The 2nd Annual Doug Wright Awards

Posted on 20. Aug, 2006 by in Uncategorized

The 2nd annual Doug Wright Awards for Canadian cartooning will take place on Sept. 14 in Toronto at the Ballroom of The Gladstone Hotel. The evening will kick off at 8 p.m. with an on stage interview of Chester Brown by Seth on the occasion of the softcover release of Brown’s best-selling Louis Riel: A […]

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Your 2006 Doug Wright Awards nominees

Posted on 06. Jul, 2006 by in Uncategorized

The organizers of the Wright Awards are pleased to announce the nominees for Best Book and Best Emerging Talent for work published by Canadian cartoonists in 2005. BEST BOOK * Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly Books) * Wimbledon Green by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly Books) * Dragonslippers: This […]

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Award-winning Canadian Graphic Novelist Donates Original Artwork to Benefit The Doug Wright Awards

Posted on 15. Jun, 2006 by in News

The organizers of The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are delighted to announce their second charity auction: a one-of-a-kind piece of original art by groundbreaking Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown.  Considered a pioneer of the 1980s alternative comic renaissance, and undeniably one of the form’s most original and refreshing talents, Toronto’s Chester Brown agreed to […]

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Famed Canadian Cartoonist Seth Donates Original Superhero Artwork to Benefit The Doug Wright Awards

Posted on 11. Apr, 2006 by in Uncategorized

The organizers of The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are pleased to announce the auction of a one-of-a-kind piece of original art by Canadian designer and cartoonist Seth to help raise funds for the 2006 edition of the awards. Considered one of the great cartoonists of his generation, Seth agreed to lend his distinctive […]

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It’s a wrap!

Posted on 05. Jan, 2006 by in Uncategorized

The organizers of the 2005 Doug Wright Awards would like to thank everyone who helped make the inaugural edition such a success. There’s no way we could have pulled it off without the dedication of our tireless volunteers and the financial help of many ‘comic-friendly’ businesses. I think Doug himself would have been proud – […]

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2005 NEWS! This year’s winners of the Doug Wright Awards!

Posted on 30. May, 2005 by in Uncategorized

The winners of the inaugural Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are: Emerging Talent Award: Bryan Lee O’Malley for Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life: Volume 1 Best Book: Clyde Fans Book I by Seth! Hear Seth’s 2005 talk about Doug Wright in this audio file: (19.7 mb) See Photos of the event here *Click here […]

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