The organizers of the fourth annual Glyph Awards, designed to honor creators of color, and to recognize and promote diversity in comics and graphic novels, have announced the winners for 2009. 

The winners were announced during the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) which took place on May 16 in Philadelphia, PA. This year’s judges included Valerie D’Orazio, President of Friends of Lulu; Mathan Erhardt, Writer for Comics Nexus; Ed Mathews, Columnist for Pop Image; Tim O’Shea, Writer for TalkingWithTim.com; and Comics Reviewer and Commentator Elayne Riggs.

This year’s winners include such graphic achievements as DC Comics’ Bayou, Del Rey’s Me and the Devil Blues and many others. Click here to view the winners and Click here to view a complete list of nominees and categories.

The 2009 Glyph Award Winners:

• Story of the Year
Bayou  ISBN: 9781401223823 (DC Comics)

• Best Writer
Jeremy Love, Bayou  ISBN: 9781401223823 (DC Comics)

• Best Artist
Jeremy Love, Bayou  ISBN: 9781401223823 (DC Comics)

• Best Male Character
Black Lightning, Final Crisis: Submit (DC Comics)

• Best Female Character
Lee Flagstaff, Bayou  ISBN: 9781401223823 (DC Comics)

• Rising Star Award
Damian Duffy and John Jennings, The Hole: Consumer Culture ISBN: 9780977868926(Front Forty Press)

• Best Cover
Unknown Soldier #1 (DC Comics)

• Best Reprint Publication
Me and the Devil Blues Vol. 1 ISBN: 9780345499264 (Del Rey Manga)

• Best Comic Strip
Bayou  ISBN: 9781401223823 (DC Comics)

• Fan Award for Best Comic
Vixen: Return of the Lion (DC Comics)