SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2009 GLYPH COMICS AWARDS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED;JUDGES NAMEDThis past May, in the closest race in the brief history of the Glyph Comics Awards (GCA), Sentences, the autobiography of underground rapper MF Grimm, a.k.a. Percy Carey, walked away with the grand prize of Story of the Year. This year promises just as competitive a race.The GCA Committee has selected their panel of judges for the 2009 competition. They are:• Valerie D'Orazio, president, Friends of Lulu• Mathan Erhardt, writer, Comics Nexus• Ed Mathews, columnist, Pop Image• Tim O'Shea, writer/interviewer, TalkingWithTim. com• Elayne Riggs, comics reviewer and commentatorAny comics publisher – small, large, corporate, independent, self-published – as well as online comic creators and cartoonists for newspapers and other periodicals, are invited to submit black-themedmaterial released from January 1-December 31, 2008 for consideration for award recognition. The Committee defines black-themed work as any comic with any combination of the following: a black protagonist( s), or at least a black character(s) pivotal to the direction of the story; a setting(s) or a theme(s) that explores the black experience within the United States and/or abroad, past, present, and/or future; and/or a comic of any kind written and/or illustrated by a black creator(s).Anyone wishing to submit their comic book or comic strip for consideration in the 2009 competition should e-mail GCA Committee Chair Rich Watson at rich.watson@ gmail.com The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2009.The 2009 Glyph Comics Awards ceremony will be held at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) in May 2009.For more information about ECBACC, contact blackageofcomics@ ecbacc.comGot this from the www.blacksciencefictionsociety.com ning
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