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
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Natalie Howard
Grand Prize Winner
Receives The Sas Milledge Award
Illustration-Character Design-Comic 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
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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
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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