Everyone at The Doug Wright Awards devotes a lot of thought and heart into everything that we do, and as a result we feel immensely proud of all of our nominees — so much so that we feel like we know them. But we realise that many of you may not know as much about [...]

Everyone at The Doug Wright Awards devotes a lot of thought and heart into everything that we do, and as a result we feel immensely proud of all of our nominees — so much so that we feel like we know them. But we realise that many of you may not know as much about [...]

Everyone at The Doug Wright Awards devotes a lot of thought and heart into everything that we do, and as a result we feel immensely proud of all of our nominees — so much so that we feel like we know them. But we realise that many of you may have no idea who these [...]

So these are going in the mail today. Every year the Wright Awards asks a cartoonist to design our official invitation which we send out to each of the nominees. In an age of instant and often informal communication, we think it’s a nice touch. Chester Brown did it in 2011, then the amazing Hot [...]

As many of you know, Scott Thompson is hosting the Doug Wright Awards this year — and we couldn’t be more excited about it. We’re so excited that we recruited two of Canada’s top cartoonists — Chester Brown and Maurice Vellekoop — to draw the Kids in the Hall and Hannibal star for us. Not [...]

April 23, 2013 – Seth (Clyde Fans, Palookaville) and Chester Brown (Paying For It, Louis Riel) headline the 2013 Doug Wright Awards All-Canadian All-Star Art Auction, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a one-of-a-kind original by some of the comics world’s finest talents. Beginning April 22 at 8:00 p.m. EST one of 16 pieces of original [...]

Toronto, April 17, 2012 – The Doug Wright Awards, Canada’s biggest night in comics, is proud to announce that actor/comedian Scott Thompson will be the host for its 9th annual awards ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Toronto. Known for his starring roles in the CBC Television shows The Kids in the Hall and Death Come [...]

April 9, 2013 — The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning is pleased to announce its 2013 jury, a diverse list of cartoonists, writers, broadcasters, artists and musicians drawn from Montreal’s celebrated cultural community. Julie Delporte Born in Saint-Malo, France in 1983 Julie Delporte currently lives in Montreal where she publishes books and zines with [...]

As we prepare to mount our 9th annual awards ceremony, I can’t help but indulge in a bit of nostalgia: whether that means looking over old photos, poster art (like this Chester Brown original from the 2nd annual ceremony) or our yearly Best Book videos. That got me thinking of our very first ceremony back [...]

Renowned Quebec cartoonist Albert Chartier to be inducted into Hall of Fame Toronto, ON — The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning are proud to announce their 2013 finalists. The nominees for the 9th annual awards include industry stalwarts (Michel Rabagliati, David Collier), past winners (Ethan Rilly, Michael DeForge, Michael Comeau) and an exciting pack [...]