Sicba scottish independent comic book alliance awards held in conjunction with the glasgow comic con and first awarded 2011. The list includes awards given out for achievements in cartooning, comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Public voting for the shortlisted hopefuls will take place at glasgow comic con this year on july 5th. Jul 11, 2017 comics students and alumni from the university of dundee have won a host of awards at the scottish independent comic book awards, held as part of glasgow comic con. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new. Scottishpower foundation competition winner revealed. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including, but not limited to, dc comics s animal man, doom patrol, batman, jla, action comics, allstar superman, green lantern, the flash, vertigo s the. The scottish childrens book awards shortlist has been revealed, with every primary 1 child given three free shortlisted titles during book week scotland. Scottish book trust announces recipient of next chapter award 2020 support us by supporting our work you are helping children and adults in scotland unlocking their potential through reading and writing. On the 2nd march, simon puttock, ross mackenzie and danny weston were announced as the winners of the 2016 scottish childrens book awards during a special ceremony at glasgows grand central hotel, attended by nearly 1,000 children. On june 18th this year, the glasgow comic con will be hosting the scottish independent comic book awards.
So i asked him, what was the name of his other leg. Were delighted to announce submissions for the seventh annual scottish independent comic book alliance awards is now open. He has scottish values but hes a traditional comic book superhero with a variety of super villains to contend with as the story progresses, a scottish competitor to batman and spiderman if you like. The spikyhaired, bucketsitting comic strip hero first conceived over 50 years ago has a special place in the heart of scots. The convention played host to the scottish independent comic book alliance sicba awards, which invited readers to vote for the best scottish comic of. Scottish superhero challenge to marvel and dc comics bbc.
Comics students and alumni from the university of dundee have won a host of awards at the scottish independent comic book awards, held as part of glasgow comic con. May 27, 2014 he has scottish values but hes a traditional comic book superhero with a variety of super villains to contend with as the story progresses, a scottish competitor to batman and spiderman if you like. Catriona laird is nominated for best single issue, best artist, best writer, and up and coming talent for her book stinger. We also produce comic book events across the country including workshops, talks, exhibitions as. Longlist for the 2020 awards will be released in august. Apr 22, 2019 the scottish independent comic book alliance awards return this year for their ninth incarnation with the results to be announced at glasgow comic con on june 28th. Scotland and comic books go way back as far back as the 19th century, actually. Back in 2011, the scottish independent comic book alliance was born. Jul 20, 2014 in july, dungeon fun, a comic book for all ages, was outright winner of the scottish independent comic book alliance awards. We are a national charity that has been bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in scotland for 21 years. The costa book awards honour books written by authors based in the uk and ireland. Scottishpower foundation, sponsor of the wigtown book festival, announced that josie won its inaugural illustration competition, comic generation, beating off entries from across dumfries and galloway. No jokers dundee wins big at comic awards university of dundee. Scottish independent comic book awards john lees comics.
The awards recognise the finest examples of creativity. Scottish independent comic book awards the courier. As a scotsman and someone who loves comic books i thought it would be good to start a thread to chat about, celebrate and discuss all the characters, artists, writers, conventions and basically anything in or to do with this gorgeous country. Discover the benefits of sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
The awards recognise those who have inspired a love of. Sponsored by champagne bollinger, the prize is an award for comic writing. The winners of the scottish childrens book award have been announced at a ceremony in edinburgh attended by over 600 children. The british comic awards annually celebrate and promote the best stories told by comic creators in the uk. How 22 scottish comic book characters will vote in this month. Dundee students past and present had been nominated in all of the categories, and duly picked up a string of successes. Dungeon fun sweeps scottish independent comic book alliance. Aug 31, 2014 scottish superheros controversy as referendum nears. If you find a character in the database that is not shown here, please edit that characters page adding scottish as their citizenship.
The 2020 scottish home awards is now open for entry until thursday 6th february 2020. Scottish superhero challenge to marvel and dc comics. Moose kid comics is another title for all ages, published online. The scottish book trust site uses cookies to improve your on site experience. Andy told me he knew a man with a wooden leg named smith. Jasmine fassl, head of schools at the scottish book trust which runs the awards, said.
