VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award

Given by Virginia Library Association

153 Works 34,310 Books 2,039 Reviews 4.1
The GNDA celebrates diversity captured within the pages of graphic novels.

Purpose

  • To increase the chance for diverse readers to see themselves within the page
  • To increase the visibility of
show more diversity in graphic novels
  • To recognize quality graphic literature promoting subjects or characters of diversity
  • To support the role of libraries to educate and promote reading
    • Nominations


    • Feature a diverse protagonist (casual or issue-based), a diverse supporting character that impacts the story, or a diverse subject
    • Published in English by a North American “publisher” in the year that will be honored. Self-published nominations are accepted.
    • Be a stand-alone or a story arc. The last volume of a story arc must have been published in the year being honored.
    • Are submitted for only one of these age categories: Youth (ages 6-17) or Adult (ages 18 and up)
    Definition of diversity: Differences both visible and invisible that may separate an individual from the story’s mainstream. The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect.


    Eligible diversity groups may include color/race, ethnicity/nationality, disability whether mental or physical, feminism, ageism, religion, forced minority and LGBT/sexual orientation.


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    Stages:
    All, Winner (16), Honor Book (61), Overfloweth (76)
    Categories:
    All, Adult (76), Youth (77)
    Years:
    All, 2022 (26), 2021 (27), 2020 (15), 2019 (27), 2018 (19), 2017 (20), 2016 (12), 2015 (7)

    Winner 16

    WorkCategoryYear
    I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient, But I'm Fine by HilnamaAdult2022
    Invisible by Christina Diaz GonzalezYouth2022
    Djeliya by Juni BaAdult2021
    The Unfinished Corner (Wonderbound) by Dani ColmanYouth2021
    SFSX, Vol. 1: Protection by Tina HornAdult2020
    The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel by Trung Le NguyenYouth2020
    Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-KimAdult2019
    They Called Us Enemy by George TakeiYouth2019
    Bingo Love by Tee FranklinAdult2018
    Meal by Blue DelliquantiYouth2018
    Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution (Comix Journalism) by Julia AlekseyevaAdult2017
    Pashmina by Nidhi ChananiYouth2017
    Watson and Holmes: Volume 2 by Brandon EastonAdult2016
    March: Book Three by John LewisYouth2016
    Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnickAdult2015
    March: Book Two by John LewisYouth2015

    Honor Book 61

    WorkCategoryYear
    Movements & Moments by Sonja EismannAdult2022
    The Third Person by Emma GroveAdult2022
    Ripple Effects by Jordan Hart (writer/colorist)Adult2022
    My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by MonzusuAdult2022
    Sensory: Life on the Spectrum: An Autistic Comics Anthology by Rebecca OllertonAdult2022
    The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate AshwinYouth2022
    Miss Quinces by Kat FajardoYouth2022
    Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis HancoxYouth2022
    Growing Pangs by Kathryn OrmsbeeYouth2022
    The Tryout: A Graphic Novel by Christina SoontornvatYouth2022
    Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder DhaliwalAdult2021
    Parenthesis by Élodie DurandAdult2021
    Stone Fruit by Lee LaiAdult2021
    Thirsty Mermaids by Kat LeyhAdult2021
    The Thud by Mikaël RossAdult2021
    Himawari House by Harmony BeckerYouth2021
    Living With Viola by Rosena FungYouth2021
    Carlos Gomez Freestyles…Heavy on the Style by Chuck GonzalezYouth2021
    Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab by Priya HuqYouth2021
    The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox OstertagYouth2021
    Dancing After TEN by Vivian ChongAdult2020
    Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger's, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color by Julie DachezAdult2020
    Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons: A TOON Graphic by James Otis SmithYouth2020
    Quince by Emma SteinkellnerYouth2020
    Grease Bats by Archie BongiovanniAdult2019
    PTSD by Guillaume SingelinAdult2019
    Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim SjöblomAdult2019
    Excellence Vol. 1: Kill the Past by Brandon ThomasAdult2019
    Bitter Root Volume 1: Family Business by David F. WalkerAdult2019
    Hot Comb by Ebony FlowersYouth2019
    Pumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellYouth2019
    Survivors of the Holocaust: (A Graphic Novel) by Kath ShackletonYouth2019
    Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko TamakiYouth2019
    The Avant-Guards Vol. 1 by Carly UsdinYouth2019
    Puerto Rico Strong by Vita AyalaAdult2018
    Amla Mater by Devi MenonAdult2018
    My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh TagameAdult2018
    Dumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia WebberAdult2018
    A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie BongiovanniYouth2018
    The Bride was a Boy by ChiiYouth2018
    The Strange by Jérôme RuillierYouth2018
    The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad SellYouth2018
    Ladycastle by Delilah S. DawsonAdult2017
    Lissa: A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship, and Revolution (ethnoGRAPHIC) by Sherine HamdyAdult2017
    Alters, Vol. 1: The Story of Chalice by Paul JenkinsAdult2017
    My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi NagataAdult2017
    My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh TagameAdult2017
    Afar by Leila del DucaYouth2017
    Where's Halmoni? by Julie KimYouth2017
    Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting by Justine PradoYouth2017
    Japanese Notebooks: A Journey to the Empire of Signs by IgortAdult2016
    Your Black Friend by Ben PassmoreAdult2016
    Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline: Revelation (1) (BOOK ONE) by Guy SimsAdult2016
    Paper Girls Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanAdult2016
    Lowriders to the Center of the Earth by Cathy CamperYouth2016
    The Nameless City by Faith Erin HicksYouth2016
    The Infinite Loop by Pierrick ColinetAdult2015
    Virgil by Steve OrlandoAdult2015
    Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie ThrashYouth2015
    Captain Raven and the All-Girl Pirate Crew by Jeremy WhitleyYouth2015
    Flutter, Vol. 2: Don't Let Me Die Nervous by Jennie WoodYouth2015

