elementsanthology: Phew, I guess this post is better late than never. I’ve been slowing catchi
elementsanthology: Phew, I guess this post is better late than never. I’ve been slowing catching up with life post win. However, it is my esteemed honor to announce that at the 30th annual Will Eisner Award Ceremony, WE WON!!!! WE WON THE EISNER FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY!!! Thank you to everyone for your support!!! Your kind messages!!! And most of all, believing in our FIRE!!! [My Eisner Speech Transcribed] I have been trying to write a speech in the actuality that “we” won, and well here I am with an invocation. Tonight I summon my personal demons. my insecurities, and tell them to bare witness to this moment. Here, I hold this award in honor of 32 creators of color who believed in our collective power to tell stories where “we” are the main characters. Tonight, I hold this award in honor of the countless untold sacrifices by queer creators of color who aren’t here to stand with me. I hold this award and I declare war on an antiquated mentality that tells us our voices and stories aren’t “profitable” enough. We welcome you to reconsider, to come bare us offerings, only to receive our refusals. We’re not waiting for you to catch up anymore. We are here, we have always been here, and we will do as you’ve always told us. “We’ll make it ourselves.” Just don’t be surprised by what comes next. Because in this time of turmoil we need diverse creators just as much as we need diverse books. Representation matters more than just in a fill bucket. Thank you. We hope you will join us again, as we return with ELEMENTS: Earth on July 30th. Keep an eye on the site for submissions information and thank you again for supporting this amazing endeavor. WE NEED DIVERSE CREATORS JUST AS MUCH AS WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS! -- source link
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