Graphic Medicine International Collective Announces Shortlist for Annual Awards
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The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) has announced their shortlist for their GMIC Awards for outstanding health-related comic projects completed and/or published in 2025. There are three categories, long-form, short-form, and educational, with five finalists in each category. Winners will be announced at their annual conference in Baltimore on July 25.
Here are the finalists:
Educational
- IT’S A JOURNEY: A Graphic Medicine Exploration of Endometriosis and Gender Diversity by Asiel (illustration, cover design, script) and Dr. M. Giacomozzi (script), a mix of lived experience and medical explanations regarding endometriosis and gender diversity.
- Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide by Laura Godfrey-Isaacs (author) and Lilly Williams (author), a comprehensive and inclusive guide to the biological, cultural, and medical aspects of reproduction.
- Crash Cart by Ebony Toussaint (writer, creator), Robert Aultman (penciller, inker), Alexandria Batchelor (colorist), Jeremy Darby (letterer), and Josh Jones (cover penciller, inker), a procedural walk-through of emergency nursing and Code Stemi cardiac arrest protocols.
- “Precipitated Withdrawal” by Ryan Montoya (art and story), an educational look at how opioids affect the brain and the medical protocols used to prevent withdrawal.
- “Making it to the Registers: A Migrant Healthcare Worker’s Story” by Hugh Goldring (writer), nicole marie burton (artist), Marie-Andrée Jacob (writer), Priyasha Saksena (writer), Nasreen Ali (writer), Amrita Limbu (writer), Britzer Paul Vincent Paul Raj (writer), and Rukia Saleem (writer), an exploration of the professional and personal accreditation struggles faced by migrant clinicians in the UK.
Long Form
- Precious Rubbish by Kayla E. (author), a personal memoir using retro graphics to explore gender identity and the survival of chronic family abuse.
- Toxic Tropics – A Horror Story of Environmental Injustice by Jessica Oublié (writer), Nicola Gobbi (art), Kathrine Avraam (color), and Vinciane Lebrun (photography), investigative journalism regarding pesticide contamination and its health impacts in the Lesser Antilles.
- Call Me Emma: One Chinese Girl Finds Her Way in America by Makee (author), a narrative tracing the psychological strain, social anxiety, and resilience of a teenager navigating cultural transition.
- Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young (author), a fantasy-infused story about a teenager experiencing a severe psychotic episode and schizoaffective disorder.
- This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story by Hayley Gullen (author), an honest, black-and-white portrayal of navigating diagnosis, treatment, and self-advocacy after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Short Form
- BOLD Buddies Stories by Federico Muelas Romero (author), humorously illustrated stories of women overcoming cancer and navigating the financial and physical repercussions of treatment.
- What Have We Lost? Infertility, Miscarriage, and Disenfranchised Grief by Shawn Forde (author), a poignant reflection on the grief of infertility and the medicalization of reproductive loss.
- The Anatomy of My Spine by Sydney Heifler (author), a personal exploration of how physical disability and trauma from assault inhabit the body and the role of art in healing.
- On Epilepsy: Between Seizure and Silence by Siyu (Anna) Li (author), a medical student’s watercolor account of neurology rounds and learning patient communication during a crisis.
- Emergency Room by Faye Harnest (author), a symbolic, circus-themed depiction of the disorientation and sensory chaos following a traumatic brain injury.
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