The Lulu Awards were a group of literary awards, presented at Comic-Con International in

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, by the

Friends of Lulu Friends of Lulu was a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States, which operated from 1994–2011 to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. Membership was op ...

. The awards were intended to "recognize the people and projects that help open the eyes and minds to the amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women." The awards were separated into five categories: Lulu of the Year, Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent, Volunteer of the Year Award, Women of Distinction Award, and the Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame.

Lulu of the Year

The Lulu of the Year honor went to creator(s), book(s), or other projects "whose work best exemplifies Friends of Lulu’s mission."

1997

*''The Great Women Superheroes'', by

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first female artists in that movement. In the 1980s, Robbins beca ...

(

Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in hard ...

) **''Action Girl'',

Sarah Dyer Sarah Dyer is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist with roots in the Zine, zine movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1998, ''Action Girl'' was awarded with the "Lulu of the Year" award of Friends of Lulu. Early life Dyer ...

, editor (

Slave Labor Graphics Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an independent American comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoenix, Jhon ...

) **''Girl Talk'', Isabella Bannerman, Ann Decker, &

Sabrina Jones Sabrina Jones (born on October 6th, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American painter and comic book artist, writer, illustrator, and editor. In addition to her own graphic novels, she is associated with artist/activist collectives suc ...

, editors (

Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was founde ...

) **''Leave It To Chance'', by James Robinson & Paul Smith (comics) **''Marilyn: The Story of a Woman'', Kathryn Hyatt, (7 Stories Press) **''

Strangers in Paradise ''Strangers in Paradise'' is a creator-owned comic book series, written and drawn by Terry Moore, which debuted in 1993. Principally the story of a love triangle between two women and one man, ''Strangers in Paradise'' began as a slice-of-life ...

'', Terry Moore (

Homage Comics Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wildst ...

)

1998

*''Action Girl'', Sarah Dyer, editor (Slave Labor Graphics) **

Abby Denson Abby Denson is an American cartoonist, writer, and musician, known for her gay young-adult comics series ''Tough Love'' and her comics travel guides to Tokyo and Japan. Personal life Abby Denson was born in Illinois, but grew up in West Hartfo ...

, ''Tough Love: High School Confidential'', ''Freedom Set'', and work in ''

XY Magazine ''XY'' is a gay men's magazine which has been published in the United States since 1996. XY started as a gay male youth-oriented magazine and social network. Its name is a reference to the XY chromosome pair found in males. ''XY'' published iss ...

'' **

Linda Medley Linda Medley (born May 17, 1964 in Stockton, California) is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her ''Castle Waiting'' series of comic books and graphic novels. Biography and early career Born in Stockton, California, Medley ...

, '' Castle Waiting'' (Olio) **

Dave Roman Dave Roman (born May 26, 1977) is an American writer and artist of webcomics and comics. Career Roman attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He started working in comics as an intern at DC Comics, then got a full-time job at Nickelodeon M ...

and John Green, ''

Quicken Forbidden Quicken Forbidden was a comicbook title published by Cryptic Press, and created by writer Dave Roman and artist John Green. It was first published in 1997, and the first five issues were later collected into a trade paperback; the series conclud ...

'' **

Jill Thompson Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' characters and her own ''Scary Godmother'' series, she has wor ...

, ''Scary Godmother'' (

Sirius Entertainment Sirius Entertainment was an American comic book company which operated from 1994 to 2007. Sirius Entertainment was founded by Robb Horan, Joseph Michael Linsner, and Larry Salamone, Fassbender, Tom. "A Sirius Interview: With Two Sirius Guys," ...

)

1999

*''Scary Godmother'', by Jill Thompson (Sirius Entertainment) **'' Akiko'', by Mark Crilley (Sirius Entertainment) **''The Amazing "True" Story of a Teenage Single Mom'', by Katherine Arnoldi ( Hyperion Books) **''Castle Waiting'', by Linda Medley (Olio) **'' A Child's Life and Other Stories'', by

Phoebe Gloeckner Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960), is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist. Early life Gloeckner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a librarian and her father, David Gloeckner, was ...

