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| The Nipper | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in graphic novels and comics |
| Country | Canada |
| First award | 2005 |
The Nipper is a Canadian literary award for comics and graphic novels.[1][2] It is a part of the Doug Wright Awards, and has been given out annually since 2005.[3] It is focused on 'emerging talent.' It is named after the comic strip character of the late Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright.[3]
Doug Wright Award for Best Book
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| 2026 | Winner | [4][1] | |||
| Finalist | [5][6] | ||||
| 2025 | Winner | [7] | |||
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| 2024 | Winner | [9] | |||
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| 2023 | Winner | [11] | |||
| Finalist | [12] | ||||
| 2022 | Winner | [13] | |||
| Finalist | [5] | ||||
| 2021 | Winner | [14] | |||
| Finalist | [5][15] | ||||
| 2020 | Winner | [16][17] | |||
| Finalist | [5] | ||||
| 2019 | Winner | [18] | |||
| Finalist | [5] | ||||
| 2018 | Winner | [5][19] | |||
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| 2017 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2016 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2015 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2014 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2013 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2012 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2011 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2010 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2009 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2008 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2007 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2006 | Winner | [5] | |||
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| 2005 | Winner | [5][21] | |||
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Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
- WINNER - Vincy Lim for When I was a kid I was taught how to die. Now that I'm an adult I'm learning how to live. (I love you.) and When She Set Fire to My Friends’ Houses (Self-published)
- James Collier for The Lonesome Shepherd (Wig Shop)
- Syd Madia for Syd Madia's Dracula (Self-published)
- Christopher Twin for Bad Medicine (Emanata/Conundrum)
- Kyle Vingoe-Cram for Kettle Harbour (Conundrum Press)
2023
[edit]Source:
Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
- WINNER - Jonathan Dyck for Shelterbelts (Conundrum Press)
- Emily Carrington for Our Little Secret (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet for We Were Younger Once (Conundrum Press)
- Lynette Richards for Call Me Bill (Conundrum Press/Emanata Imprint)
- Adam de Souza for Blind Alley No. 1, ISH (Self-Published, Silver Sprocket)
Pigskin Peters Award
- WINNER - Where Have You Been? by Ivana Filipovich (trans: Ivana Filipovich/Andrea Hankinson) (Self-Published)
- The Life I Want by Patrick Allaby (Self-Published)
- Assorted Baggage by Matthew Daley (Black Eye Books)
- Butterfly House by Troy Little and Brenda Hickey (Pegamoose Press)
- Thousand Oaks: Machine Mail (Part 3) by Blaise Moritz (Urban Farm Print and Sound)
2022
[edit]Source:
Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
- WINNER - Sami Alwani for The Pleasure of the Text. (Conundrum Press)
- Sofia Alarcon for Endsickness No. 1 (Self-published)
- Brigitte Archambault for The Shiatsung Project (Conundrum Press)
- Alexander Laird for Sleemor Gank: Burg Land No. 1 (Self-published)
- Kyle Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen for Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’ and Pass Me By: Electric Vice (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
Pigskin Peters Award
- WINNER - Dwellings No. 2 by Jay Stephens (Black Eye Books)
- Endsickness No. 1 by Sofia Alarcon (Self-published)
- Fruit/Soil by Kim Edgar (Moniker Press)
- The Northern Gaze by Akeeshoo Chislett, Chris Caldwell, Cole Pauls, Andrew Sharp, Juliann Fraser, Esther Bordet, Alison McCreesh, Keith Verbonac, Princess J; edited by Kim Edgar (Hecate Press)
- Sleemor Gank: Burg Land No. 1 by Alexander Laird (Self-published)
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2021
[edit]The Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent
