Submissions are NOW open!
The Deadline for Entries is FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025.
(Must be received by FRIDAY, January 31, 2025 11:59:59 PM Eastern)
Welcome GCA SUBMitters!
Have you or one of your favorite creators published a comic in calendar year 2024 that you feel is worthy of recognition? If so, this is your chance to share your opinion with the judges involved with the Glyph Comics Awards. ECBACC, Inc. is currently accepting submissions for award nominees from you; our devoted fans, friends and convention family; to be recognized at the upcoming 20th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention Reception and Kick-off on Friday, May 16, 2025. ECBACC is looking for comics that represent the best made either by, for, or about African-descended people.
Eligibility
Any comics publisher – small, large, corporate, independent, self-published – as well as online comic creators and cartoonists for newspapers and other periodicals, are invited to submit Black-themed material released from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, for consideration for award recognition. The Committee defines Black-themed work as any comic with any combination of the following: a Black protagonist(s), or at least a Black character(s) pivotal to the direction of the story; a setting(s) or a theme(s) that explores the Black experience within the United States and/or abroad, past, present, and/or future; and/or a comic of any kind written and/or illustrated by a Black creator(s).
Method of Entry
Being an official GCA Submitter will require you to send your work directly to GCA Submissions Dropbox.
HARD COPIES ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED. Online comic creators and newspaper/periodical cartoonists with websites can send a direct URL link to their site or page. Daily cartoonists must have a minimum of one month’s work archived and available for viewing; weekly cartoonists a minimum of two months. Each copy of your submitted publication must be accompanied by an official GCA Submission Form. Online comic creators and newspaper/periodical cartoonists with websites can send a direct URL link to their site or page. Daily cartoonists must have a minimum of one month’s work archived and available for viewing; weekly cartoonists a minimum of two months.
HARD COPIES ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED. Online comic creators and newspaper/periodical cartoonists with websites can send a direct URL link to their site or page. Daily cartoonists must have a minimum of one month’s work archived and available for viewing; weekly cartoonists a minimum of two months. Each copy of your submitted publication must be accompanied by an official GCA Submission Form. Online comic creators and newspaper/periodical cartoonists with websites can send a direct URL link to their site or page. Daily cartoonists must have a minimum of one month’s work archived and available for viewing; weekly cartoonists a minimum of two months.
Fill Out your Form here! Things just got easier! The GCA Submissions form is now an online version! There is nothing to upload. You can simply fill out an official GCA Submissions Form here!
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submit publication & Form here! Please use the official GCA Submissions Dropbox link below. Before pressing the “SEND NOW!” Button, be sure to add your email address within the “Optional Message” window.
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