{"id":9140,"date":"2018-10-10T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T23:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2018-10-12T18:52:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T23:52:59","slug":"inkwell-awards-overhauls-nomination-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/10\/inkwell-awards-overhauls-nomination-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Inkwell Awards Overhauls Nomination Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New Bedford, MA\/USA\u2014<\/em>\u00a0<em>October 10<\/em><em>, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">After 10 years, the Inkwell Awards, a non-profit organization devoted to public education and promotion of the art of comic-book\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723&amp;id=a9084dfd09&amp;e=afd6d1f166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723%26id%3Da9084dfd09%26e%3Dafd6d1f166&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539474657164000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGF5J4YrksVNrJe__osxcbOoB2euw\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">inking<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">, has changed its nomination procedure for its annual awards. For the first time, ink artists (\u201cinkers\u201d) are now invited to submit their work for consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Previously, all award nominees in the Inkwells&#8217; five categories were chosen exclusively by a volunteer Nomination Committee (\u201cNomCom\u201d), composed of various industry professionals, journalists, reviewers and supporters. This year, inkers (or their agents\/publishers) may submit two to three pages of interior art from American comic books cover-dated 2018 for each category. Those will be evaluated by the NomCom, who will choose a minimum of two names and may also submit up to four of their own, per category. The Inkwells&#8217; core committee will tally all results and choose the top names in each category for the final public ballot. Nominees for The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award will continue to be chosen internally. The Inkwells&#8217; core committee will remain ineligible to nominate, vote, submit work or be nominated for any inking award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve had a lot of feedback over our previous decade,\u201d said founder and director Bob Almond. \u201cThere were various concerns regarding popularity, visibility, requirements, and other things. We listened, and after much deliberation within our core committee, we worked it out and decided it was time to implement the change. Now it&#8217;s up to the inkers to send in their work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Those interested will have till December 31, 2018, to submit their work. Full details and instructions, including rules, are available on the advocacy&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723&amp;id=ae878c6634&amp;e=afd6d1f166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723%26id%3Dae878c6634%26e%3Dafd6d1f166&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539474657165000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHORPB0YTmvgCfAauvLc0Vy-goBKw\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">website<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">. Unlike some others, The Inkwell Awards will not charge a submission fee. \u201cWe want every ink artist to have their shot,\u201d Almond said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Final nominees will be decided by spring of 2019 when voting will be open for the public. The winners will be announced at the Inkwells&#8217; live awards ceremony in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The five categories of The Inkwell Awards are:<br \/>\n1) Favorite Inker: favorite ink artist over the pencil work of another artist.<br \/>\n2) Most-adaptable: showing exceptional ink style versatility over other pencil artists (minimum of two cited sources).<br \/>\n3) Props award: ink artist deserving of more attention for their work over other pencillers.<br \/>\n4) The S.P.A.M.I: for favorite Small Press And Mainstream-Independent, inking over another penciller (non-Marvel or DC work).<br \/>\n5) All-in-one award: for favorite artist known for inking his\/ her own pencil work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5675302444882438850Standard\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Inkwell Awards is an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public and promote the art form of comic-book inking. Entering its 11th\u00a0year, the organization is overseen by a volunteer committee of industry professionals and assisted by various professional ambassadors, numerous contributors and supporters. They sponsor the\u00a0<em>Dave Simons Inkwell Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/em>\u00a0for the Kubert School and host the\u00a0<em>Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Web site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723&amp;id=f4ff2af803&amp;e=afd6d1f166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/boom-art-department.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D0f3fc68a7d870f10a1cd4d723%26id%3Df4ff2af803%26e%3Dafd6d1f166&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539474657165000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEb_52iCt3ayyzSIxvr19qkWIb58w\">inkwellawards.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Bedford, MA\/USA\u2014\u00a0October 10, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &nbsp; After 10 years, the Inkwell Awards, a non-profit organization devoted to public education and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[190],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/unnamed.png?fit=600%2C253","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13408,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/16\/the-inkwell-awards-public-voting-open-from-february-15-march-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":9140,"position":0},"title":"The Inkwell Awards Public Voting Open From February 15-March 1","author":"DiRT","date":"February 16, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New Bedford, MA\/USA\u2014February 16, 2019)\u00a0The Inkwell Awards, the only non-profit organization devoted to public education and promotion of the art of comic book\u00a0inking, invites everyone to vote for the industry\u2019s best of the year. 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