GRAPHIC SHORT STORY PRIZE

Are you an aspiring graphic novelist? Do you have an original story to tell? Since 2007, The Observer newspaper, in association with publisher Jonathan Cape and the Comica Festival, has held an annual graphic short-story competition offering a £1,000 cash prize and the chance to see your story printed in The Observer.

2009 COMPETITION

The third annual Graphic Short Story Prize attracted over 300 entries. The first prize went to the vividly captured and tender story Paint by Vivien McDermid, which the judges thought was a touching portrayal of mother with a small toddler. More...

2008 COMPETITION

There were 240 entries for the 2008 Graphic Short Story Prize, now in its second year, and the standard was superb. The judges were unanimous in awarding the prize to Julian Hanshaw for his haunting, evocative and beautifully drawn story, Sand Dunes and Sonic Booms. More...

2007 COMPETITION

In 2007 the Graphic Short Story Prize was launched by The Observer in association with Jonathan Cape and the Comica Festival, with the aim of celebrating the art of the graphic novel and to offer a platform for the graphic novelists of the future to emerge. The £1,000 prize was won by Catherine Brighton for her story Away In A Manger. More...