Welcome to the British Comic Awards
The British Comic Awards are an annual celebration of the best stories told by writers and illustrators over the past twelve months.
Our awards recognise the finest examples of creativity, ingenuity, skill and originality in sequential storytelling (otherwise known as good old comics). We don’t distinguish between printed work and digital, or between published and self-published work; our only criteria is that the creator(s) be based in the UK. You can read a full list of criteria under Qualifying Work.
All previous nominees are listed on the Winners page.
Best Comic
The Best Comic award is open to short-form, self-contained stories published between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013.
This category may include one-off stories, single issues of ongoing series, graphic novellas, short stories from anthologies and web-comic strips.
Best Book
The Best Book award is open to long-form comics or collections published between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013.
This category may include original graphic novels, collected editions, literary adaptations, longer anthologies or a substantial body of work available to read digitally.
Emerging Talent
Every year one new creator will be celebrated for their Emerging Talent. This creator will have shown irrepressible talent, ingenuity, and potential over the previous year and will be early on in their career as a comic creator.
Hall of Fame
The BCAs Hall of Fame celebrates talented and influential figures from Britain’s rich comics tradition.
Each year’s entrant will be announced shortly before the Awards ceremony in November and will represent the best that British comics have to offer.
The recipient of this award is selected each year by the committee,
Young People’s Comic Awards
Run in association with Leeds Library, this award is judged by young people from schools and public libraries around the country. It will celebrate the best in short-form and long-form stories suitable for a young audience published between 1st August 2012 and 31st July 2013.
For more information about eligibility, the voting system for this award, how to get your school involved and previous winners please see the Young People’s Comic Awards page.
