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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

UP-AND-COMING TALENT 🦭 Empty Girl by Esme Allan 🦭 GOREBULL by Libby Dyer Douglas 🦭 Slow Shift by Erin McGrath 🦭 Sundogs by Meka 🦭 The Dream Mechanic by Bhavani Balasubramanyam

Graphic listing the Up-and-Coming Talent shortlisted works

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST NARRATIVE 🦭 11:11 by Ashling Larkin 🦭 A Duel of Fools 2 by Cat Laird 🦭 I Know the Way Out by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams 🦭 Kid Eastwood the Movie by Connor Tierney 🦭 Slow Shift by Erin McGrath

Graphic listing the Best Narrative shortlisted works

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST ART 🦭 11:11 by Ashling Larkin 🦭 A Duel of Fools 2 by Cat Laird 🦭 I Know the Way Out by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams 🦭 It Flows Down From the Hill by Norrie 🦭 Secret Agent Nessie by Gary Chudleigh & Laura Howell

Graphic listing the Best Art shortlisted works

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL 🦭 11:11 by Ashling Larkin 🦭 I quit my job and cycled to Rome by Julie Mapes 🦭 Kid Eastwood the Movie by Connor Tierney 🦭 Leaf Litter by Faye Stacey 🦭 Suture by Paul Jon Milne

Graphic listing the Best Graphic Novel shortlisted works

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

BEST SHORT COMIC 🦭 A Duel of Fools 2 by Cat Laird 🦭 I Know the Way Out by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams 🦭 It Flows Down From the Hill by Norrie 🦭 Secret Agent Nessie by Gary Chudleigh & Laura Howell 🦭 Slow Shift by Erin McGrath

Graphic listing the Best Short Comic shortlisted works

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 02/10/2026

🦭 Announcing the shortlist for our 2026 Selkie Awards!🦭 Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony: 🦭 selkieawards.org/2026 🦭

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 01/07/2026

🦭 The Selkie Awards are back for 2026! 🦭 If you're based in Scotland and finished a comic in the past year, we want to hear from you! Our applications are now open until 31 July. Check out the details here: selkieawards.org/2026 #scottishcomics #scottishcomicbookday #smallpress

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 14/06/2026

🦭 Call for volunteers extended! 🦭 As we approach our third year, the Selkie Awards are looking to recruit one or more volunteer Deputy Organisers to contribute to our long-term success. If you're interested, please check out our website for more info: selkieawards.org/volunteer

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 01/06/2026

🦭 New volunteering opportunity: Deputy Organiser 🦭 As we approach our third year, the Selkie Awards are looking to recruit one or more volunteer Deputy Organisers to contribute to our long-term success. If you're interested, please check out our website for more info: selkieawards.org/volunteer

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 19/12/2025

In Edinburgh this weekend? Pop down to La Belle Adventure at 225 Leith Walk to check out the work of all of our fantastic winners and nominees for 2025! 🦭

View of the exhibition space at La Belle Adventure, with pages and covers from the shortlisted comics on display on the walls.

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 05/12/2025

Up-and-Coming Talent: Plasticine Cowboy, by Jack Stamp

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 05/12/2025

Best Narrative: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage, by @evegwood.com @spiremint.bsky.social

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Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Narrative: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage, by Eve Greenwood and Spire Greenwood

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 05/12/2025

Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics, by Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social

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Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Graphic Novel: Graphic Novel Builder, by Edward Ross

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 05/12/2025

Best Short Comic: One More Year, by Simon Birks, Pietro, and Rob Jones @simonbirks.com @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

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Text: Selkie Awards 2025, Best Short Comic: One More Year, by Simon Birks, Pietro, Rob Jones

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 05/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our second award ceremony! Our 2025 award winners have now been announced... selkieawards.org/2025

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Text: The Selkie Awards, 2025 Awards Announcement

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 19/11/2025

Shazleen Khan is a queer Bangladeshi Muslim Illustrator and Author based in London. Their notable works include Ignatz award winning webcomic BUUZA!! and Eisner and Harvey nominated graphic novel Saving Sunshine. Read more: selkieawards.org/2025#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 19/11/2025

Mark Penman is a comic writer/artist and academic based in Leeds. Mark's works specialise in world building and storytelling, aspects further explored in his career as a comics academic and senior lecturer at Leeds Arts University. Read more: selkieawards.org/2025#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 19/11/2025

Hannah Berry is an award-winning comics creator, scriptwriter and campaigner, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, former UK Comics Laureate, and co-founder and co-director of thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org. Read more: selkieawards.org/2025#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

UP-AND-COMING TALENT 🦭 A Very Fragile Release Coming Along as a Light Breath by Jules Valera 🦭 Free Motion by Levi J. Richards 🦭 Plasticine Cowboy by Jack Stamp 🦭 The Feed by Kit Frith (Writer, Pencils, Inks, Cover Art), and Cat Frith (Interior Colours) 🦭 The Silence of our Fathers by François Giro

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

BEST NARRATIVE 🦭 Kid Eastwood #27 by Connor Tierney 🦭 One More Year by Simon Birks (Writer), Pietro (Artist), Rob Jones (Letterer) 🦭 Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage by Eve Greenwood and Spire Greenwood 🦭 Sacred Bodies by VER 🦭 The Silence of our Fathers by François Giro

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

BEST ART 🦭 A Duel of Fools by Cat Laird 🦭 Eclipse of Moths by Will Tempest 🦭 One More Year by Simon Birks (Writer), Pietro (Artist), Rob Jones (Letterer) 🦭 Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage by Eve Greenwood and Spire Greenwood 🦭 Sacred Bodies by VER

