Maurice Vellekoop’s memoir, I’m Glad We Had This Time Together (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) won one of Ontario’s most prestigious book awards last week, just after winning the Doug Wright Award for best graphic novel two weeks ago during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival!
Maurice Vellekoop’s book is the first graphic novel to win this award, which includes a $20,000 prize for the author, and promotional support for the publisher.
His book as also been nominated this year for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir along with three other Canadians: Dave Lapp for The Field, Sarah Leavitt for Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love, and Alison McCreesh for Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60. The Eisner Awards will be presented at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel during Comic-Con on July 25.
Find out more about the Ontario Trillium Book Award here!
The Toronto Comic Jam 