New York City high school seniors have the chance to express themselves and take home up to a $10,000 scholarship for their original comics work, but they’ll need to act soon — entries in the contest must be postmarked by…
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CBLDF is committed to supporting the comics community. Fill out our form to request assistance or report censorship today!
Yang’s “Reading Without Walls” to Become Annual Program
When Gene Luen Yang was appointed last year as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he chose a platform of “Reading Without Walls,” which encourages readers to choose books that touch on experiences different from their own. Now entering the…
Celebrate Image Day With Signed Walking Dead, Nameless, Wytches, and More!
Celebrate 25 years of Image with signed books, including The Walking Dead Volume One Hardcover signed by Charlie Adlard, Nameless Deluxe Hardcover signed by Grant Morrison, Southern Bastards Volume One signed by Jason Aaron, Saga Volume One Deluxe Hardcover signed by Brian K. Vaughan, Wytches signed by Jock or Scott Snyder, and more! Image, a long-time supporter of…
VICTORY in Virginia: State Board Rejects Classroom Censorship Proposal
VICTORY in Virginia! At a meeting last week, the state Board of Education rejected a proposed regulation that would have required schools to warn parents about educational materials containing “sexually explicit” content. CBLDF and our partners in the National Coalition…
New York Times to Drop Bestseller Lists for Graphic Novels and Manga
The New York Times announced without much fanfare last week that its bestseller lists for graphic books and manga will soon be discontinued, sending shockwaves through the publishing industry and some librarians scrambling to find alternate barometers of public demand…
YALSA Announces Great Graphic Novels for 2017
The Young Adult Library Services Association’s latest annual list of Great Graphic Novels is out! Books are nominated for inclusion on the list by members of YALSA, a division of the American Library Association, and then voted on by a committee made…