(Frog, Ltd., an imprint of

North Atlantic Books North Atlantic Books is a non-profit, independent publisher based in Berkeley, California, United States. Distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services, North Atlantic Books is a mission-driven social justice-oriented publisher. Founded ...

) **''Queen of the Black Black'', by

Megan Kelso Megan Kelso (born 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is an American comic book artist and writer. Early life and education Kelso received her B.A. from Evergreen State University, where she studied history and political science. Career Kelso st ...

(Highwater)

2000

*Trina Robbins, ''From Girls to Grrrlz'' **Mark Crilley ''Akiko'' **

Ellen Forney Ellen Forney (born March 8, 1968) is an American cartoonist, educator, and wellness coach. She is known for her autobiographic comics which include ''I was Seven in '75''; ''I Love Led Zepellin''; and ''Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo an ...

, ''Monkey Food'' **

Jim Ottaviani Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'', features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, N ...

, ''Dignifying Science'' ** Dori Seda ''Dori Stories'', edited by Kate Kane and

Don Donahue Donald Richard Donahue (May 18, 1942 – October 27, 2010)Levin, Bob"Don Donahue 1942-2010: As Far as Hello,"''The Comics Journal'' website (Nov. 2, 2010). was a comic book publisher, operating under the name Apex Novelties, one of the instig ...

**Jill Thompson, ''Scary Godmother'' comics and books

2001

*Trina Robbins, and Anne Timmons, ''Go-Girl!''
Sequential Tart
Marcia Allass, editor, and staff ** Greg Beettam & Stephe Geigen-Miller ''Xeno's Arrow'' **

Chynna Clugston-Major Chynna Clugston Flores (born August 19, 1975) is a freelance American comic book creator known for her manga-influenced teen comedy series '' Blue Monday''. Based in Coarsegold, Clugston Flores has been drawing comics since 1994 and has worked w ...

, '' Blue Monday'' **Mark Crilley, ''Akiko'' **

Les Daniels Leslie Noel Daniels III, better known as Les Daniels (October 27, 1943 – November 5, 2011), was an American writer. Background Daniels attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he wrote his master's thesis on ''Frankenstei ...

, ''Wonder Woman: The Complete History'' **

Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory (born May 7, 1953)
at the Rachel Hartmann, '' Amy Unbounded'' **

Lea Hernandez Lea Hernandez (born March 11, 1964) is an American comic book and webcomic creator, known primarily for working in a manga-influenced style, and for doing lettering and touch-ups on manga imports. She is the co-creator of '' Killer Princesses'', wr ...

, ''Cathedral Child'' and ''Rumble Girls'' ** Janet Hetherington, ''Eternally Yours'' **

Lynn Johnston Lynn Johnston (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian cartoonist and author, best known for her newspaper comic strip '' For Better or For Worse''. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award. Ea ...

, '' For Better or For Worse'' ** Lawrence Marvit, ''Sparks'' **

Kevin Mason Kevin Mason (born September 25, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at S ...

& Alex Szewczuk ''Sleeping Dragons'' **

Scott McCloud Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: ''Understanding Comics'' (1993), '' Reinventing Comics'' (2000), and '' Making Comics'' (20 ...

, ''Reinventing Comics'' **Linda Medley, ''Castle Waiting'' (Olio) **Terry Moore, ''Strangers in Paradise'' ** Carla Speed McNeil, '' Finder'' **Mark Oakley, ''

Thieves and Kings ''Thieves and Kings'' (stylized as ''Thieves & Kings'') is a Canadian comic book series written, penciled and published independently and irregularly by Mark Oakley. The first issue was published in September 1994, with the creator planning on ...

'' **

Paul Pope Paul Pope (born September 25, 1970, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American alternative cartoonist. Pope's work combines the precision and romance of European comics artists with the energy and page design of the manga tradition. Pope' ...

, ''THB'' **''

Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic T ...

