Michael Cavna

He graduated from the University of California, San Diego. His "Wise Up" cartoon launched the viral #Draw4Atena campaign in 2015 on behalf of jailed Iranian artist Atena Farghadani. Cavna wrote the Harvey Award-nominated journalism profile for the Eisner Award-nominated book ''Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's''. He was the emcee and co-programmer of the first-ever "Graphic Novel Night" Pavilion at the Library of Congress's National Book Festival. In February 2015, Cavna began a cartoon that was updated monthly to mark the 545-day detention of American-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post; the National Press Club used the cartoon to raise awareness about Rezaian's case. ==Awards==

In April 2016, his "Comic Riffs" column was an Eisner Award finalist for journalism. In April 2017, his "Comic Riffs" columns received a National Headliner Award for lifestyle writing. In May 2017, "Comic Riffs" received a second Eisner Award nomination for journalism. In October 2017, Cavna shared his personal "Peanuts" history in the Eisner Award-winning book Celebrating Snoopy. In April 2018, Cavna, with narrator/animator Tom Racine, won the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for his audio/visual storytelling for For Art's Sake. In April 2019, his "Comic Riffs" column portfolio of arts writing and illustration received a second National Headliner Award. In June 2020, his "Comic Riffs" received a third Eisner Award nomination for journalism. In 2021, Cavna’s cultural coverage received a third National Headliner Award. In 2023, Cavna received the Ink Bottle Award from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. ==References==