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 eight national awards from the Society for Features Journalism, in 2013,[2] 2014[3] and 2015.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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;[7] the National Press Club (United States) used the cartoon to raise awareness about Rezaian's case.[8]

In April 2016, his "Comic Riffs" column was nominated for an Eisner Award for journalism.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Walsh, James (June 12, 2015). "#Draw4Atena: add your cartoons in support of the jailed Iranian artist". The Guardian. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Winners Announced: 25th Annual Features Journalism Contest". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Alan. "SPJ Awards Go to Cavna (x3) and Racine". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "SFJ Honors the Best in Features Journalism". Society for Features Journalism. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Gavin, Jennifer. "Stellar graphic novelists to appear". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mullin, Benjamin. "This illustration counts the days since Jason Rezaian was arrested". Poynter media. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ↑ National Press Club. "2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K". Press,org. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "2016 Eisner Awards nominees". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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