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.
"[1] The awards were presented at San Diego Comic-Con from 1997 to 2007, at the MoCCA Festival in 2008[2]–2009,[3] and the Long Beach Comic Con in 2010.
[7] In the Awards' penultimate year, 2009, a judges panel provided "the list of nominees," and "then the public ... [voted] for the winners in each category.
"[3] The 2009 judges were Brigid Alverson, Jennifer Babcock, Abby Denson, Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Chris Eberle, Karen Green, and Robert Randle.
"[1] "Nominees must have published comic book, strip, or editorial cartoon work, whether self-published, company-published, or net-published.