Young Cartoonist of the Year Award

The Young Cartoonist of the Year Award is an annual award given by the Cartoon Museum in London in association with the British Cartoonists' Association to the best young cartoonist, in the category of Under 18 and Under 30.

Young Cartoonist of the Year Award
Young Cartoonist of the Year Award
Awarded forThe best in cartoons
CountryUnited Kingdom
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History

The Young Cartoonist of the Year Award was originally founded as the Mel Calman Young Cartoonist Competition, in memory of the Times cartoonist and Cartoon Art Trust founder. [1] The awards are judged by noted cartoonists including Oliver Preston, Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Matt Pritchett and Comics Laureate Hannah Berry. [1] The competition receives around 1,000 submissions every year. [2] Each winner receives a prize of £250 and a certificate. [3]

Awards

In 2009 the award for Best Cartoonist Under 18 was won by Alexander Hildenborough.[4] In 2017 the award for Best Cartoonist under 30 was won by Ella Baron. [5] In 2020 the Under 30 award was won by Fergus Boylan, and the Under 11 award was won by Daniel Meikle. [1] Past winners include Nick Edwards (2009), New Yorker cartoonist Will McPhail[6] and Matt Buck. [3]

See also

References
  1. The Guardian 30 December 2020 Retrieved 25 August 2021
  2. Nick Newman, The Spectator, 25 July 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2021
  3. Banbury Guardian 6 January 2021 Retrieved 31 August 2021
  4. BBC News 7 December 2009 Retrieved 28 August 2021
  5. www.thejc.com 9 November 2017 Retrieved 27 August 2021
  6. BBC news 10 March 2019 Retrieved 31 August 2021
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