Finalist: Matt Bors
For his pungent work outside the traditional style of American cartooning.
Winners
Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning in 2012:
Matt Wuerker
For his consistently fresh, funny cartoons, especially memorable for lampooning the partisan conflict that engulfed Washington.
Editorial Cartooning
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Cartooning in 2012:
Jack Ohman
For his clever daily cartoons and a distinctive Sunday panel on local issues in which his reporting was as important as his artistic execution.
The Jury
The Jury
Froma Harrop(chair)
columnist and editorial writer 3
Mark Fiore*
political cartoonist/political animator
Kevin Kallaugher
editorial cartoonist
Chris Lamb
professor of communication
John Smalley
editor
Winners in Editorial Cartooning
Mike Keefe
For his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages.
Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com
For his animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary.
Steve Breen
For his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
Michael Ramirez
For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
2012 Prize Winners
No award
No award
Manning Marable
An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic.
John Lewis Gaddis
An engaging portrait of a globetrotting diplomat whose complicated life was interwoven with the Cold War and America's emergence as the world's dominant power.
Tracy K. Smith
A collection of bold, skillful poems, taking readers into the universe and moving them to an authentic mix of joy and pain.