- WINNER - Veronica Post for Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days (Conundrum Press)
- Adam de Souza for A Gleaming No. 2 (Self-published)
- Kimberly Edgar for The Space In Between (Self-published)
- Courtney Loberg for We Don't Go Through the Angelgrass (Self-published)
- Shannon M. Reeves for Restless Bones (Gytha Press)
The Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book
- WINNER - The Noiseless Din by Scott Carruthers (Popnoir Editions)
- The Desecration by Scott Carruthers and Sally McKay (Self-published)
- A Gleaming No. 2 by Adam de Souza (Self-published)
- The Space In Between by Kimberly Edgar (Self-published)
- Awkward Pause by Ryan Harby (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
2020
[edit]The Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent
- WINNER - Sylvia Nickerson for Creation (Drawn & Quarterly)
- D. Boyd for Chicken Rising (Conundrum Press)
- Jason Bradshaw for Things Go Wrong (Paper Rocket)
- Ben O’Neil for Apologetica (Popnoir Editions)
- Cole Pauls for Dakwäkãda Warriors (Conundrum Press)
2019
[edit]Source
Doug Wright Spotlight Award (a.k.a. The Nipper)
- WINNER - Ariane Dénommé for 100 Days in Uranium City (Conundrum Press)
- Aminder Dhaliwal for Woman World (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Al Gofa for Dark Angels of Darkness (Peow Studio)
- Victor Martins for Stay and You Don't Have To be Afraid of Me
- Sylvia Nickerson for All We Have Left Is This
- Eric Kostiuk Williams for Our Wretched Town Hall (Retrofit Comics)
2018
[edit]Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER - Jenn Woodall for Magical Beatdown Vol. 2 and Marie and Worrywart
- Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes for The Case of the Missing Men (Conundrum Press)
- Gillian Blekkenhorst for All-Inclusive Fully Automated Vacation and House of Strays
- Eric Kostiuk Williams for Condo Heartbreak Disco (Koyama Press)
- Jason Loo for The Pitiful Human-Lizard Nos. 12, 13 and 14 (Chapterhouse Comics)
2017
[edit]Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER - Steve Wolfhard for Cat Rackham (Koyama Press)
- Jessica Campbell for Hot or Not: 20th-Century Male Artists (Koyama Press)
- GG for These Days, Lapse (both from š! No. 25 [kuš!]), and an untitled story from Altcomics Magazine 3 (2dcloud)
- Nathan Jurevicius for Birthmark (Koyama Press)
- Laura Ķeniņš for Alien Beings (kuš!)
- Brie Moreno for Dearest, Gift Shop 3D (Oireau), Missy, untitled story from š! No. 6 (kuš!), various web comics
2016
[edit]Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER - Dakota McFadzean for Don't Get Eaten By Anything (Conundrum Press)
- Ted Gudlat for Funny Ha-Has (Roads Publishing)
- Rebecca Roher for Mom Body (The Nib)
- Sabrina Scott for Witchbody
- Kat Verhoeven for Towerkind (Conundrum Press)
2015
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Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER - Meags Fitzgerald for Photobooth: A Biography (Conundrum Press)
- Aaron Costain for Entropy #10
- Elisabeth Belliveau for One Year in America (Conundrum Press)
- Julie Delporte for Everywhere Antennas (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Simon Roy for Tiger Lung (Dark Horse)
- Sophie Yanow for War of Streets and Houses (Uncivilized Books)
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Swinespritzen by Connor Willumsen
- Comics Collection 2010–2013 and Less than Dust by Julien Ceccaldi
- Great Success! 1983–2013 by Henriette Valium (Crna Hronika)
- New Comics #3–5 by Patrick Kyle (Mother Books)
- Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention by Tings Chak (The Architecture Observer)
2014
[edit]Spotlight Award
[edit]- WINNER - Steven Gilbert for The Journal of the Main Street Secret Lodge
- Connor Willumsen for "Calgary: Death Milks a Cow", "Treasure Island", "Mooncalf", and "Passionfruit"
- Dakota McFadzean for Other Stories and the Horse You Rode in On (Conundrum Press)
- Patrick Kyle for Distance Mover #7–12, New Comics #1–2
- Georgia Webber for Dumb #1–3
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Out of Skin by Emily Carroll ***
- "Calgary: Death Milks a Cow" by Connor Willumsen
- Flexible Tube with Stink Lines by Seth Scriver
- Journal by Julie Delporte (Koyama Press)
- Very Casual by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
