April 29, 2017
For the Doug Wright Awards this year, Rebecca Roher (’15) has been nominated for the Best Book Award for Bird in a Cage, published by Conundrum Press. Originally published in The Nib, the minicomic won the Expozine Award. Conundrum Press gave Rebecca the opportunity to expand on the original comic into a graphic novel.
Bird in a Cage tells the story of Rebecca’s grandmother as she goes through early onset dementia, and how the family is affected by and responds to her decline. It’s an intense tale full of family memories and surprising revelations.
Reviews:
- Canada Reads
- Turnaround, Sarah Mather
- The Rumpus, Monica Johnson
- San Francisco Book Review, Holly Scudero
- The Beat, John Seven
The Doug Wright awards winners will be announced at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 13th.
Tags: awards, Best Book, Bird in a cage, Cartoon Studies, Doug Wright Awards, Rebecca Roher, TCAF
