Friends of Lulu Awards announced

The Friends of Lulu, an organization dedicated to promoting comics work by, for, and about women, have announced the winners of their annual Lulu awards. They are:

Kim Yale Award For Best New Talent: Kate Beaton for Hark, a Vagrant

Lulu of the Year: Danielle Corsetto for Girls with Slingshots

Woman of Distinction: Joanne Carter Siegel

Leah Adezio Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work: Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale

Female Comic Creator’s Hall of Fame: Gail Simone

Best Female Character: Monica Villarreal, from Wapsi Square by Paul Taylor

Volunteer of The Year: Marion Vitus

This is mostly a mature bunch, but Wapsi Square bills itself as a YA webcomic, and Kate Beaton’s work is pretty teen-friendly as well, especially for teens who are suffering through history class.

Full disclosure: I was a judge for the awards, although most of my nominations didn’t win (I picked Rapunzel’s Revenge for best female character).

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