Announcing the Fall 2021 Finalists

Negative Space Comics is proud to announce our first-ever Comic Book Writing Competition Finalists!

We are so proud of the work we have read from the authors listed here.
We’d love to thank our Judges for all their work: Heather Antos, Brian Hawkins, Plaid Klaus, and Fernando Pinto.

Here are the Comic Book Writing Competition Finalists
(in alphabetical order based on the project name)

Everyday Magus, by Sean Murphy & Kelly D. La Croix
Major Tomás, by Omar Morales
Rocket Punch Siouxsie: 4884 A.X., by Robby Melendez
The Trenchstalker, by C. Brennan Knight
Unrotten, by Daniel D. Calvo

Negative Space Comic Book Writing Competition Finalist Badge

Our Grand Prize winner — one writer from this very special group — will meet with our 3 Mentors and learn how to move their career forward! The others will get a free seat in the upcoming Gotham Writers class Comics and Graphic Novels. Want to join our finalists in this weekend intensive? Learn more & sign up!

Comics and Graphic Novels Weekend Intensive: February 26 and 27, 1-4pm (EST)
Taught by Teresa Wong, author of the graphic memoir Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression (Arsenal Pulp Press).

All in all, this competition embodied what Negative Space Comics’ mission aims to accomplish. We are here to open new paths for comic book writers, and to give the tools for aspiring creators to grow and thrive in the comic book industry. Our first competition is doing exactly that!

We will be crowning our Grand Prize Winner on February 7 — subscribe to our newsletter to hear the news the second it goes out.

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