipellie named 2019 inductees to the Giants of the North
Fiona Smyth, an artist and teacher known for her groundbreaking comics that tackle female sexuality, and Alootook Ipellie (1951–2007), a multi-faceted artist, writer, activist, and cart
Fiona Smith and Alootook Ipellie
oonist recognized for his insightful comics about being Inuit in Canada, will be inducted into the Giants of the North Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame at the 15th annual Doug Wright Awards in Toronto May 11th. Read more about this year’s Giants inside….
Meet the nominees for the 15th annual Doug Wright Awards
Fiona Smyth, Michael DeForge, Hartley Linn and John Martz
Michael DeForge, Hartley Lin, John Martz and Fiona Smyth lead this year’s nominees, which marks the 15th anniversary of the Doug Wright Awards.
Read all about the DWA nominees for the Best Book, Spotlight, and Pigskin Peters Award — and when our annual ceremony is happening — inside!
Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodhall, Sami Alwani take home trophies, Duncan Macpherson inducted into Hall of Fame at 2018 Doug Wright Awards
The winners of the 14th annual Doug Wright Awards, recognizing the best work and most promising talent in Canadian comics, were announced Saturday evening at a ceremony in Toronto. One of this year’s winners is a multiple Doug Wright Award nominee, and all three took home awards for the first time.
Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodhall and Sam Alwani all won big at the 2018 awards, which also saw Duncan Macpherson inducted into the Giants of the North hall of fame.
Our Big Night
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“Two hours of pure comic book entertainment that kept the entire audience captivated. Quite, simply the best comic awards show in the world.”
– Peggy Burns, Publisher of Drawn and Quarterly Books
“The best awards presentation I’ve ever attended. For anything. Worth the trip to Toronto alone”
– Dan Nadel, Writer, Editor, Curator, co-publisher of The Comics Journal
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Douglas Austin Wright
Meet Mister Wright
The Doug Wright Awards were established in 2005 to honour the legacy of the late great Doug Wright by recognizing the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels.
The critically acclaimed artist behind Doug Wright’s Family, Wright has been hailed for his unparalleled draftsmanship and his touching, compact narratives. He has been compared to the likes of Charles Schulz and George Herriman, and is truly a master of 20th century Canadian comics.