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL 🦭 Graphic Novel Builder by Edward Ross, Alice Oseman (introduction) 🦭 Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage by Eve Greenwood & Spire Greenwood 🦭 Sacred Bodies by VER 🦭 SINK Vol 3: City of Killers by John Lees, Alex Cormack, Shawn Lee 🦭 The Silence of our Fathers by François Giro

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

BEST SHORT COMIC 🦭 A Duel of Fools by Cat Laird 🦭 Free Motion by Levi J. Richards 🦭 Grawlgore & Shanks by John Lees, Joe Mulvey, Kurt Michael Russell, Shawn Lee 🦭 One More Year by Simon Birks (Writer), Pietro (Artist), Rob Jones (Letterer) 🦭 Plasticine Cowboy by Jack Stamp

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 10/10/2025

🦭 It's time to announce the shortlist for our 2025 Selkie Awards!🦭 Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony: 🦭 selkieawards.org/2025 🦭

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 01/07/2025

🦭 The Selkie Awards are back for our second year! 🦭 If you're based in Scotland and finished a comic in the past year, we want to hear from you! Our applications are now open until 31 July. Check out the details here: selkieawards.org/2025 #scottishcomics #scottishcomicbookday #smallpress

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 06/12/2024

Up and Coming Talent: ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories, by Gustaffo Vargas @gustaffovargas.bsky.social

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Text: Selkie Awards 2024, Up-and-Coming Talent: ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories, by Gustaffo Vargas

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 06/12/2024

Best Narrative: Introduction to Charts, by Tom Humberstone and Chrissy Williams @tomhumberstone.com

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Text: Selkie Awards 2024, Best Narrative: Introduction to Charts, by Tom Humberstone & Chrissy Williams

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 06/12/2024

Best Graphic Novel: Twistwood Tales, by AC Macdonald @bytwistwood.bsky.social

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Text: Selkie Awards 2024, Best Graphic Novel: Twistwood Tales, by AC Macdonald

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 06/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to this evening's award ceremony! It's a great honour to announce the winners of our first ever Selkie Awards... selkieawards.org/2024

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Text: The Selkie Awards, 2024 Awards Announcement

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 29/11/2024

Delighted to announce that our friends at La Belle Adventure Bookshop in Edinburgh are hosting an exhibition of our shortlisted comics until 15 December! Be sure to pop over to the shop at 225 Leith Walk, and check out some fantastic Scottish comics talent!

Close up of comics Plant Daddy and Inhibit.

Another photo of the gallery, including a set of shelves with some of the full comic books on display. Many of the comics can be bought from La Belle Adventure directly.

Close up of a page from nominated comic TORSE.

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 15/11/2024

Nyla Ahmad is a writer and musician from North Lanarkshire. She currently works in the Scottish literary sector, as part of the team behind Extra Teeth and at Scottish Book Trust, leading on programming Book Week Scotland. Read more: selkieawards.org/2024#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 15/11/2024

Damon Herd (he/him) has published autobiographical comics featuring his avatar Ticking Boy, as well as several zines and small press comics. He is also a lecturer in Comics and Critical and Contextual Studies at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Read more: selkieawards.org/2024#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 15/11/2024

Bobby Joseph is an acclaimed South London comic creator whose work has often challenged and inspired its readers. His early work includes the creation of cult comic classic Skank magazine, where his best-known strip, “Scotland Yardie”, first featured. Read more: selkieawards.org/2024#judges

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

UP-AND-COMING TALENT 🦭 ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories by Gustaffo Vargas 🦭 Catharsis by Ell J Walker 🦭 Flesh & Flora by Norrie 🦭 GUTS 2023 by hesitantdoodle 🦭 Westerners by Lesley Imgart

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

BEST NARRATIVE 🦭 Plant Daddy by Neil Slorance, lettered by Colin Bell 🦭 Inhibit: Book Two by Eve Greenwood (creator), Spire Eaton (colourist) 🦭 Introduction to Charts by Tom Humberstone, Chrissy Williams 🦭 The Rain It Crawls by Will Tempest 🦭 TWISTWOOD TALES by AC MACDONALD

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

BEST ART 🦭 ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories by Gustaffo Vargas 🦭 The Rain It Crawls by Will Tempest 🦭 Tide by Fran Morton 🦭 Torse by Paul Jon Milne 🦭 TWISTWOOD TALES by AC MACDONALD

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL 🦭ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories by Gustaffo Vargas 🦭Inhibit: Book Two by Eve Greenwood (creator), Spire Eaton (colourist) 🦭Killtopia #5 by Dave Cook, Clark Bint 🦭Tara Togs The Silence of Unicorns by Stref 🦭TWISTWOOD TALES by AC MACDONALD

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

BEST SHORT COMIC 🦭 Catharsis by Ell J Walker 🦭 Flesh & Flora by Norrie 🦭 Plant Daddy by Neil Slorance, lettered by Colin Bell 🦭 The Rain It Crawls by Will Tempest 🦭 Tide by Fran Morton

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 18/10/2024

🦭 Delighted to announce that our first ever shortlist is now up on our website! 🦭 Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony: 🦭 selkieawards.org/2024 🦭

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Text: The Selkie Awards, 2024 Shortlist Announcement

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Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 19/07/2024

🦭 Delighted to announce the launch of the Selkie Awards! 🦭 If you're based in Scotland and finished a comic in the past year, we want to hear from you! More information on our website: selkieawards.org #scottishcomics #scottishcomicbookday #smallpress

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