The Doug Wright Awards
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The Doug Wright Awards honour the finest in Canadian comics and graphic novels, both past and present.
Happy Halloween from the Doug Wright Awards!
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy Halloween from the Doug Wright Awards!
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September 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reminder that Crowdfundr's webinar on navigating tariffs for indie creator and businesses is this Thursday, September 18.
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Resilient & Ready: Holiday-Proof Strategies for Indie Creators and Businesses Facing Tariffs and Tightening Budgets - Creator HUB by Crowdfundr
As tariffs and economic pressures continue to intensify across North America, indie creators and small businesses are feeling the squeeze. With backers tightening their wallets and the holiday season ...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
From our friends @crowdfundr.bsky.social: Tariffs are rising, and the holidays are fast approaching. Be part of a conversation on how to navigate tariffs during economic uncertainty through this live webinar.
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And a few final shots from the 21st Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
And a few final shots from the 21st Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
Still more photos from this year's ceremony. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Still more photos from this year's ceremony. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
This year, we inducted Richard Comely to The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame. Comely is best known as the co-creator and driving force behind Captain Canuck, the iconic Canadian superhero celebrating his 50th anniversary in 2025.
June 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This year, we inducted Richard Comely to The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame. Comely is best known as the co-creator and driving force behind Captain Canuck, the iconic Canadian superhero celebrating his 50th anniversary in 2025.
Ceremony shots from this year's Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ceremony shots from this year's Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
Still more from this year's event. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Still more from this year's event. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
More photos from the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
More photos from the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
This year, we inducted Lou Skuce (1886–1951) to The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame. Known as Canada's Greatest Cartoonist, Skuce was known for his newspaper and advertising work, particularly in the world of sport. Read more at: www.taddlecreekmag.com/canadas-grea...
Canada’s Greatest Cartoonist - Taddle Creek
Lou Skuce’s charmed and versatile career.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This year, we inducted Lou Skuce (1886–1951) to The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame. Known as Canada's Greatest Cartoonist, Skuce was known for his newspaper and advertising work, particularly in the world of sport. Read more at: www.taddlecreekmag.com/canadas-grea...
A few more scenes from the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jef Speed.)
June 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A few more scenes from the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. (Photos by Jef Speed.)
Some shots from last Saturday's 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. More to come! (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
June 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some shots from last Saturday's 21st annual Doug Wright Awards. More to come! (Photos by Jeff Speed.)
If you missed the Doug Wright Awards last weekend, you can watch them this weekend (or any time) on our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Yq...
The 21st Annual Doug Wright Awards
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June 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you missed the Doug Wright Awards last weekend, you can watch them this weekend (or any time) on our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Yq...
This year’s best book award went to I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, by Maurice Vellekoop, published by Random House Canada. Maurice was inducted into The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame in 2024. A showing of his work is currently showing at RAID Gallery, in Toronto.
June 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This year’s best book award went to I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, by Maurice Vellekoop, published by Random House Canada. Maurice was inducted into The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame in 2024. A showing of his work is currently showing at RAID Gallery, in Toronto.
Congratulations to Boum, the winner of this year’s Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent. Boum won based on her book The Jellyfish (the English translation of La méduse), published by Pow Pow Press. Her book Boumeries Vol. 9 was nominated for the Pigskin Peters award in 2020.
June 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to Boum, the winner of this year’s Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent. Boum won based on her book The Jellyfish (the English translation of La méduse), published by Pow Pow Press. Her book Boumeries Vol. 9 was nominated for the Pigskin Peters award in 2020.
Congratulations to Patrick Allaby, the winner of this year’s Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book for his self-published Customer Service. Patrick's book The Life I Want was nominated for the Pigskin Peters in 2023.
June 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Congratulations to Patrick Allaby, the winner of this year’s Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book for his self-published Customer Service. Patrick's book The Life I Want was nominated for the Pigskin Peters in 2023.
This year's winner of the Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for best kids' book was Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival, by Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete, Jillian Dolan, published by Orca Book Publishers.
June 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This year's winner of the Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for best kids' book was Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival, by Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete, Jillian Dolan, published by Orca Book Publishers.
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So the @dougwrightawards.bsky.social ceremony was also streamed online, and... this is what everybody saw when I went to do my acceptance speech. It's the funniest thing ever. I'm in tears.
June 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So the @dougwrightawards.bsky.social ceremony was also streamed online, and... this is what everybody saw when I went to do my acceptance speech. It's the funniest thing ever. I'm in tears.
Daily Cartoonist says it was time, and we agree. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
“Canada’s Greatest Cartoonist” Lou Skuce Enters Hall of Fame
The Doug Wright Awards were held Saturday night in Toronto. A part of the ceremony there are cartoonists inducted into The Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame. After 20 years of ...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Daily Cartoonist says it was time, and we agree. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Here's a full list of this year's Doug Wright Awards winners. dougwrightawards.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the Winners | Doug Wright Awards
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June 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Here's a full list of this year's Doug Wright Awards winners. dougwrightawards.com/announcing-t...
We've got merch all weekend long (or at least until it sells out). Come see us at TCAF this weekend, 50 Carlton Street, Table 141!
June 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We've got merch all weekend long (or at least until it sells out). Come see us at TCAF this weekend, 50 Carlton Street, Table 141!
This Saturday, we're back at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, for the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards! Doors (and bar) open at 7 and the show starts at 8. The bar is open after the show. This is a free event, open to everyone. No tickets; no R.S.V.P. See you there!
June 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This Saturday, we're back at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, for the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards! Doors (and bar) open at 7 and the show starts at 8. The bar is open after the show. This is a free event, open to everyone. No tickets; no R.S.V.P. See you there!
Find us at TCAF all this weekend (Table 141), selling copies of nominated books and awesome new merch, now at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (a.k.a. Maple Leaf Gardens), 50 Carlton Street. Sat.: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Find us at TCAF all this weekend (Table 141), selling copies of nominated books and awesome new merch, now at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (a.k.a. Maple Leaf Gardens), 50 Carlton Street. Sat.: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sun.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
And here are the remaining three nominees for this year's Doug Wright Award for best book! 2/2
June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And here are the remaining three nominees for this year's Doug Wright Award for best book! 2/2
Quite the list of nominees for this year's best book award: a solid mix of the established and the new, as well as a record number of crossover titles with the Nipper. Find out who wins this Saturday, at the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards! Here are three of the nominees. 1/2
June 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Quite the list of nominees for this year's best book award: a solid mix of the established and the new, as well as a record number of crossover titles with the Nipper. Find out who wins this Saturday, at the 21st annual Doug Wright Awards! Here are three of the nominees. 1/2