Webcomics may be eligible for any number of literary awards that recognise achievement in comics or literature generally.
The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.
[4] In 2012 and again in 2020, Matt Bors was a finalist for the Pulitzer, for his webcomics that appeared in the online magazine he founded, The Nib.
[5][6] In 2015, Tom Tomorrow was a finalist for the Pulitzer based on his This Modern World comics published by the website Daily Kos.
[7] The Ursa Major Awards relate to furry media, such as video, written works, and comics.
The Weblog Awards were held from 2003 to 2008 and featured a Best Comic Strip category starting in 2006.
Presented by the Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies, the Cartoonist Studio Prize was first awarded in 2013 for work produced during the previous year.
Recipients of the award are determined by the votes of the attendees of the annual Small Press Expo.
Comics published online have won awards in multiple categories, such as Chester 5000 winning Outstanding Series and Hark!
The Joe Shuster Awards recognise Canadian comic creators, retailers and publishers.
[142] The Ringo Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals and fans.
The winners of this main category are below: Penny Arcade (joint winners) Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins penny-arcade.com The Clickburg Webcomic Awards, also called the Clickies, was a Dutch ceremony held four times between 2005 and 2010.
In 2009 and 2010, users of the internet forum The Webcomic List held an amateur award ceremony, where winners of its various categories were selected through a panel of judges.
The ceremony itself was presented in the form of a webcomic, allowing it to spoof televised award shows as well as exhibit sample portions of the awardees.