The 2009 Doug Wright Awards for Excellence in Canadian Cartooning
Saturday, May 9th, 7pm-9pm
@ The Art Gallery of Ontario, Jackman Hall
317 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Admission is now FREE! Admission courtesy of The Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
Tickets available at TCAF and the door

The 2009 Doug Wright Awards, honouring the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels, will be handed out in a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall on Saturday, May 9th in Toronto as part of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF). 

The event will be hosted by filmmaker Don McKellar and will feature Stuart McLean as a special guest presenter. The 2009 awards are juried by Bob Rae, Andrew Coyne, Martin Levin, Joe Ollmann, and Diana Tamblyn.

It will also serve as the official launch of Drawn and Quarterly's new book, The Collected Doug Wright: Canada's Master Cartoonist; featuring an on-stage discussion with the book's creative team, cartoonist Seth, biographer Brad Mackay and D+Q publisher Chris Oliveros. 

Admission is Free, courtesy of The Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. Signings - for The Collected Doug Wright and the winning nominees - will take place immediately after the show.