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The Glyph Comics Awards is an annual award ceremony for comic creators who are people of color. The ceremony was initiated with the goal of inspiring young writers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the comics industry.

Judges
2006 Source: • Omar Bilal, creator of the Museum of Black Superheroes website • Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, senior comics editor at Pop Culture ShockStephanie Brandford, moderator of the Dwayne McDuffie forum at VHiveEliot Johnson, co-founder of the fan club STEEL (Stop Trying to Eliminate Ethnic Legends) and former columnist with Broken Frontier • Rich Watson, Glyph Comics Awards founder 2007 Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of the review website ComicsWorthReading.comPam Noles, professional writer and former Eisner Awards judge • Calvin Reid, senior editor for Publishers Weekly and former Eisner Awards judge • Hannibal Tabu, online comics reviewer and professional fiction writer • Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder 2008 Cheryl Lynn Eaton, comics journalist and founder of the Ormes SocietyProf. William Foster, comics historian and lecturer • Tony Isabella, comics writer and columnist • Katherine Keller, editor-in-chief, Sequential Tart • Rich Watson, Glyph awards founder 2009 Source: • Valerie D'Orazio, president of the Friends of Lulu • Nathan Erhardt, writer, Comics Nexus • Ed Mathews, columnist, Pop Image • Tim O'Shea, writer/interviewer, TalkingWithTim.com • Elayne Riggs, comics reviewer and commentator 2010 • David Brothers, comics blogger (4th Letter!) • Carol Burrell, editorial director, Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group • Brian Cronin, writer, Comic Book Resources • Katie & Dan Merritt, co-owners, Green Brain Comics 2011 • Jennifer Contino, comics journalist • Martha Cornog, graphic novel columnist for Library Journal • Joseph Phillip Illidge, writer, Expo Weekly • J. Calendar Mozzocco, writer for Newsarama • Chad Nevett, writer for Comics Should Be Good 2012 • Omar Bilal, webmaster, BlackSuperhero.com • Robin Brenner, editor-in-chief, NoFlyingNoTights.com • David Brothers, comics blogger, 4thLetter.com • Tim Callahan, comics blogger, Comic Book Resources 2013 Source: • Maurice Waters, owner and operator of Blackscifi.com • Hannibal Tabu, review columnist at Comic Book Resources • Omar Bilal, Owner and Operator of Museum of Black Superheroes • Eric Deggans, TV and media critic, Tampa Bay Times 2014 Source: • Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards Chairperson and curator of the Museum of UnCut Funk, a virtual museum that celebrates 1970s Black culture • Omar Bilal, founder of the Museum of Black Superheroes • Johanna Draper Carlson, founder of ComicsWorthReading.com • Hannibal Tabu, author, comics reviewer, and editor-in-chief of Komplicated at The Good Men Project • Maurice Waters, owner of Black-Scifi.com • Joseph Wheeler III, president of the New Art Order, founder of the OnyxCon convention, and creator of the UAC ANKh Project 2016 Source: • Pamela Thomas, Glyph Comics Awards chair • Michael A. Gonzales, author, writer, blogger • Regina L. Sawyer, owner of Lockett Down Publications • Grace D. Gipson, doctoral student, University of California, BerkeleyJiba Molei Anderson, CEO of Griot Enterprises • Mark A. Randolph, writer, educator, and collector 2020 • Shenkarr Davis, Glyph Comics Award chair • Crystal Sparrow, freelance writer • Carla Wiley, co-founder of Progeny's Legacy Jamaa • William Mason Jones, founder of Afrofuturism Network • Deirdre Hollman, founder of the Black Comics Collective • Tatiana Bacchus, videographer/filmmaker == List of Glyph Comics Awards winners ==
List of Glyph Comics Awards winners
Pioneer Award • 2004: Samuel Joyner, cartoonist Story of the Year • 2006: Nat Turner, Kyle Baker, writer and artist • 2007: Stagger Lee, Derek McCulloch, writer, Shepherd Hendrix, artist • 2008: Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm, Percy Carey, writer, Ronald Wimberly, artist • 2009: Bayou, Jeremy Love, writer and artist • 2010: Unknown Soldier #13-14, Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist • 2011: Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun, Geoffrey Canada, writer, Jamar Nicholas, artist • 2012: Princeless, Jeremy Whitley, writer, M. Goodwin, artist • 2013: Monsters 101, Muhammad Rasheed, writer/artist • 2014: Watson and Holmes #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) • 2015: Shaft, David F. Walker (writer) and Bilquis Evely (artist) • 2016: Revelation: Brotherman-Dictator of Discipline, Dawud Anyabwile (artist), Guy A. Sims (writer), and Brian McGee (colorist) • 2017: March Book Three, John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (writers) and Nate Powell (artist) • 2018: ''Matty's Rocket: Book One'', Tim Fielder (writer/artist) • 2019: ''Is'Nana the Were-Spider, Vol 2: The Hornet’s Web'', Greg Anderson Elysee (writer) and Daryl Toh (artist) • 2020: Malika — Fallen Queen Part One, Roye Okupe (writer); Sunkanmi Akinboye and Etubi Onucheyo (artists) Best Writer • 2006: Lance Tooks, ''Lucifer's Garden of Verses: Darlin' Niki'' • 2007: Derek McCulloch, Stagger Lee • 2008: James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow • 2009: Jeremy Love, Bayou • 2010: Alex Simmons, Archie & Friends • 2011: Joshua Dysart, Unknown Soldier • 2012: Jeremy Whitley, Princeless • 2013: Brandon M. Easton, Shadowlaw • 2018: Jamar Nicholas, Leon: Protector of the Playground • 2007: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer/artist • 2008: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer/artist • 2009: Bayou, Jeremy Love, writer/artist • 2010: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer/artist • 2011: The K Chronicles, Keith Knight, writer/artist • 2012: Fungus Grotto, Shatia Hamilton, writer • 2013: ''Mama's Boyz'', Jerry Craft, writer/artist • 2008: Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four; Dwayne McDuffie, writer, Paul Pelletier & Rick Magyar, artists • 2009: Vixen: Return of the Lion; G. Willow Wilson, writer, Cafu, artist • 2010: Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson and Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist • 2011: Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers; Reginald Hudlin, writer, Denys Cowan, artist • 2013: Ascended: The Omega Nexus, Roger Reece and Jerry Reece (writers) • 2014: Watson and Holmes #6, Brandon Easton (writer) and N. Steven Harris (artist) • 2015: OneNation: SafeHouse, Jason Reeves (writer), Samax Amen & Deon De Lange (artists) • 2016: Bounce!; Chuck Collins, writer/artist • 2017: M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, Brandon Easton (writer) and Tony Vargas (artist) • 2018: ''Is 'Nana the Were Spider: The Hornet's Web'' #1, Greg Anderson-Elysee (writer/artist) • 2019: Endigo Society: The Golden Age, Norwick Robinson (writer), Mikhail Sebastian & Brandon Treadway • 2020: Crescent City Monsters, Newton Lilavois (writer) and Gian Carlo Bernal (artist) ==References==
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