'' comics, various,

Joan Hilty Joan Hilty (born December 27, 1966) is an American cartoonist, educator, and comic book editor. She was a Senior Editor for mainstream publisher DC Comics and currently works for Nickelodeon as Editorial Director for graphic novels, comics, and l ...

, editor **Dave Roman and John Green, ''Quicken Forbidden'' ** Posy Simmonds ''Gemma Bovery'' ** Jeff Smith, ''

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'' **Jeff Smith and

Charles Vess Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau ...

, ''Rose'' ** Dave McKinnon and Terry Wiley, ''Sleaze Castle/Petra Etcetra'' **Jill Thompson, ''Scary Godmother'' **

Andi Watson Andrew Watson (born 1969) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels ''Breakfast After Noon'', ''Slow News Day'' and his series ''Skeleton Key'' and ''Love Fights'', published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics ...

, ''Breakfast After Noon'' **

Mary Wilshire Mary Wilshire (born 1953) is an American comics artist best known for her work on ''Red Sonja'' and '' Firestar'' for Marvel Comics. Early life Mary Wilshire graduated from the Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. Career ...

2002

*
Sequential Tart
', Marcia Allas, editor **Chynna Clugston-Major, ''Blue Monday'' **Lea Hernandez, ''Cathedral Child'' **Carla Speed McNeil, ''Finder'' **Jill Thompson, ''Scary Godmother''

2003

*Free Comic Book Day (2002: inaugural year), Joe Field, organizer **

Alison Bechdel Alison Bechdel ( ; born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For'', she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir ''Fun Home'', whi ...

'',

Dykes to Watch Out For ''Dykes to Watch Out For'' (sometimes ''DTWOF'') was a weekly comic strip by Alison Bechdel. The strip, which ran from 1983 to 2008, was one of the earliest ongoing representations of lesbians in popular culture and has been called "as import ...

'' **Chynna Clugston-Major, ''Blue Monday'' ** Clamp (four female creators of

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, including ''

Card Captor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp (manga artists), Clamp. Serial (literature), Serialized monthly in the shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 ...

'', ''

Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volum ...

'', and '' X/1999'') **

Jen Van Meter Jennifer Van Meter is an American comic book writer best known for her Oni Press series '' Hopeless Savages''. Early life and education Van Meter was born and raised in Fresno, California. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Ar ...

and

Christine Norrie Christine Norrie is a comic book artist, known for her work on the graphic novel '' Cheat''. Norrie has also worked extensively as an artist and inker on various comic books, including a syndicated comic series that accompanied the first three movi ...

Hopeless Savages ''Hopeless Savages'' is a comic book series created and written by Jen Van Meter, and published by Oni Press. Thus far there have been three four-issue miniseries (also released as trade paperbacks), a one-shot, and an original graphic novel, ...

'' trade paperback

2004

*Lea Hernandez, editor, Girlamatic.com ** Jen Contino, Comicon.com/Pulse.com ** Jane Irwin, ''Vogelein'' **

Lawrence Klein Lawrence Robert Klein (September 14, 1920 – October 20, 2013) was an American economist. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the field of econometrics in the Department of Economics at the University of Penn ...

, founder of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art **

Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi (; fa, مرجان ساتراپی ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis'' a ...

, ''

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2005

Shaenon Garrity Shaenon K. Garrity is a webcomic creator and science-fiction author best known for her webcomics ''Narbonic'' and '' Skin Horse''. She collaborated with various artists to write webcomics for the Modern Tales-family of webcomic subscription serv ...

, (

Girlamatic Girlamatic (sometimes stylized as GirlAMatic or Girl-A-Matic) was a webcomic subscription service The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product ...

.com, the

Cartoon Art Museum The Cartoon Art Museum (CAM) is a California art museum that specializes in the art of comics and cartoons. It is the only museum in the Western United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of all forms of cartoon art. The permanen ...

) **

Devin Grayson Devin Kalile Grayson is an American writer of comic books and novels. Titles that she has written include ''Catwoman'', '' Gotham Knights'', '' The Titans'', the Vertigo series ''USER'', and ''Nightwing''. Early life Grayson was born in New Hav ...

