2023

James O’Keefe Comic
Contest Award Winners

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Vicky Cordova
Grand Prize Winner


Receives The Dana Terrace Award
Creator of Owl House

Off the Hook

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Natalie Howard
Grand Prize Winner


Receives The Sas Milledge Award
Illustration-Character Design-Comic Artist

Sas Milledge Artist
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Michele Ono
Grand Prize Winner


Receives The Samin Nosrat Award
Writer of Salt Fat Acid Heat

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Ash Ericson
Grand Prize Runner Up


Receives The John Jennings Horror Comics Award
Comic Artist-Illustrator

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Trinity Rice
Grand Prize Runner Up


Receives Luke Pearson Comics Award
Comic Artist Author of Hilda

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Arannya Karak
Grand Prize Runner Up


Receives Scott McCloud Award
Author of Understanding comics
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Haein Park
Runner Up


Receives Scott McCloud Award
Author of Understanding comics

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Anna Hartz
Runner Up


Receives the Newcomer Award
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Brandon Jauregui
Runner Up


Receives the EC Horror Comic Award

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Johnny Perez
Runner Up


Receives the Naoko Fugimoto Comic Award
Artist-Poet-Author
Getting Stupid

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Joey Lopez
Runner Up


Receives the E40 Award
Writer hip-hop artist

Tyler Latiolais

Receives the Gary Larson Far Side Gag Award
Creator of the Far Side comic

Sydney Blood

Receives the Gary Larson Far Side Gag Award
Creator of the Far Side comic

Sophie Barber

Receives the Gary Larson Far Side Gag Award
Creator of the Far Side comic

Joke

Liv Egli

Receives the Gary Larson Far Side Gag Award
Creator of the Far Side comic

Christy Asian

Receives the Kate Beaton Award
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Mack Buckley

Receives the Kate Beaton Award
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