The Comics Reporter announced the latest Xeric Foundation grant winners today. The Xeric Foundation was formed by Peter Laird, one half of the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; since 1992, they’ve distributed over $2 million dollars to comics projects and non-profits. Funds totalling $25,031 will be spread out over six projects for the latest round. They are:
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- Box Brown, for Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing
- Ed Moorman, for Ghost Comics: A Benefit Anthology for RS Eden
- Annie Murphy, for I Still Live: Biography of a Spiritualist
- Ethan Rilly, for Pope Hats
- Sophia Wiedeman, for The Deformitory
- J.T. Yost, for Old Man Winter & Other Sordid Tales
The Xeric Foundation’s submission deadline for the next funding round will be March 31st.
[Via The Comics Reporter]