(

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

) **Megan Kelso, ''Scheherazade'' **

TokyoPop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed ...

website (tokyopop.com) **'' Flight Anthology'' website (flightcomics.com)

2006

* Scholastic/Graphix (publisher of ''

The Baby-sitters Club ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' (also known as BSC) is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000, that sold 176 million copies. Martin wrote the first 35 novels in the series, but the subsequent nove ...

'', ''Queen Bee'', ''Breaking Up'') ** Jen Contino (Comicon.com/Pulse, contributor) **

Gail Simone Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''Birds of Prey'', '' Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. Othe ...

(writer of ''

Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predat ...

'') ** Girlamatic.com (Comics hosting website) ** Zeus Comics/CAPE (Retailer/Comics and Pop Culture Expo)

2007

('' Tough Love: High School Confidential'') **

(''

Fun Home ''Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic'' is a 2006 Graphic novel, graphic memoir by the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For''. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, Uni ...

'', ''

'') **

Donna Barr Donna Barr (born August 13, 1952) is an American comic book author and cartoonist. She is best known for ''The Desert Peach'' and ''Stinz''. She was born in Everett, Washington, the second child in a family of six siblings. Life and education ...

(''

The Desert Peach ''The Desert Peach'' is a comic book created by Donna Barr, chronicling the adventures of the eponymous protagonist, Erwin "The Desert Fox" Rommel's fictitious homosexual younger brother, Oberst Manfred Pfirsich Marie Rommel (1900–1990), ni ...

'', ''Stinz'')

2008

** Audra Furuichi ** gURL Comix **

Stephanie McMillan Stephanie McMillan (born 1965) is an American political cartoonist, editorialist, and activist from South Florida. A granddaughter of the German commercial animator Hans Fischerkoesen, McMillan aspired to become a cartoonist from the age of t ...

Rutu Modan Rutu Modan ( he, רותו מודן, born 1966) is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist. She is co-founder of the Israeli comics group Actus Tragicus and published the graphic novels '' Exit Wounds'' (2007) and '' The Property'' (2013). Bi ...

2009

Danielle Corsetto ''Girls With Slingshots'' is a completed webcomic series by Danielle Corsetto that premiered on September 29, 2004. The series follows several friends as they deal with life events like unemployment, marriage, and their sexuality. Corsetto self-pu ...

for '' Girls with Slingshots''

Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame

In 2009, shortly before the demise of the Friends of Lulu, the Hall of Fame was renamed The Female Cartoonists And Comic Book Writer's Hall Of Fame.

1997

Marie Severin Marie Severin (; August 21, 1929 – August 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and colorist best known for her work for Marvel Comics and the 1950s' EC Comics. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards ...

, EC and

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

** Marge Henderson Buell, creator of ''

Little Lulu ''Little Lulu'' is a comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding ...

'' **

Edwina Dumm Frances Edwina Dumm (1893 – April 28, 1990) was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip ''Cap Stubbs and Tippie'' for nearly five decades; she is also notable as America's first full-time female editorial cartoonist. She used her middle name fo ...

Ramona Fradon Ramona Fradon (born October 2, 1926) is an American comics artist known for her work illustrating Aquaman and Brenda Starr, and co-creating the superhero Metamorpho. Her career began in 1950. Early life Ramona Fradon was born in Chicago and mov ...

, Silver Age artist (

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...

Metamorpho Metamorpho (real name Rex Mason, also called The Element Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created in 1965 by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon. Metamorpho is a founding member of the O ...

) and '' Brenda Starr, Reporter''

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Dale Messick Dalia Messick (April 11, 1906 – April 5, 2005) was an American comic strip artist who used the pseudonym Dale Messick. She was the creator of ''Brenda Starr, Reporter'', which at its peak during the 1950s ran in 250 newspapers. Early life Mes ...

