BOOKS

WINNER 2020 VERONIKA MUCHITSCH, Cyberman: An On-screen Documentary (Myriad, 2022)
 ‘Unlike any book you will ever have read before. Genuinely unique, from cover to cover.’ – Simon Chadwick, Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain

WINNER 2020 VERONIKA MUCHITSCH, Cyberman: An On-screen Documentary (Myriad, 2022)
 ‘Unlike any book you will ever have read before. Genuinely unique, from cover to cover.’ – Simon Chadwick, Cartoonists’ Club of Great Britain

WINNER 2018 JENNY ROBINS, Biscuits (Myriad, 2020)
 ‘A delicious, grin-inducing joy – as well as one of the most effortlessly accessible and all-inclusive celebrations of friendships that I’ve ever been blessed to stumble across.’ – Stephen Holland,

WINNER 2018 JENNY ROBINS, Biscuits (Myriad, 2020)
 ‘A delicious, grin-inducing joy – as well as one of the most effortlessly accessible and all-inclusive celebrations of friendships that I’ve ever been blessed to stumble across.’ – Stephen Holland, page 45

WINNER 2014 JADE SARSON , For the Love of God, Marie! (Myriad, 2016) 
‘A sex comedy unlike any you’ve experienced before; Myriad’s exemplary run of showcasing exciting new graphic novelists continues apace.’ – Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

WINNER 2014 JADE SARSON , For the Love of God, Marie! (Myriad, 2016) 
‘A sex comedy unlike any you’ve experienced before; Myriad’s exemplary run of showcasing exciting new graphic novelists continues apace.’ – Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

WINNER 2012 GARETH BROOKES, The Black Project (Myriad, 2013)
 ‘A landmark, once read, not easily forgotten. At times, you won’t quite believe what you are reading and seeing, all executed in embroidery and lino- cuts. exquisite, excruciating and exc

WINNER 2012 GARETH BROOKES, The Black Project (Myriad, 2013)
 ‘A landmark, once read, not easily forgotten. At times, you won’t quite believe what you are reading and seeing, all executed in embroidery and lino- cuts. exquisite, excruciating and exceptional.’ – Paul Gravett

2014 HENNY BEAUMONT, Hole in The Heart (Myriad, 2016) ‘Brutally honest, and ultimately uplifting... Hole in the Heart is a deeply affecting graphic novel... No matter the audience, the book’s message is universal.’ Foreword

2014 HENNY BEAUMONT, Hole in The Heart (Myriad, 2016) ‘Brutally honest, and ultimately uplifting... Hole in the Heart is a deeply affecting graphic novel... No matter the audience, the book’s message is universal.’ Foreword

2012 HANNAH EATON, Naming Monsters (Myriad, 2013) ‘Cutting through the darkness and dysfunction are humour and hope… an open heart anchors the work.’ – Kirkus Reviews

2012 HANNAH EATON, Naming Monsters (Myriad, 2013) ‘Cutting through the darkness and dysfunction are humour and hope… an open heart anchors the work.’ – Kirkus Reviews

2018 SABBA KHAN The Roles We Play (Myriad, 2021) Winner — Jhalak Prize 2022; Guardian Graphic Novels of the Year 2021; American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults; ‘A powerful debut by a singularly penetrative and eloquent voice.’ P

2018 SABBA KHAN The Roles We Play (Myriad, 2021) Winner — Jhalak Prize 2022; Guardian Graphic Novels of the Year 2021; American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults; ‘A powerful debut by a singularly penetrative and eloquent voice.’ Publishers' Weekly

2018 ZARA SLATTERY Coma (Myriad, 2021) Winner – British Book Design and Production Awards 2021; ‘a hallucinatory masterpiece which tells a tale of tenderness and family love – an incredible work of art, and so important.’ – Graphic Medicine

2018 ZARA SLATTERY Coma (Myriad, 2021) Winner – British Book Design and Production Awards 2021; ‘a hallucinatory masterpiece which tells a tale of tenderness and family love – an incredible work of art, and so important.’ – Graphic Medicine

2012 PAULA KNIGHT The Facts of Life (Myriad, 2017) ‘With humor, penetrating intelligence, and an eye for human details, Knight… explores a difficult subject with compassion.’ – Publishers' Weekly

2012 PAULA KNIGHT The Facts of Life (Myriad, 2017) ‘With humor, penetrating intelligence, and an eye for human details, Knight… explores a difficult subject with compassion.’ – Publishers' Weekly