The list 100 best scottish books book awards librarything. But did you know its also home to other prestigious awards. The awards are dedicated to supporting and nurturing scotlands vibrant and unique independent comic book scene and were set up to. A follow up to scotlands first comic book superhero, called saltire annihilation, is due out in september. Legend eternal, the first comic book in a new series of the comics has been meticulously inked, coloured and lettered to. Some works in comics are also eligible for, and in some instances have won literary awards.
The winners of these prestigious awards will be revealed at the scottish exforces in business awards ceremony and gala dinner on 3 december 2019 at the doubletree by hilton glasgow. The scottish independent comic book alliance awards return this year for their ninth incarnation with the results to be announced at glasgow comic con on june 28th. Two of the artists in our ink pot studio are nominated for several awards. Her first comic, grave wax, created with artist allan macritchie, is a mystery based on nearforgotten scottish folklore and reacted to the culture surrounding the scottish independence referendum and its impact.
The scottish childrens book awards are a perfect way to celebrate scotlands talented authors and. Scottish book trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, has supported over 90 creative individuals through the new writers awards since 2009. Our s3 scottish teenage book prize pupils are now busy planning their book talks for next month. Awards for art, theatre and short stories scottish arts club. Find out about free story, song and rhyme sessions in your area. This list of comics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for comics from around the world. The nominations for the fourth scottish independent comic book alliance sicba awards have been released this week, celebrating excellent work from some fine creators north of the border. Best comic book series best of 2016 awards wiki guide ign.
Best comic book series best of 2017 awards wiki guide ign. Prizes and awards publishing scotland scottish publishing. The scottish independent comic book alliance awards has been an annual event on the comic book calendar since 2011. The awards are dedicated to supporting and nurturing scotlands vibrant and unique independent comic book scene and were set up to celebrate the ongoing growth of the. On friday, the official shortlist of nominees for glasgows sicba awards was announced, and im hugely excited to report that and then emily was gone my upcoming project with artist iain laurie and letterer colin bell thats set to debut at julys glasgow comic con has swept the board, earning a nomination in every category. Comic con organisers hail surge of scottish talent uk news. If youre a scottish comics creator, theres still time to enter your work. Scottish childrens book awards shortlist announced bbc news. Winners of the scottish childrens book awards 2016. Explore the world of comiccon awards by clicking on the dropdown menus above or the links on the right sidebar, and find out all about the eisner hall of fame, retailer award, icon, inkpots, clampett, finger.
Nominations for 2014 scottish independent comic book. Scottish superheros controversy as referendum nears. Nominees were announced last night, and amongst them the standard has been nominated for two sicba awards. The 2019 joe shuster award winners the joe shuster awards. We cant list them all so have chosen a selection including the scottish ones, the biggest, the most prestigious and some that scottish writers or books have been listed for or won in the past. The several years, the scottish arts club has presented awards for the visual arts linked to exhibitions organised by leading scottish art organisations, including those organised by the royal scottish academy rsa, the society of scottish artists ssa, the royal scottish society for painters in watercolour rsw and visual arts scotland vas. Celebrating the talent of scottish comedians, comedy writers and those involved in the production of live comedy and tv comedy shows. Scottish independent comic book alliance awards 2019. The 2014 sicba awards were handed out on saturday at the glasgow comic con. Comic con organisers hail surge of scottish talent uk. First novel, novel, biography, poetry and childrens book, with one of the five. Scottish book trust transforming lives through reading. Sicba awards scottish independent comic book alliance has an annual awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the best in scottish independent comics.
We were very excited to see the short list for this years sicba awards scottish independent comic book alliance. Scottish independent comic book alliance, growing and developing scotlands thriving. Jul 10, 2014 the convention played host to the scottish independent comic book alliance sicba awards, which invited readers to vote for the best scottish comic of the year dungeon fun, a fantasy adventure. The first oor wullie cartoon ran on 8 march 1936, in the newly launched fun section of the scottish newspaper, the sunday post. Scottish childrens book award winners announced telegraph. Comiccon international is the home of the will eisner comic industry awards, the comic book worlds version of the oscars. Voted 61st best comic of 20 by cbr and recently sweeping the board at the scottish independent comic book awards, it is a genuinely funny piece of work that everyone can enjoy and should be thrust in front of every school child in the uk. The scottish comic book apprciation thread of everything. The scottish home awards is an independent awards programme that recognises excellence in the housebuilding industry across scotland. Bhp comics is an independent publisher based in scotland, producing a variety of comics, graphic novels and art books that cover a wide range of topics and themes. The winners of the 20 scottish childrens book awards have been announced at glasgows mitchell library. Writer and publisher matthew fitt has received the outstanding contribution to childrens books award in this years scottish book awards.
