Awards
Awards.
For everyone who keeps comics alive.
The World Comics Heritage Awards are for the people starting out in comics: students, new creators, webcomic makers and cosplayers. In the first year there are four. Anyone can put someone forward.
SchoolsNew creatorsFans
The awards
Four awards for the first year.
- 01SchoolsYoung CreatorA student under 18 who writes and draws their own comic.Who can be nominatedUnder 18 on the closing dateTheir own story and their own drawingsSent in by a parent, guardian or teacherNominate for this award
- 02New creatorsEmerging CreatorA creator at the start of their life in comics.Who can be nominatedNo more than two comics published so farIn print or online, and self-published countsWriters, artists or both; a team can be nominated together18 or over (younger makers go to Young Creator)Nominate for this award
- 03New creatorsWebcomicA comic made first for screens and phones.Who can be nominatedPublished online first: a website, an app or social mediaFree to read for anyone, in any languageAt least twelve pages or episodes so farNew episodes in the last two yearsNominate for this award
- 04FansBest CosplayWith Comics TodayA costume that brings a comics character to life.Who can be nominatedThe character comes from a comicMade by the person who wears it, with any help namedPhotos from an event or a shoot in the last yearOne entry per personNominate for this award
Why these awards
Comics survive because new people make them, share them and dress up as them.
These awards are for the people starting out, not only the professionals.
Nominate someoneHow it works
How it works
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Nominate
Tell us who, which award, and share a link or a file that shows the work.
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We read every one
Each nomination is read and checked against the record.
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Winners on this page
Shortlists and winners are published here, with their stories.
Know someone who deserves one?
It takes a few minutes, and we read every nomination.