List of Lulu Award winners


The Lulu Awards were a group of literary awards in the field of comics, presented by the Friends of Lulu from 1997 to 2010. The awards were intended to "recognize the people and projects that help open the eyes and minds to the amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women." The awards were presented at San Diego Comic-Con from 1997 to 2007, at the MoCCA Festival in 2008–2009, and the Long Beach Comic Con in 2010.

Award categories and voting process

The awards were separated into five categories: Lulu of the Year, Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent, Volunteer of the Year Award, Women of Distinction Award, and the Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame. In 2009, two additional awards were created: the Leah Adezio Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work and Best Female Character.
Originally, award nominations and voting were limited to Friends of Lulu dues-paying members. In 2007, nominations were opened for the first time to non-members. In the Awards' penultimate year, 2009, a judges panel provided "the list of nominees," and "then the public... for the winners in each category." The 2009 judges were Brigid Alverson, Jennifer Babcock, Abby Denson, Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Chris Eberle, Karen Green, and Robert Randle.

Award winners and nominees

Lulu of the Year

The Lulu of the Year honor went to creator, book, or other projects "whose work best exemplifies Friends of Lulu’s mission." "Nominees must have published comic book, strip, or editorial cartoon work, whether self-published, company-published, or net-published."
"Nominees must have published comic book, strip, or editorial cartoon work, whether self-published, company-published, or net-published. An individual cannot win more than once." In 2010, shortly before the demise of the Friends of Lulu, the Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame was renamed The Female Cartoonists and Comic Book Writers Hall of Fame.
  • 1997 Marie Severin, EC and Marvel Comics
  • *Marge Henderson Buell, creator of Little Lulu
  • *Edwina Dumm
  • *Ramona Fradon, Silver Age artist and Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip
  • *Dale Messick, creator, Brenda Starr, Reporter
  • 1998 Dale Messick, Brenda Starr, Reporter
  • *Marjorie Henderson Buell
  • *Ramona Fradon
  • *Lynn Johnston, For Better or For Worse
  • *Trina Robbins, cartoonist; author, A Century of Women Superheroes
  • 1999 Ramona Fradon
  • *Marge Henderson Buell
  • *Lynn Johnston
  • *Trina Robbins
  • 2000 Marge Henderson Buell
  • *Fran Hopper,
  • *Tarpe Mills,
  • *Lily Renee
  • *Hilda Terry, Teena
  • *Rumiko Takahashi, Ranma ½, Urusei Yatsura, other manga
  • 2001 'Trina Robbins and Hilda Terry
  • *Roberta Gregory
  • *Lea Hernandez
  • *Lynn Johnston
  • *Lee Marrs
  • *Linda Medley
  • *Wendy Pini, Elfquest
  • *Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek
  • *Dori Seda
  • *Rumiko Takahashi
  • 2002 Lynn Johnston
  • *Nell Brinkley, early 20th century cartoonist/illustrator
  • *Wendy Pini, Elfquest
  • *Barb Rausch, Barbie
  • *Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek
  • *Rumiko Takahashi
  • 2003 Wendy Pini
  • *Lynda Barry, Marlys and One! Hundred! Demons!
  • *Barb Rausch, Vicki Valentine and Barbie
  • *Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek
  • *Rumiko Takahashi
  • 2004 Lynda Barry
  • *Amanda Conner, Vampirella, Soulsearchers & Co.
  • *Barb Rausch
  • *Dorothy Woolfolk Roubicek
  • *Rumiko Takahashi
  • 2005 Rumiko Takahashi
  • *Nell Brinkley, The Three Graces
  • *Amanda Conner
  • *Phoebe Gloeckner, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
  • * Donna Barr, A Fine Line Press
  • *Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother, Death: At Death’s Door
  • 2006 Roberta Gregory
  • * Phoebe Gloeckner
  • * Linda Medley
  • * Rose O'Neill
  • * Jill Thompson
  • * Carol Tyler
  • 2007 Colleen Doran
  • * Lily Renee Phillips
  • * Donna Barr
  • 2008 Nell Brinkley
  • * Marty Links
  • * Tarpe Mills
  • * Louise Simonson
  • 2009 Gail Simone
  • 2010 Alison Bechdel'
  • * Carla Speed McNeil
  • * Louise Simonson
  • * Devin Grayson
  • * Zelda Mavin Jackson aka Jackie Ormes
  • * Diana Nock
  • * Athena Currier
  • * Roz Chast
  • * Dori Seda

    Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent

"Awarded to a woman who has worked in the comic book & comic strip industry for less than two years. The category named for a comic book writer & Friends of Lulu founding member who died in 1997."
  • 1997 Jessica Abel, Artbabe
  • *Jen Benka, Manya
  • *Ariel Bordeaux, Deep Girl
  • *Kris Dresen, Manya; Action Girl
  • *Jennifer Graves, Robin; Supergirl
  • *Kathryn Hyatt, Marilyn: The Story of a Woman
  • *Carla Speed McNeil, Finder, Shanda the Panda
  • *Ursula O'Steen, Girl Talk, Pure Friction
  • *Elizabeth Watasin, A-Girl, Action Girl
  • *Christina Z, Witchblade
  • 1998 Carla Speed McNeil, Finder
  • *Jenny Gonzalez, Kronikle Komix
  • *Devin Grayson, Catwoman
  • *Tara Jenkins, Galaxion
  • *Ariel Schrag, Definition; Potential
  • 1999 Devin Grayson, Catwoman, Black Widow
  • *Dawn Brown, Little Red Hot
  • *Chynna Clugston-Major, "Blue Monday" in Action Girl and Oni Double Feature
  • *Jane Fisher & Kirsten Petersen, WJHC
  • *Rachel Hartman, Amy Unbounded
  • *Ariel Schrag, Definition; Potential
  • *Jen Sorensen, Slowpoke
  • *Tara Tallan, Galaxion
  • *Maggie Whorf, BoHoS
  • 2000 Rachel Hartman
  • *Kalah Allen
  • *Rachel Nacion, misspelled "Rachel Ancion"
  • *Suzanne Baumann, misspelled "Suzanne Bowman"
  • *Chynna Clugston-Major
  • *Leela Corman, misspelled "Leelah Corman"
  • *Alison Williams
  • 2001 Anne Timmons
  • *Fiona Avery
  • *Robyn Chapman
  • *Catherine Doherty
  • *Rachel Dodson
  • *Jennifer Feinberg
  • *Shaenon K. Garrity
  • *Rebecca Guay
  • *Gisele Lagace
  • *Gail Simone
  • *Jen Sorenson
  • *Elizabeth Watasin
  • 2002 'Gisele Lagace and Ashley-Jane Nicolaus
  • *Dorothy Gambrell
  • *Layla Lawlor
  • *Lark Pien
  • 2003 Raina Telgemeier
  • *Layla Lawlor
  • *Jenn Manley Lee
  • *Joanne Mutch
  • *Justine Shaw
  • 2004 Lark Pien
  • *Sara Beeves
  • *Dylan Meconis
  • *Christina Weir
  • 2005 Vera Brosgol
  • *Stephanie Freese
  • *Dorothy Gambrell
  • *Emily Horne
  • *Tintin Pantoja
  • 2006 Leigh Dragoon
  • * Hope Larson
  • * Clio Chiang, misspelled "Clio Chang"
  • * Liz Prince
  • * MK Reed
  • 2007 Rachel Nabors
  • * June Kim
  • * Rivkah
  • * Joëlle Jones
  • 2008 Martina Fugazzotto
  • * Kiki Jones
  • * Julia Wertz
  • 2009 Kate Beaton, for Hark! A Vagrant
  • 2010 Kathryn Immonen': Runaways
  • * Von Allan: The Road To God Knows
  • * Tory Woollcott: Mirror Mind
  • * Diana Nock: The Intrepid Girlbot
  • * Athena Currier: Action Athena
  • * Lisa Hanawalt: I Want You
  • * Carolyn Belefski: ''Curls''