Excelsior award a single award for middlegrade comics manga. Scottish book trust transforming lives through reading and. We have relied on jenn as an advisor to the joe shuster awards since their inception in 2004 and in 2019 she served on the jury for the will eisner comic book industry awards. Grave wax was shortlisted for best comic and best writer at the scottish independent comic book awards in 2017 and 2018. Set entirely in the landscape of scotland during pivotal moments from the past the novel will be familiar to those who enjoy the rich legends and traditions of scotland. Scottish independent comic book alliance awards entry deadline. Dundee comics prize 2014 contest deadline is september 1st. Glasgow comic con is at the royal concert hall, bringing some of the biggest and brightest names in comics to the heart of the city every year.
He produces glasgow comic con, edinburgh comic art festival and is the founding chair of the scottish independent comic book alliance sicba the uks longest running comic book awards. One shot by tanya landman and starfish by akemi dawn bowman. Grant morrison, mbe born 31 january 1960 is a scottish comic book writer and playwright. Scottish childrens book awards shortlist revealed the. A series centring round scotlands first comic book superhero, the dark and gritty world of the main character is a pseudohistory of the country and its mythology. Nominated at scottish gaelic awards 2014 for arts and culture award. Prize winners gain a dedicated page on our website to promote their work and one year free membership of the scottish arts club. Scotlands first comic book superhero ready to rival batman. Back in 2005, we published 100 best scottish books of all time, a jampacked guide that set out to celebrate the depth and diversity of scottish literary culture. This is a list of characters who are from scotland.
The scottish book trust worked with the list and orange to publish 100 best scottish books of all time which was published on world book day 2005. Prizes and awards scottish publishing industry network body. Nominations for 2014 scottish independent comic book alliance. Heather palmer is a comics writer based in glasgow. There are many prizes and awards for books and quite a few for book people too. Scottish childrens book awards winners announced this article is more than 6 years old chae strathie, janis mackay and claire mcfall are all winners of. Alan grant is a scottish comic book writer known for writing judge dredd in 2000 ad as well as various batman titles during the late 1980s and early 1990s. We aim to engage, provoke, inspire and inform with the works we publish. Founded by sha nazir in response to the evergrowing list of local creators, the inaugural sicba awards took place after the first ever glasgow comic con. This will be a constant work in progress so let me know if anything should be added to the this top thread and we can possibly build a reference page and.
Scottishpower foundation energises a new comic generation. Scottish independent comic book alliance awards 2019 this. Nominees were announced last night, and amongst them the standard has been nominated for two sicba awards best comicgraphic novel. The list includes awards given out for achievements in cartooning, comic books. The awards are dedicated to supporting and nurturing scotlands vibrant and unique independent comic book scene and were set up to celebrate the ongoing growth of the medium in scotland. Scottish independent comic book alliance awards entry deadline this. Glasgow comic creators sweep the board at awards as thousands attend annual comic book festival.
Comic con organisers hail surge of scottish talent uk news the. Sha nazir scottish library and information council. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including, but not limited to, dc comics s animal man, doom patrol, batman, jla, action comics, allstar superman, green lantern, the flash, vertigo s the invisibles, and fleetway s 2000 ad. We unveil the shortlist for this years scottish independent comic book alliance awards. Awards history the scottish independent comic book alliance awards has been an annual event on the comic book calendar since 2011. Harry kremer award for outstanding comic book retailer.
The comic book was a collectors item, though it wasnt like the thin, flimsy comic books i knew from back home. Fitt recognised in 2020 scottish book awards the bookseller. Common knowledge book awards the list 100 best scottish books. Click here to book one of the last remaining places at this special event. Sep 04, 2014 home bc network recent updates how 22 scottish comic book characters will vote in this months referendum posted on september 4, 2014 by rich johnston illustration by gill hatcher. This one was a much more solid book, an annual, a collection of two years worth of oor wullie comics, a popular strip that has been a part of the sunday post in scotland since 1937. My local comic book store is advertising a scottish superhero. A is a non profit organisation, run by volunteers, dedicated to the promotion of local comic books, graphic novels and sequential art in its many forms and comic creators.
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