2013
[edit]Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER - Nina Bunjevac for Heartless (Conundrum Press)
- Brandon Graham for King City (Image Comics)
- Patrick Kyle for Black Mass, Distance Mover, Wowee Zonk #4
- George Walker for The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson (The Porcupine's Quill)
- Eric Kostiuk Williams for Hungry Bottom Comics
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Hamilton Illustrated by David Collier (Wolsak & Wynn)
- Hellberta #2 and "Sir Softly" from š! #12 by Michael Comeau
- 4PANEL comics in Carousel Magazine #28 & #29, by Michael DeForge, Larry Eisenstein, Jesse Jacobs, Mark Laliberte (editor), Marc Ngui, Ethan Rilly, Tin Can Forest and Magda Trzaski
- So, what should we do with ourselves?... from Wowee Zonk #4 and Little Stump in š! #12, by Ginette Lapalme
2012
[edit]- )
Spotlight Award (aka The Nipper)
[edit]- WINNER- Ethan Rilly for Pope Hats #2 (Adhouse Books)
- E. M. Carroll for "The Seven Windows" (from The Anthology Project vol. 2), "Margot's Room" and "The Prince & the Sea" (and other comics at emcarroll.com/comic)
- Patrick Kyle for Black Mass # 5 – 6
- Betty Liang for Wet T-shirt #1, "It's Only a Secret if You Don't Tell Anyone" (in š! #9), "Anna Freud's Recurring Dream" (and other comics at bettyliang.tumblr.com)
- Zach Worton for The Klondike
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Hellberta by Michael Comeau
- Hermoddities by Temple Bates
- Pure Pajamas by Marc Bell
- Untitled by Mum Pittsburg, Jupiter Leucetius! Send Us a King. We Are So Bored (and other comics at connorwillumsen.com) by Connor Willumsen
2011
[edit]Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Alex Fellows for Spain and Morocco
- Aaron Costain for Entropy # 5
- Keith Jones for Catland Empire (Drawn & Quarterly)
- James Stokoe for Orc Stain Volume One (Image)
- Tin Can Forest (aka Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk) for Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Spotting Deer by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press) ***
- Indoor Voice by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Stooge Pile by Seth Scriver (Drawn & Quarterly)
- So I've Been Told by Maryanna Hardy (Conundrum Press)
- Wowee Zonk #3 edited by Patrick Kyle, Ginette Lapalme and Chris Kuzma (Koyama Press)
2010
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Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Michael DeForge for Lose #1, Cold Heat Special #7 (Koyama Press; Picturebox)
- Adam Bourret for I'm Crazy
- Pascal Girard for Nicolas (Drawn & Quarterly)
- John Martz for It's Snowing Outside, We Should Go for a Walk by
- Sully for The Hipless Boy (Conundrum Press)
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Hot Potato by Marc Bell (D&Q)
- Bébête by Simon Bossé (L'Oie de Cravan)
- Dirty Dishes by Amy Lockhart (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Never Learn Anything from History by Kate Beaton (self-published)
- The Collected Doug Wright Volume One by Doug Wright (Drawn & Quarterly)
2009
[edit]Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Kate Beaton for History Comics (self-published)
- Caitlin Black for Maids in the Mist (self-published)
- Jesse Jacobs for Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow (self-published)
- Jason Kieffer for Kieffer #2 (self-published)
- Nick Maandag for Jack & Mandy (self-published)
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Ojingogo by Matthew Forsythe (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Hall of Best Knowledge by Ray Fenwick (Fantagraphics)
- All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood by Tom Horacek (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Small Victories by Jesse Jacobs (self-published)
2008
[edit]Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Jeff Lemire for Essex County Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm and Vol. 2: Ghost Stories (Top Shelf Productions)
- Ethan Rilly for Pope Hats
- Jason Kieffer for Kieffer #1
- Nick Maandag for The Experiment
2008 saw the introduction of a new category dedicated to works that fall outside the bounds of traditional storytelling. Named after a character in the classic Canadian comic strip Birdseye Center, the Pigskin Peters Award recognizes experimental and avant-garde comics.