, creator, ''Brenda Starr, Reporter''

1998

, '' Brenda Starr, Reporter'' **Marjorie Henderson Buell **Ramona Fradon **

, '' For Better or For Worse'' **

, cartoonist; author, ''A Century of Women Superheroes''

1999

*Ramona Fradon **Marge Henderson Buell **Lynn Johnston **Trina Robbins

2000

*Marge Henderson Buell **

Fran Hopper Fran Hopper (July 13, 1922 – November 29, 2017), née Frances R. Deitrick, was an American comic-book artist active during the 1930s–1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. One of the earliest women in the field, she drew primari ...

'' (

Fiction House Fiction House was an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. It was founded by John B. "Jack" Kelly and John W. Glenister.Saunders, David"JACK BYRNE (1902-1972),"Field Guide to Wild American P ...

comics, 1940s) ** Tarpe Mills, (

Miss Fury Miss Fury is a fictional superheroine from the Golden Age of Comics. She first appeared as ''The Black Fury'' on April 6, 1941, a Sunday comic strip distributed by the Bell Syndicate, and created by artist June Tarpé Mills (writing as Tarpé M ...

) **Lily Renee (Fiction House comics, 1940s) **

Hilda Terry Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. The ...

, ''Teena'' **

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with '' Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have ...

, ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The s ...

'', ''

Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were published in 34 ''tankōbon'' volume ...

'', other manga

2001

Tie: *Trina Robbins *Hilda Terry **

Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory (born May 7, 1953)
at the Lea Hernandez Lea Hernandez (born March 11, 1964) is an American comic book and webcomic creator, known primarily for working in a manga-influenced style, and for doing lettering and touch-ups on manga imports. She is the co-creator of '' Killer Princesses'', wr ...

**Lynn Johnston **

Lee Marrs Lee Marrs (born September 5, 1945) is an American cartoonist and animator, and one of the first female underground comix creators. She is best known for her comic book series ''The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp'', which lasted ...

Wendy Pini Wendy Pini ''née'' Fletcher, (born June 4, 1951) and Richard Pini (born July 19, 1950) are the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known '' Elfquest'' series of comics, graphic novels and prose works. They are also known a ...

, '' Elfquest'' ** Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek ** Dori Seda **Rumiko Takahashi

2002

* Lynn Johnston **Nell Brinkley, early 20th century cartoonist/illustrator **Wendy Pini, ''Elfquest'' **Barb Rausch, ''

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. ...

'' **Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek **Rumiko Takahashi

2003

* Wendy Pini **Lynda Barry, ''Marlys'' and ''One! Hundred! Demons!'' **Barb Rausch, ''Vicki Valentine'' and ''Barbie'' **Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek **Rumiko Takahashi

2004

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip ''Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an inte ...

(Marlys, 100 Demons) **

Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and Har ...

, ''

Vampirella Vampirella () is a fictional vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of '' Cre ...

'', ''Soulsearchers & Co.'' **Barb Rausch **Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek **Rumiko Takahashi

2005

, ''A Fine Line Press'' **Nell Brinkley, ''The Three Graces'' **Amanda Conner **

, ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' **Rumiko Takahashi **

, '' Scary Godmother'', '' Death: At Death’s Door''

2006

Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory (born May 7, 1953)
at the Linda Medley Linda Medley (born May 17, 1964 in Stockton, California) is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her ''Castle Waiting'' series of comic books and graphic novels. Biography and early career Born in Stockton, California, Medley ...

('' Castle Waiting'') **

Rose O'Neill Rose Cecil O'Neill (June 25, 1874 – April 6, 1944) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. She rose to fame for her creation of the popular comic strip characters, Kewpies, in 1909, and was also the first published fema ...

(creator,

Kewpie dolls Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's com ...

) ** Jill Thompson (''Scary Godmother'') **

Carol Tyler Carol Tyler (born November 20, 1951) is an American painter, educator, comedian, and eleven-time Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist known for her autobiographical comics. She has received multiple honors for her work including the Cartoonist Studi ...

(''The Job Thing'', ''Late Bloomer'')

2007

Colleen Doran Colleen Doran is an American writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and writer Stan Lee entitled ''Amazing Fant ...

