Michael Cavna
Michael Cavna is an American cartoonist and "Comic Riffs" columnist for The Washington Post.
His "Wise Up" cartoon launched the viral #Draw4Atena campaign in 2015 on behalf of jailed Iranian artist Atena Farghadani.[1]
His column has received more than a dozen national awards from the Society for Features Journalism, in 2013,[2] 2014,[3] 2015[4], 2016[5] and 2017.[6]
Cavna wrote the Harvey Award-nominated journalism profile for the Eisner Award-nominated book Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's.[7] He was the emcee and co-programmer of the first-ever "Graphic Novel Night" Pavilion at the Library of Congress's 2014 National Book Festival[8] -- a role he continues.
In February 2015, Cavna began a cartoon that was updated monthly to mark the 545-day detention of American-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post;[9] the National Press Club (United States) used the cartoon to raise awareness about Rezaian's case.[10]
In April 2016, his "Comic Riffs" column was an Eisner Award[11] finalist for journalism.
In April 2017, his "Comic Riffs" columns received a National Headliner Award[12] for lifestyle writing.
In May 2017, "Comic Riffs" received a second Eisner Award[13] nomination for journalism.
References
- ^ Walsh, James (June 12, 2015). "#Draw4Atena: add your cartoons in support of the jailed Iranian artist". The Guardian. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Winners Announced: 25th Annual Features Journalism Contest". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Gardner, Alan. "SPJ Awards Go to Cavna (x3) and Racine". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "SFJ Honors the Best in Features Journalism". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Society for Features Journalism Honors the Best in Its Field". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Congratulations to 2017 Excellence in Features Writing Winners". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Sparks, Chris (June 5, 2012). Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 1449419666. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Gavin, Jennifer. "Stellar graphic novelists to appear". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin. "This illustration counts the days since Jason Rezaian was arrested". Poynter media. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ National Press Club. "2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K". Press,org. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "2016 Eisner Awards nominees". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Local cartoonists Medina and Cavna win Headliner Awards". Comics DC. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Eisner Awards nominees". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved May 4, 2017.