The Egghead
| The Egghead | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Comics and graphic novels |
| Country | Canada |
| First award | 2020 |
The Egghead is a Canadian literary award for comics and graphic novels aimed at children aged 12 and under.[1] It is a part of the Doug Wright Awards, and has been given out annually since 2020.[2]
History
[edit]The award was established in 2020.[3] Previously, works aimed at a child audience could compete for the other Doug Wright awards, with the Egghead being created after people believed that child-oriented works were unique enough to have their own category.[4] The award's title is taken from the initial planned name for Doug Wright's comic strip character Nipper.[2]
Winner and nominees
[edit]| Year | Title | Author | Publisher | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Howler Reef | Mike Deas and Nancy Deas | Orca Book Publishers | Winner | [5][6][7] |
| Way off Track | Carl Brundtland and Claudia Dávila | Kids Can Press | Finalist | [8][7] | |
| Fantastic Lou | Qin Leng | Tundra Books | |||
| Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm | J. Torres and Mike Deas | Owlkids | |||
| My Sister the Werebeast | Alina Tysoe | First Second | |||
| 2025 | Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival | Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete, Jillian Dolan | Orca Book Publishers | Winner | [7][9] |
| Alterations | Ray Xu | Union Square Kids | Finalist | [10][7] | |
| The New Girl | Cassandra Calin | Graphix/Scholastic | |||
| The Racc Pack | Stephanie Cooke, Whitney Gardner | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | |||
| The Shit Witch | Lis Xu | Self-published | |||
| 2024 | Otis & Peanut | Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier | Owlkids | Winner | [7] |
| ThunderBoom | Jack Briglio and Claudia Dávila | Kids Can Press | Finalist | [11][7] | |
| Pluto Rocket: New in Town | Paul Gilligan | Tundra Books | |||
| Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy | Faith Erin Hicks | First Second | |||
| Bad Medicine | Christopher Twin | Emanata/Conundrum | |||
| 2023 | You Know, Sex | Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth | Triangle Square | Winner | [12] |
| Scout is Not a Band Kid | Jade Armstrong | Random House Graphic | Finalist | [13][7] | |
| Paws: Mindy Makes Some Space | Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn | Razorbill | |||
| Super Family! (Simon and Chester Book 3) | Cale Atkinson | Tundra Books | |||
| The Flamingo | Guojing | Random House Studio | |||
| 2022 | Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall | Gillian Goerz | Dial Books for Young Readers | Winner | [14] |
| Simon and Chester: Super Sleepover! | Cale Atkinson | Tundra Books | Finalist | [7] | |
| Otter Lagoon | Mike Deas and Nancy Deas | Orca Book Publishers | |||
| Living with Viola | Rosena Fung | Annick Press | |||
| Over the Shop | JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng | Candlewick Press | |||
| Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem | Lauren Soloy | Tundra Books | |||
| 2021 | A Slug Story | Mandi Kujawa, Hana Kujawa, Claude St. Aubin, and Lovern Kindzierski | Renegade Arts Entertainment | Winner | [15] |
| The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt | Riel Nason and Byron Eggenschwiler | Tundra Books | Finalist | [16][7] | |
| Okay, Universe: Chronicles of a Woman in Politics | Valérie Plante and Delphie Côté-Lacroix | Drawn & Quarterly | |||
| Grandmother School | Rina Singh and Ellen Rooney | Orca Book Publishers | |||
| Swift Fox All Along | Rebecca Thomas and Maya McKibbin | Annick Press | |||
| 2020 | The Worst Book Ever | Elise Gravel | Drawn & Quarterly | Winner | [17] |
| Brick Breaks Free | David Craig | Self-published | Finalist | [7] | |
| Lunch Quest | Chris Kuzma | Koyama Press | |||
| Dakwäkãda Warriors | Cole Pauls | Conundrum Press | |||
| Alma and the Beast | Esme Shapiro | Tundra Books |
References
[edit]- ↑ Porter, Ryan (2019-12-20). "New kids' book category introduced for the 2020 Doug Wright Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 Tobias, Conan. "Why 'Egghead'? | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Munn, Bryan (2019-12-09). "Wright Awards Announces New Kids' Book Category". Sequential. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ "Doug Wright Awards announce a new award category for kids books for 2020". CBC News.
- ↑ Donachie, Mike (2026-06-09). "Lee Lai's CANNON takes best book at the 2026 Doug Wright Awards". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Mackay, Brad. "Announcing the Winners of the 22nd Doug Wright Awards | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Past Winners and Nominees | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Mackay, Brad. "Announcing the Nominees of the 2026 Doug Wright Awards | Doug Wright Awards". Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Lost at Windy River wins the Egghead at the 2025 Doug Wright Awards". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ Simons, Dean (2025-05-02). "Check out the nominations for the 2025 Doug Wright Awards". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2020-05-12). "Here are your 2020 Doug Wright Awards Winners". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-10-03.