2012 IAN WILLIAMS, The Bad Doctor (Myriad, 2014) ‘Combines wickedly black humour with subtle characterisation that never fails to engage the audience’s empathy. Graphic medicine with true heart.’ Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

2012 IAN WILLIAMS, The Bad Doctor (Myriad, 2014) ‘Combines wickedly black humour with subtle characterisation that never fails to engage the audience’s empathy. Graphic medicine with true heart.’ Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier

2014 JESSICA MARTIN, Elsie Harris Picture Palace (Miwk, 2016) ‘A gorgeously rendered evocation of a bygone era of the silver screen brought unforgettably to life on the comics page.’ – Broken Frontier

2014 JESSICA MARTIN, Elsie Harris Picture Palace (Miwk, 2016) ‘A gorgeously rendered evocation of a bygone era of the silver screen brought unforgettably to life on the comics page.’ – Broken Frontier

2014 ROBERT WELLS, Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain) (Little, Brown, 2017) ‘Puts the ‘graphic’ in ‘graphic medicine’ with a bleakly witty flourish. Not so much painfully amusing as excruciatingly, squirmingly and eye-wateringly funny.’ – Broken Frontier

2014 ROBERT WELLS, Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain) (Little, Brown, 2017) ‘Puts the ‘graphic’ in ‘graphic medicine’ with a bleakly witty flourish. Not so much painfully amusing as excruciatingly, squirmingly and eye-wateringly funny.’ – Broken Frontier

2018 BLANCHE POPE and CLARRIE POPE, Welcome Home (Minor Compositions, 2022) ‘Amongst the disintegration of a community to make way for modern housing, there is hope and laughter and love [...] An excellent debut book full of heart and humour.’ – Simo

2018 BLANCHE POPE and CLARRIE POPE, Welcome Home (Minor Compositions, 2022) ‘Amongst the disintegration of a community to make way for modern housing, there is hope and laughter and love [...] An excellent debut book full of heart and humour.’ – Simon Chadwick, The Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain

2020 DENISE DORRANCE, Polar Vortex (New River Books, 2024). In the middle of a brutally harsh winter, Susan returns to her claustrophobic hometown in America’s Midwest to organise urgent care for her elderly, dementia-ridden mother before the insuran

2020 DENISE DORRANCE, Polar Vortex (New River Books, 2024). In the middle of a brutally harsh winter, Susan returns to her claustrophobic hometown in America’s Midwest to organise urgent care for her elderly, dementia-ridden mother before the insurance runs out. ‘Magical: a triumph of art and feeling. I loved it. I can’t say enough good things about it. Buy it for everyone you know.’ –Rachel Cooke, Observer

2020 ED FIRTH, Horny & High Vol 1 & 2 (self-published 2021-2023). Chemsex, cruising and heartbreak collide in these adults-only hand-inked stories. ‘Brilliant… this really is one of the best self-published UK comix around.’ –Paul Gravett

2020 ED FIRTH, Horny & High Vol 1 & 2 (self-published 2021-2023). Chemsex, cruising and heartbreak collide in these adults-only hand-inked stories. ‘Brilliant… this really is one of the best self-published UK comix around.’ –Paul Gravett

2020 TOBIAS TAITT and ANTHONY SMITH, Black (Soaring Penguin, 2021) ‘A hidden, secret social history that many people would like to pretend never happened… will keep you in its grip until the last page. It might not let go even then. ’ Woodrow Phoenix

2020 TOBIAS TAITT and ANTHONY SMITH, Black (Soaring Penguin, 2021) ‘A hidden, secret social history that many people would like to pretend never happened… will keep you in its grip until the last page. It might not let go even then. ’ Woodrow Phoenix

LONGLISTED 2018 CAROL ISAACS (THE SURREAL MCCOY), The Wolf of Baghdad – Memoir of a Lost Homeland (Myriad 2020) This graphic memoir of Baghdad's lost Jewish population is a wordless narrative alongside the words and portraits of the author's family.

LONGLISTED 2018 CAROL ISAACS (THE SURREAL MCCOY), The Wolf of Baghdad – Memoir of a Lost Homeland (Myriad 2020) This graphic memoir of Baghdad's lost Jewish population is a wordless narrative alongside the words and portraits of the author's family. The Guardian's Best Books of 2020.

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