('' A Distant Soil'', ''

The Book of Lost Souls ''The Book of Lost Souls'' was an American dark fantasy comic book series by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Colleen Doran and published under the Icon Comics imprint, owned by Marvel Comics. The comic follows Jonathan, a man who lived over a ...

'') ** Lily Renee Phillips (''The Lost World'', ''Werewolf Hunters'') ** Donna Barr (''

'', ''Stinz'')

2008

Nell Brinkley Nell Brinkley (September 5, 1886 – October 21, 1944) was an American illustrator and comic artist who was sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics" during her nearly four-decade career working with New York newspapers and magazines. Sh ...

Marty Links Marty Links (September 5, 1917 – January 6, 2008) was an People of the United States, American cartoonist best known for her syndicated comic strip ''Emmy Lou''. Biography Born Martha B. Links in Oakland, California, she moved with her family ...

** Tarpe Mills **

Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''New Mutants'', ...

2009

Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent

1997

Jessica Abel Jessica Abel (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as ''Life Sucks'', ''Drawing Words & Writing Pictures'', ''Soundtrack'', ''La Perdida'', ''Mirror, Window'', ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide' ...

, ''Artbabe'' **Jen Benka. ''Manya'' **

Ariel Bordeaux Ariel Bordeaux is an American alternative cartoonist, painter, and writer. She is known for the confessional autobiographical minicomics series ''Deep Girl'' and the two-person title (with her husband Rick Altergott) '' Raisin Pie''. Life and ...

, ''Deep Girl'' **Kris Dresen, ''Manya''; ''Action Girl'' **Jennifer Graves, '' Robin''; ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

'' **Kathryn Hyatt, ''Marilyn: The Story of a Woman'' ** Carla Speed McNeil, '' Finder'', '' Shanda the Panda'' **Ursula O'Steen, ''Girl Talk'', ''Pure Friction'' **Elizabeth Watasin, ''A-Girl'', ''Action Girl'' **Christina Z, ''

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers ...

1998

*Carla Speed McNeil, ''Finder'' **Jenny Gonzalez, ''Kronikle Komix'' **

, ''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'' **Tara Jenkins, '' Galaxion'' **

Ariel Schrag Ariel Schrag (born December 29, 1979) is an American cartoonist and television writer who achieved critical recognition at an early age for her autobiographical comics. Her novel ''Adam'' provoked controversy with its theme of a heterosexual tee ...

, ''Definition''; ''Potential''

1999

*Devin Grayson, ''Catwoman'', Black Widow'' **Dawn Brown, ''Little Red Hot'' **Chynna Clugston-Major, "Blue Monday" in ''Action Girl'' and ''Oni Double Feature'' **Jane Fisher & Kirsten Petersen, ''WJHC'' **Rachel Hartman, ''Amy Unbounded'' **Ariel Schrag, ''Definition''; ''Potential'' **

Jen Sorensen Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who authors a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work appears on the websites Daily ...

, ''

Slowpoke Slowpoke or Slow Poke may refer to: * "Slow Poke", a 1951 American country music hit song * "Slowpoke", a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young * ''Slowpoke'' (comic strip), weekly comic strip by Jen Sorensen * Slowpoke (Pokémon), a fictional s ...

'' **Tara Tallan, ''Galaxion'' **Maggie Whorf, ''BoHoS''

2000

* Rachel Hartman (Amy Unbounded) **Kalah Allen (Jann of Renew) **Rachel Nacion, misspelled "Rachel Ancion""Friends of Lulu 2000 Lulu Awards"
Comic Book Awards Almanac (Shades of Blue) **Suzanne Baumann, misspelled "Suzanne Bowman" (Fridge Magnet Stories) **Chynna Clugston-Major (Blue Monday) **Leela Corman, misspelled "Leelah Corman" (Flim Flam, Queen's Day) **Alison Williams (Sorcerer's Children)

2001

*Anne Timmons (Go Girl) **

Fiona Avery Fiona Kai Avery (born September 13, 1974) is a comic book and television writer. Avery was hired as a reference editor for the fifth season of ''Babylon 5'' and later continued in that role for the failed spin-off ''Crusade''. Avery contributed s ...

