Established in 2011, the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize is presented annually to the best graphic novel, fiction or non-fiction, published in the previous calendar year by a living U.S. or Canadian citizen or resident. The prize is sponsored by Penn State University Libraries and administered by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book.
https://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/awards-contests/lynd-ward-graphic-novel-prize
With a mission to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy in Pennsylvania (PA), the PA Center for the Book sponsors several literary awards and events, and develops a wide range of educational content across multiple media to connect with its broad audience and to celebrate PA’s continued contributions to culture and literature.
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu