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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