Positive Spirit and Determination: Debra Jane Shelly

Debra Jane Shelly (April 23, 1974-January 25, 2014) Everyone involved with The Joe Shuster Awards are in shock and deeply saddened to hear the news that Debra Jane Shelly passed peacefully in her sleep Saturday afternoon from an epileptic seizure. Deb was the light and partner for our co-founder and Associate Director, Kevin Boyd. The… Read More Positive Spirit and Determination: Debra Jane Shelly

Debra Jane Shelly

The Joe Shuster Awards lost a true friend & advocate this week when Debra Jane Shelly passed. Deb was the light & partner of our Co-Founder & Associate Director, Kevin Boyd. We will post more personal reflections on Deb at a later time.  We wanted to post this notice from her family. Everyone involved with… Read More Debra Jane Shelly

Gene Day Award 2014 – Now Accepting Submissions.

Please note: We are now accepting 2013 self-published works for consideration in 2014. “Gene Day really showed me that success in a creative field is a matter of hard work and productivity and persistence.” (Cerebus creator and self-publisher Dave Sim) The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing honours Canadian comic book creators who self-published their work… Read More Gene Day Award 2014 – Now Accepting Submissions.