(No Honor, Rogue, Fionaverse) **Robyn Chapman (Theater of the Meek) **Catherine Doherty (Can of Worms) **Rachel Dodson (

Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in i ...

) **Jennifer Feinberg (Little Scrowlie) **Shaenon K. Garrity (

Narbonic ''Narbonic'' is a webcomic written and drawn by Shaenon K. Garrity. The storylines center on the misadventures of the staff of the fictional Narbonic Labs, which is the domain of mad scientist Helen Narbon. The strip started on July 31, 2000, and ...

) **

Rebecca Guay Rebecca Guay is an artist known early in her career as an illustrator, commissioned for work on role-playing games, collectible card games, comic books, as well as work on children's literature. Guay subsequently turned primarily toward gal ...

(Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights) ** Gisele Lagace (Coolcatstudio.com) **

(

Simpsons comics The following is a list of comic book series published by Bongo Comics based on the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The first comic strips based on ''The Simpsons'' appeared in 1991 in the magazine ''Simpsons Illustrated'' (no ...

) **Jen Sorenson **Elizabeth Watasin (Charm School);

2002

Tie: * Gisele Lagace (Cool Cat Studio) *Ashley-Jane Nicolaus (writer, Haven) ** Dorothy Gambrell ( Cat and Girl, New Adventures of Death) **Layla Lawlor (Raven's Children) **

Lark Pien Lark Pien (born c. 1972) is an American cartoonist who has created the minicomics ''Stories from the Ward'', ''Mr. Boombha'', and ''Long Tail Kitty'', the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004. ...

(Stories from the Ward)

2003

Raina Telgemeier Raina Diane Telgemeier (/'ɹeɪna 'tɛlgə'maɪəɹ/, born May 26, 1977) is an American cartoonist. Her works include the autobiographical webcomic ''Smile'', which was published as a full-color graphic novel in February 2010, and the follow-up ...

(Take Out Comics) **Layla Lawlor (Raven's Children) **Jenn Manley Lee ( Dicebox) **Joanne Mutch (Rummblestrips) **Justine Shaw (

Nowhere Girl ''Nowhere Girl'' is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, about a "college student who feels like an outsider in her own life, finding her place in the world and coming to terms with her sexuality". It is named after a song written by Briti ...

)

2004

(Long Tail Kitty) **2004 Nominees - Sara Beeves (Girly Comic: Mockaroni & Cheese) **Dylan Meconis (Bite Me!) ** Christina Weir (

Skinwalker In Navajo culture, a skin-walker ( nv, yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. Background In the Navajo language, ' transla ...

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, subs ...

)

2005

Vera Brosgol Vera Brosgol, also known as the Verabee (born August 2, 1984, in Moscow), is an Eisner Award and Harvey Award winning cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She w ...

(Flight, Hopeless Savages B-Sides) **Stephanie Freese (Ripped from the Headlines) **Dorothy Gambrell (Cat and Girl) **Emily Horne (www.asofterworld.com) **Tintin Pantoja (Sevenplains, Girlamatic.com, and www.mentaltentacle.com)

2006

Leigh Dragoon Leigh Dragoon is a professional American comics writer and illustrator. Biography Leigh Dragoon's work first appeared in Girlamatic, publisher of her urban fantasy webcomic ''By the Wayside'', which won Friends of Lulu's Kimberly Yale Award for ...

(''

By the Wayside By or BY may refer to: Places * By, Doubs, France, a commune * By, Norway, a village Codes * Belarus ISO country code ** .by, country-code top-level domain for Belarus * Burundi FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram country code * TUI Airw ...

'') **

Hope Larson Hope Raue Larson (born 1982) is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Her main field is comic books. Biography Larson grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and attended Carolina Day School.Anne Fitten Glenn"Graphic Insight" ''Mountain Xpress'' ...

Clio Chiang In Greek mythology, Clio ( , ; el, Κλειώ), also spelled Kleio, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre playing. Etymology Clio's name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλεί ...