    Overfloweth 76

    WorkCategoryYear
    New Masters by Shobo CokerAdult2022
    How to Make a Monster: Ugly Memories of Chicago from a South Side Escapee by Casanova Nobody FrankensteinAdult2022
    Shubeik Lubeik by Deena MohamedAdult2022
    Días de Consuelo by Dave OrtegaAdult2022
    Talk to My Back by Murasaki YamadaAdult2022
    Lowriders to the Rescue by Cathy CamperYouth2022
    Amazona by CanizalesYouth2022
    All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa by Richard ConynghamYouth2022
    But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust by Charlotte SchalliéYouth2022
    Ghosts of Science Past by Joseph SierackiYouth2022
    I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - The Graphic Novel by Lauren TarshisYouth2022
    Magical Boy Volume 1: A Graphic Novel by The KaoYouth2022
    Magical Boy Volume 2 by The KaoYouth2022
    DPS Only! by VelinxiYouth2022
    The Day the Klan Came to Town by Bill CampbellAdult2021
    Eighty Days by A.C. EsguerraAdult2021
    The Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-KimAdult2021
    A Man's Skin by HubertAdult2021
    This is How I Disappear by Mirion MalleAdult2021
    Pantomime by Christopher SebelaAdult2021
    Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of (In)fertility by Myriam SteinbergAdult2021
    Just Roll with It: (A Graphic Novel) by Veronica AgarwalYouth2021
    Jukebox by Nidhi ChananiYouth2021
    Manu: A Graphic Novel by Kelly FernándezYouth2021
    Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal FrasierYouth2021
    Borders by Thomas KingYouth2021
    Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia StephensYouth2021
    Four Faces of the Moon by Amanda StrongYouth2021
    A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 4: Road Allowance Era by Katherena VermetteYouth2021
    Killadelphia Volume 1: Sins of the Father (Killadelphia, 1) by Rodney BarnesAdult2020
    Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen by Claire FauvelAdult2020
    Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian StaeblerAdult2020
    Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Kimiko TobimatsuAdult2020
    Odessa (1) by Jonathan HillYouth2020
    The Witch's Hand by Nathan PageYouth2020
    Suncatcher by Jose PimientaYouth2020
    Doodleville by Chad SellYouth2020
    Witchlight by Jessi ZabarskyYouth2020
    La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo, Vol. 1 by Henry BarajasAdult2019
    Waves by Ingrid ChabbertAdult2019
    King of King Court by Travis DandroAdult2019
    Monstress Book One by Marjorie M. LiuAdult2019
    Hawking by Jim OttavianiAdult2019
    Saga Compendium 1 by Brian K. VaughanAdult2019
    Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga by Michael YahgulanaasAdult2019
    Theater of Terror! Revenge of the QueersAdult2019
    Hotel Dare by Terry BlasYouth2019
    Urban Legendz by Paul DownsYouth2019
    The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O'NeillYouth2019
    Witchy by Ariel Slamet RiesYouth2019
    Sincerely, Harriet by Sarah Winifred SearleYouth2019
    Mooncakes by Suzanne WalkerYouth2019
    Stargazing by Jen WangYouth2019
    Tales from la Vida: A Latinx Comics Anthology (Latinographix) by Frederick Luis AldamaAdult2018
    Love Letters to Jane's World by Paige BraddockAdult2018
    Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Ari FolmanAdult2018
    Luisa: Now and Then by Carole MaurelAdult2018
    The Flutter Collection by Jennie WoodAdult2018
    Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope BagieuYouth2018
    My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie JunYouth2018
    Check, Please!, Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi UkazuYouth2018
    On a Sunbeam by Tillie WaldenYouth2018
    Generations by Flavia BiondiAdult2017
    Run For It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom by Marcelo D'SaleteAdult2017
    Motor Crush Volume 1 by Brenden FletcherAdult2017
    (H)afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1–4 by Juliana "Jewels" SmithAdult2017
    Generation Zero Volume 1: We Are the Future by Fred Van LenteAdult2017
    Ghost Friends Forever #1 by Monica GallagherYouth2017
    Star Scouts by Mike LawrenceYouth2017
    M.F.K. (1) by Nilah MagruderYouth2017
    The Backstagers, Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IVYouth2017
    Spinning by Tillie WaldenYouth2017
    Gumballs by Erin NationsAdult2016
    The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage Vol. 1 by Jen Van MeterAdult2016
    Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine by Jody HouserYouth2016
    Agents of the Realm by Mildren LouisYouth2016

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