Your 2009 Doug Wright Finalists



The Doug Wright Awards has announced their slate of finalists for the 2009 prizes. They are:

Best Book:
* Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle (Drawn and Quarterly)
* Drop-in, Dave Lapp (Conundrum Press)
* Paul Goes Fishing, Michel Rabagliati (Drawn and Quarterly)
* Skim, Jillian & Mariko Tamaki (Groundwood Books)

Best Emerging Talent:
* Kate Beaton (History Comics)
* Caitlin Black (Maids of the Mist)
* Jesse Jacobs (Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow)
* Jason Kieffer (Kieffer #2)
* Nick Maandag (Jack & Mandy)

Pigskin Peters Award (non-traditional works):
* Hall of Best Knowledge, Ray Fenwick (Fantagraphics)
* Ojingogo Matthew Forsythe (Drawn and Quarterly)
* All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood, Tom Horacek (Drawn and Quarterly)
* Small Victories, Jesse Jacobs (Self-Published)

Jimmy Frise of Birdseye Center will be inducted into the Giants of the North Hall of Fame. That's a tiny sample of his art up top.

The actor and director Don McKellar will host this year's ceremony, set for the weekend of the TCAF on May 9 at 7 PM.
 
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