Judging Panel: Barbara Benas, Ashanti Fortson, Gigi Murakami, Cam Marshall, Evan Dahm, Arpad Okay, and Madeline McGrane.
Entries: 319
Prize Pool: $3,500 USD ($500 to each winner)
WINNERS
FICTION: Ratgirl Vol 2 by STC019
NON-FICTION: Scoot by Cameron McCafferty
HORROR: The Pool by Leda Zawacki
SCI-FI: Diaphanoids by Anna Bow and Hagai Palevsky
FANTASY: Ballad for Black Cassandra by Olivia Stephens
ROMANCE: Wisteria House by Daniela Viçoso
HUMOR: Alas by Sajan Rai
Watch the livestream of the awards ceremony here! The awards ceremony was hosted by Star Prichard with thumbnail art by MimiTheAlpaca, during the Nib and Ink Festival.
The 2025 Awards had 41 sponsors, including: Shreyas, Tina Kelly, Jam, Dis, K, Alex Cara, SandNote, Silver Sprocket, Bulgilhan Press, Erin Dodge, Al, Sierra, Olivia Li, Wanling, AmandaJealous, BlackMothEyes, Kat Fajardo, Kwai, ciendol, Toro, Sara McC-B, Kim Kuzuri, BitterOath, david brothers, Morgen Weinstein, and other anonymous donors.
The full list of the 2025 Minicomic Award nominees:
Fiction:
- My Body Unspooling by Leo Fox
- Ratgirl Vol 2 by STC019
- Going Up by J Marshall Smith and Hagai Palevsky
- Pole Position by Moritz Junker
Non-Fiction:
- Everything Sucks and I am a Victim!!! by Lizzy Itzkowitz
- Be Safe by Christine LêSantos
- Scoot by Cameron McCafferty
- My Nichijou by Ava Pom
Horror:
- Left Out by BENNIZONE
- Omega Trillionaire by Nick Winn
- Queen Caterpillar by Virus Visal
- The Pool by Leda Zawacki
Sci-Fi:
- Horse 2 by Bread Tarleton
- Diaphanoids by Anna Bow and Hagai Palevsky
- Rewired by JonaLi
- Cultural Reset #1 by Teo Suzuki
Fantasy:
- Ballad for Black Cassandra by Olivia Stephens
- chimera by Buppltea/Linda Kuo
- The Witch Of The Wick by Emily Cheeseman
- Gatherwing by Clover Ajamie
Romance:
- Wet Floor by Iris Jay
- Scarlit Geyre by Jon Cairns
- Wisteria House by Daniela Viçoso
- Girl Stuff 1.11 by Yaster Goodman
Humor:
- Agents Gorgeous by GANG FIGHT
- Animaland & Friends by Anna Bow
- Perfect Life Machine by Bread Tarleton
- Alas by Sajan Rai