, misspelled "Clio Chang""Friends of Lulu 2006 Lulu Awards"
Comic Book Awards Almanac **

Liz Prince Liz Prince (born 1981) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics. Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics. She currently l ...

** MK Reed

2007

* Rachel Nabors (''Crow Princess'', ''Rachel the Great'') ** June Kim (''12 Days'') ** Rivkah ('' Steady Beat'') ** Joelle Jones (''12 Reasons Why I Love Her'')

2008

* Martina Fugazzotto ** Kiki Jones **

Julia Wertz Julia Wertz (born December 29, 1982) is an American cartoonist, writer and urban explorer. Cartooning career Wertz was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. She made her name with a comic strip titled ''The Fart Party'', which Atomic Books antho ...

(''The Fart Party'')

2009

Kate Beaton Kathryn Moira Beaton (born 8 September 1983) is a Canadian comics artist best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Hark! A Vagrant'', which ran from 2007 to 2018. Her other major works include the children's books '' The Princess and the Po ...

, for ''

Hark! A Vagrant ''Hark! A Vagrant'' is a webcomic published by Canadian artist Kate Beaton between 2007 and 2018. It discussed historical and literary topics in a comedic tone and was drawn in black and white. Recurring themes ''Hark! A Vagrant'' is best k ...

Volunteer of the Year Award

;2003 *

(Editor, ''Broad Appeal'') * Chris Kohler (webmaster) ;2004 * Charlie Boatner ;2005 * Marc Wilkofsky (New York Chapter) ;2006 * Donnie Tracey (Gotham City Limits) ;2007 * MK Reed * Robin Enrico ;2008 * Lee Binswanger

Women of Distinction Award

2004

Maggie Thompson Maggie Thompson (born Margaret Curtis; November 29, 1942), is an American longtime editor of the now-defunct comic book industry news magazine ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', science fiction fan, and collector of comics. Early life Margaret (nicknam ...

, editor, ''

Comics Buyer's Guide ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The public ...

'' **

Carol Kalish Carol Kalish (February 14, 1955Kraft, David Anthony. 1984, "Sales Director Carol Kalish: Marvel's Direct Sales Manager Tells Her Side," ''Comics Interview'', vol. 1, no. 18, pp. 57-71. – September 5, 1991) was an American writer, editor, comic bo ...

(posthumous) former vice-president, New Product Development,

, author, historian **Mimi Rosenheim, editor, AIT-PlanetLar **Diana Schutz, editor,

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

2005

*Heidi MacDonald editor ''The Beat'' **

Karen Berger Karen Berger (; born February 26, 1958) is an People of the United States, American comic book editor. She is best known for her role in helping create DC Comics' Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint in 1993 and serving as the line (comics), line's E ...

, editor,

Vertigo Comics Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug us ...

**Vijaya Iyer, editor, Cartoon Books **Mimi Rosenheim, editor, AIT-PlanetLar **Diana Schutz, editor, Dark Horse Comics

2006

* Diana Schutz (Editor,

) ** Karen Berger (Editor, DC/Vertigo) ** Jackie Estrada (Exhibit A Press, Administrator

Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

) ** Françoise Mouly (Art Director, ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'') ** Ronee Garcia Bougeious (Comics News Editor and columnist, PopCultureShock.com)

2007

Jennifer de Guzman Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and televi ...

(Editor-In-Chief,

) **

(Editor, DC) **

(senior VP, DC/Vertigo)

2008

Shelly Bond Shelly Bond ( born Roeberg) is an American comic book editor, known for her two decades at DC Comics' Vertigo (DC Comics) imprint, for which she was executive editor from 2013 to 2016. Career Bond began working in the comics industry as an edito ...

** Cindy Fournier ** Janna Morishima

2009

* Joanne Carter Siegel

Leah Adezio Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work

* 2009 : Shannon,

Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...

and Nathan Hale, ''Rapunzel's Revenge''

Best Female Character

* 2009 : Monica Villarreal, from '' Wapsi Square'' by Paul Taylor

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