Operating on the assumption there will be an actual, for real, people-gathering-in-person Comic-Con International in San Diego this July, we announce the annual call for nominations for the annual Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. In truth, we have plenty of nominations from the past and all will be considered by the judges for this year's two awards. But if you have a new name to throw out for conversation, this is the time to throw it.
This is an award for a body of work as a comic book writer…someone who is or was unrecognized and/or unrewarded for that body of work. It is not for your favorite artist. It is not for someone who wrote a few stories. It is not for someone whose talents have been honored over and over.
It is not for someone who got very, very rich and/or famous writing comics. And the posthumous one is not for someone who is alive. The last two years, we only did posthumous awards and you'd be amazed at the number of people who, for reasons I cannot fathom, nominated writers who were still among the living. One such very-much-alive writer was nominated by his agent who I guess didn't know what the word "posthumous" meant…or maybe he just hadn't talked to his client in a real long time or thought the guy was looking kinda unhealthy.
It is also not for anyone who has received this award in the past. The full list of such people can be read over on this page.
Here's the address for nominations. They will be accepted until April 1 — a shorter span than in years past — at which time all reasonable suggestions will be placed before our Blue Ribbon Judging Committee and we'll pick six names to add to the hallowed ranks. Thank you.