The Egghead is a Canadian literary award for comics and graphic novels aimed at children aged 12 and under. It is a part of the Doug Wright Awards, and has been given out annually since 2020.
History The award was established in 2020. Previously, works aimed at a child audience could compete for the other Doug Wright awards, with the Egghead being created after people believed that child-oriented works were unique enough to have their own category. The award's title is taken from the initial planned name for Doug Wright's comic strip character Nipper.
Winner and nominees +YearTitleAuthorPublisherResultReference2026Howler Reef and Nancy DeasOrca Book PublishersWinnerWay off Track and Claudia Dávila Kids Can PressFinalistFantastic Lou Tundra BooksPaisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm and Mike DeasOwlkidsMy Sister the WerebeastFirst Second2025Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival , Alina Pete, Jillian DolanOrca Book PublishersWinnerAlterations Union Square KidsFinalistThe New Girl Graphix/ScholasticThe Racc Pack , Whitney Gardner Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersThe Shit Witch Self-published2024Otis & PeanutNaseem Hrab and Kelly CollierOwlkidsWinnerThunderBoom and Claudia Dávila Kids Can PressFinalistPluto Rocket: New in TownTundra BooksHockey Girl Loves Drama Boy First SecondBad Medicine Emanata/Conundrum2023You Know, Sex and Fiona SmythTriangle SquareWinnerScout is Not a Band Kid Random House GraphicFinalistPaws: Mindy Makes Some Space and Nathan Fairbairn RazorbillSuper Family! (Simon and Chester Book 3)Tundra BooksThe Flamingo Guojing Random House Studio2022Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall Dial Books for Young ReadersWinnerSimon and Chester: Super Sleepover! Tundra BooksFinalistOtter Lagoon and Nancy DeasOrca Book PublishersLiving with ViolaAnnick PressOver the Shop and Qin LengCandlewick PressEtty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem Tundra Books2021A Slug Story , Hana Kujawa, Claude St. Aubin, and Lovern KindzierskiRenegade Arts EntertainmentWinnerThe Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt and Byron Eggenschwiler Tundra BooksFinalistOkay, Universe: Chronicles of a Woman in Politics and Delphie Côté-Lacroix Drawn & QuarterlyGrandmother School and Ellen Rooney Orca Book PublishersSwift Fox All Along and Maya McKibbin Annick Press2020The Worst Book Ever Drawn & QuarterlyWinnerBrick Breaks FreeSelf-publishedFinalistLunch QuestKoyama PressDakwäkãda WarriorsConundrum PressAlma and the BeastTundra Books
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