The 2017 winner is Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria and Iraq by Sarah Glidden (Drawn & Quarterly)
Jurors said:
"Part memoir, part travel log, Rolling Blackouts is the true-story of Sarah Glidden, a cartoonist, accompanying two journalists and a former Marine to Turkey, Syria, and Iraq to research the effects of the Iraq War on the Middle East. Yet it is also more than Glidden’s story—Rolling Blackouts is ultimately the story of the political officials, civilians, and refugees there. Her book brings her readers to the front lines of war in the Middle East and leads them through the thicket of obstacles journalists encounter to get their story with storytelling that is intimate, engaging, and frequently humorous. Glidden’s attention to details such as characters’ body language helps convey the human element of the stories she tells. The images welcome the reader into the complex, many layered world of the Middle East, and Glidden is a terrific guide.
2017 Advisory Board
- Jose Cruz Guerrero
- John Meier
- Joel Priddy
- J. Harlan Ritchey
- Scott Thompson Smith
- Rebeca Miller Waltz