ICN Awards - let voting commence!

Nominations have closed, and voting proper for the inaugural Irish Comic News awards can now begin.

Belfast-related nominations include:

• Myself for Best Self-Published artist
• PJ Holden for Best Mainstream-Published Artist
• Garth Ennis for Best Mainstream-Published Writer and Hall of Fame
• The Cattle Raid of Cooley (by me) and Felicity (by Adam Law) for Best Webcomic
• Absence (by Andy Luke and Stephen Downey) for Best Self-Published Comic and Overall Best Comic
• The Boys (by Garth Ennis et al) and Numbercruncher (by Si Spurrier and PJ Holden) for Best Mainstream-Published Comic
• Sunnyside Comics for Best Blog/Podcast
• Forbidden Planet Belfast for Best Comic Shop

Irish Comic News 2011 Awards open for nominations!

Irish Comic News, a great site covering the comics scene north and south of the border, announces the inaugural ICN Awards, and is inviting nominations in a variety of categories covering creators and comics in the self-published and mainstream fields, comic shops and websites. Go and vote, and ensure that Belfast, and the north in general, are well represented!

Young Cartoonist of the Year Award

The Cartoon Museum in London are running the Young Cartoonists of the Year award, to be awarded at the Cartoon Art Trust Awards on 2 December. Closing date 15 November. Some illustrious names on the judges list there. If you're a political or topical humour cartoonist, and are either under 18 or under 30, why not go for it?

(Via James McAnespy at the Coffee House Art Club)