Friends of Lulu Noms are in!
Congrats to Lisa Jonte, Leigh Dragoon, Zeus Comics, Clio Chang, Linda Medley!
Here's the full list.
NOMINEES FOR WOMEN CARTOONISTS HALL OF FAME:
Phoebe Glockner (The Diary of a Teenage Girl)
Roberta Gregory (Naughty Bits, Artistic Licentiousness)
Linda Medley (Castle Waiting)
Rose O'Neill (Creator, Kewpie Dolls)
Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother)
Carol Tyler (The Job Thing, Late Bloomer)
NOMINEES FOR LULU of the YEAR:
(Recognizing those whose work best exemplifies Friends of Lulu's mission of promoting diversity in comics.)
Gail Simone (Writer: Birds of Prey)
Lisa Jonte (Girlamatic Editor)
Zeus Comics/CAPE (Retailer/Comics and Pop Culture Expo)
Jen Contino (Comicon.com/pulse, contributor)
SCHOLASTIC/GRAPHIX (Publisher: Babysitters Club, Queen Bee, Breaking Up)
NOMINEES FOR KIM YALE AWARD for BEST NEW FEMALE TALENT:
(For new/emerging talent deserving wider recognition. The award is named for comics writer Kim Yale, a founding Lulu member who passed away in 1997.)
Hope Larson (www.hopelarson.com)
Leigh Dragoon (www.bythewayside.net)
Clio Chang (www.cliochang.com)
Liz Prince (comicnrrd.livejournal.com)
MK Reed (www.mkreed.com)
NOMINEES FOR WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD:
(Honoring women in the comic book industry in non-creator roles [editors,publishers, retailers].)
Karen Berger (Editor, DC/Vertigo)
Jackie Estrada (Exhibit A Press, Administrator Eisner Awards)
Francoise Mouly (Art Director, The New Yorker)
Ronee Garcia Bougeious (Comics News Editor and columnist, PopCultureShock.com)
Diana Shutz (Editor, Dark Horse)
The nominees in In Hall of Fame, Lulu of the Year, and Kim Yale are outstanding. So much so, my choices were difficult.
I'll confess to disappointment with the Woman of Distinction noms, and I abstained from voting in that category.
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