Doug Wright Awards 2025 (June 7th)
Introduction by Brad Mackay, hosted by Jay Odjick.
Winners are in bold.
The Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for best kids’ book presented by Fiona Smyth.
Alterations by Ray Xu (Union Square Kids)
Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival by Trina Rathgeber, Alina Pete, Jillian Dolan (Orca Book Publishers)
The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (Graphix/Scholastic)
The Racc Pack by Stephanie Cooke, Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
The Shit Witch by Lis Xu (Self-published)
Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame induction of Lou Skuce.
Presented by Conan Tobias, accepted by Heather Christensen, the granddaughter of Lou Skuce.
The Pigskin Peters: The Doug Wright Award for best small- or micro-press book, presented by Dustin Harbin
Be Yourself! Oh, Not Like That . . . by Emilia Strilchuk (Self-published)
Customer Service by Patrick Allaby (Self-published)
The Cosmic Con by Ron Kasman (At Bay Press)
The Same Water by Richard Fairgray (Richard Sux)
The Slenderest of Leashes 1 by Xiaoxiao Li (Self-published). The award was accepted by Patrick Allaby.
Howard Chackowicz gave a memorial to the creator, Bernie Mireault.
The Nipper: The Doug Wright Award for emerging talent, presented by Diana Tamblyn
Boum for The Jellyfish (trans: Robin Lang and Helge Dascher)(Pow Pow Press)
James Collier for Ballpark (Wig Shop & More or Less Books)
Rosena Fung for Age 16 (Annick Press)
Frances V. Reilly for The Harrowing Tales of La Corriveau (Dirty Water Comics)
Sid Sharp for Bog Myrtle (Annick Press)
The award was accepted by Boum.
Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame induction of Richard Comely
Presented by Ron Kasman, accepted by Richard Comely
The Doug Wright Award for best book, presented by Kate Beaton.
I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together by Maurice Vellekoop (Random House Canada)
Age 16 by Rosena Fung (Annick Press)
Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp (Annick Press)
The Field by Dave Lapp (Conundrum)
The Jellyfish by Boum (trans: Robin Lang and Helge Dascher) (Pow Pow Press)
The Wendy Award by Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly)
The award was accepted by Maurice Vellekoop.
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