From the press release:

Stumptown Comics Fest is proud to announce the final list of 2011 nominees for the Stumptown Comic Arts Awards as chosen by our panel of judges. And they are . . .

Best Artist:

Emily Carroll - His Face All Read
http://emcarroll.com/comics/faceallred/01.html
Roman Muradov - Etc and A Cave
http://www.bluebed.net/projects/a-cave/
Stuart Immonen - Moving Pictures
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/moving-pictures/647
Brian Hurtt - The Sixth Gun
http://www.onipress.com/title/sixth-gun-cold-dead-fingers
Brecht Evans - Night Animals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/night-animals/649

Best Writer:

Carla Speed McNeil - Finder: Voice
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/17-402/Finder-Voice
Cullen Bunn - The Sixth Gun
http://www.onipress.com/title/sixth-gun-cold-dead-fingers
Greg Rucka - Stumptown
http://www.onipress.com/series/stumptown
Aaron Renier - The Unsinkable Walker Bean
http://us.macmillan.com/theunsinkablewalkerbean
Ben Marra - Benjamin Marra’s The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Down (A Work of Satire and Fiction)
http://www.traditionalcomics.com/

Best Cartoonist:

Carla Speed McNeil - Finder: Voice
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/17-402/Finder-Voice
Johnny Ryan - Prison Pit Vol. 2
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1915&category_id=223&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62
Sarah Glidden - How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
http://www.smallnoises.com/comics/how-to-understand-israel-prevew/
Bryan Lee O’Mlley - Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour
http://www.scottpilgrim.com/
Adam Hines - Duncan the Wonder Dog
http://www.adhousebooks.com/books/duncan.html

Best Letter:

Johnny Ryan - Prison Pit Vol. 2
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1915&category_id=223&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62
Madeline Flores - The Girl and the Gorilla
http://blankslatebooks.bigcartel.com/product/the-girl-and-the-gorilla-madeleine-flores
Carla Speed McNeil - Finder: Voice
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/17-402/Finder-Voice
Aaron Renier - The Unsinkable Walker Bean
http://us.macmillan.com/theunsinkablewalkerbean
Brittney Sabo - Francis Sharp in the Grip of the Uncanny, Vol. 1
http://www.bsabo.com/francissharp/

Best Colorist:

Brecht Evans - Night Animals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/night-animals/649
Emily Carroll - His Face All Read
http://emcarroll.com/comics/faceallred/01.html
Alec Longstreth - The Unsinkable Walker Bean
http://us.macmillan.com/theunsinkablewalkerbean
Ben Costa - Pang: The Wandering Shaolin Monk
http://www.shilongpang.com/
Sarah Glidden - How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
http://www.smallnoises.com/comics/how-to-understand-israel-prevew/

Best Publication Design:

Zack Soto - StudyGroup12 #4
http://www.zacksoto.com/studygroup12-4/2010/11/18/studygroup12-the-press-release.html
Brecht Evans - Night Animals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/night-animals/649
Michael DeForge - Spotting Deer
http://michaeldeforge.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/spotting-deer-koyama-press/
Jason Little - Motel Art Improvement Service
http://www.beecomix.com/comics/index2.htm
Elizabeth M. Pusack - Pretty Ugly
http://nosebledbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/prettyugly-no1.html

Best Anthology:

StudyGroup12 #4 - Zack Soto
http://www.zacksoto.com/studygroup12-4/2010/11/18/studygroup12-the-press-release.html
Gazeta: Comics from Bangkok to Belgrade - Lisa Mangum and Maria Sputnik
http://www.gazetacomics.com/
Elfworld #1 - Francois Vigneault
http://www.family-style.com/elfworld.html
AX: A Collection of Alternative Manga - Sean Michael
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/ax-vol-1-a-collection-of-alternative-manga/645
Nix Comics Quarterly - Ken Eppstein
http://www.nixcomics.com/pages/index.php?pageId=104

Best Small Press:

I Want You #2 - Lisa Hanawalt
http://lisahanawalt.com/store
Green Monk - Brandon Dayton
http://brandondayton.com/website/green-monk/
The Whale - Aidan Koch
http://www.aidankoch.com/index.php?/project/buy/
Flesh and Bone- Julia Gfrörer
http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com/books/fleshandbone/pages/fleshandbone.html
Layered Jacket - Corey Lewis
http://reyyy.com/comics/layered-jacket/

Best New Talent:

Michael DeForge
http://michaeldeforge.wordpress.com/
Adam Hines
http://www.geneva-street.com/duncanthewonderdog/
Emi Lenox
http://www.emitown.blogspot.com/
Sarah Oleksyk
http://saraholeksyk.com/
Julia Gfrörer
http://www.thorazos.net/

Reader’s Choice:

Voters are asked to list up to three of their favorite comics from April 2010 to April 2011. Any graphic novel, trade paper back collection, single issue or ongoing series, small press or online - whatever title has the most votes as determined by the readers will win this special prize.

To vote in this year’s awards, please visit: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/awards_ballot

After voting, you will receive an email which must be confirmed in order for your vote to be counted.

Judges for the 2011 Stumptown Comics Awards are: Michael Allred (Madman), Brandon Graham (King City), Laura Hudson (Editor, ComicsAlliance.com), Michael Ring (Owner, Bridge City Comics), and Jason Leivian (Owner, Floating World Comics).

About Stumptown Comics Fest:

The Stumptown Comics Fest is the largest creator-focused comics convention in the Pacific Northwest. The event will be held on April 16-17, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center. Check stumptowncomics.com for further information, and follow us on Twitter at @StumptownComics and on Facebook for the latest news and announcements about the schedule, exhibitor lists, and much more.

Questions can be directed to Aaron Colter at [email protected] or Indigo Kelleigh at [email protected].

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