Pigskin Peters Award
[edit]- WINNER - Milk Teeth by Julie Morstad (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Little Lessons in Safety by Emily Holton (Conundrum Press)
- Excelsior 1968 by John Martz (self-published)
- Fire Away by Chris von Szombathy (Drawn & Quarterly)
2007
[edit]Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - House of Sugar by Rebecca Kraatz (Tulip Tree Press) ***
- Gray Horses by Hope Larson (Oni)
- Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- Bacter-area by Keith Jones (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Mendacity by Tamara Berger & Sophie Cossette (Kiss Machine)
2006
[edit]Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Lorenz Peter for Dark Adaptation ***
- Scott Chantler for Northwest Passage Vol. 1 (Oni Press)
- Marc Ngui for The Unexpurgated Tale of Lordie Jones (Conundrum Press)
- Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki for Skim
- James Turner for Nil: A Land Beyond Belief (Slave Labor Graphics)
2005
Best Emerging Talent
[edit]- WINNER - Bryan Lee O'Malley for Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Oni Press)
- Rebecca Dart for Rabbithead (Alternative Comics)
- Max Douglas / Salgood Sam for Revolver #1 (self-published)
- Alex Fellows for Canvas (Fantagraphics)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Montreal author Lee Lai wins 2026 Doug Wright Award for best comic". CBC News. 2026-06-08.
- ↑ "Submitting to the 2026 Doug Wright Awards | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- 1 2 "About Doug Wright | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ Donachie, Mike (2026-06-09). "Lee Lai's CANNON takes best book at the 2026 Doug Wright Awards". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Past Winners and Nominees | Doug Wright Awards". Archived from the original on 2026-09-17. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ "Past Winners and Nominees | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Merlene, Kate. "Maurice Vellekoop's 'I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together' Wins Doug Wright Award | Book Pulse". Library Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ Simons, Dean (2025-05-02). "Check out the nominations for the 2025 Doug Wright Awards". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ "Past Winners & Nominees". May 2024.
- ↑ "Announcing the nominees of the 20th annual Doug Wright Awards!". April 2024.
- ↑ Zhu, Catherine (May 2, 2023). "Canada Reads winner, Kate Beaton's Ducks, takes home 2023 Doug Wright Award for best comic". CBC News.
- ↑ "Announcing the nominees of the 19th annual Doug Wright Awards!".
- ↑ Simons, Dean (2022-06-21). "2022 Doug Wright Award Winners spotlight Conundrum Press". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ Simons, Dean (2021-05-11). "TCAF '21: Doug Wright Award winners announced, along with a salute to Annie Koyama". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ Porter, Ryan (2021-04-13). "Drawn & Quarterly leads finalists for Doug Wright Awards - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2020-05-12). "Here are your 2020 Doug Wright Awards Winners". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- ↑ "Sylvia Nickerson among winners of 2020 Doug Wright Awards, which honour the best Canadian comics". CBC News.
- ↑ van Koeverden, Jane (2019-05-14). "Hartley Lin's Young Frances wins 2019 Doug Wright Award for best book". CBC News.
- ↑ Leblanc, Philippe (2018-05-12). "The 2018 Doug Wright Award Winners are… Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodall & Sami Alwani". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2007-07-03). "2007 Doug Wright Award nominees". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ DWAMagpie. "2005 NEWS! This year's winners of the Doug Wright Awards! | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-10-04.