NEW DELHI: The first ever Comic Con India awards in categories like writer, artist, political cartoonist and graphic novel will be presented in Delhi on 16 February on the eve of the second annual Comics Convention in the capital.

The Convention will be held in Delhi Haat and will last for three days from 17 to 19 February.

The first Comic Con had been held in Delhi last year, followed by the Comic Con Express ? its traveling version ? in Mumbai in October.

Comic Con India Founder Jatin Varma told indiantelevision.com that aim would be to felicitate the best Indian comics and comics creators, and give them the recognition they deserve, among their peers. There are no awards for the Indian comics Industry and he hopes these will serve as a catalyst to push more people into the industry.

The awards aim to recognise the work that the professionals in India‘s comics industry do. It?s an attempt to bring into focus the novelty of this art form and acknowledging the efforts of numerous writers, artists and publishers in this field.

The jury will consist of Orijit Sen (Graphic Artist and Designer), Vaibhav Kumaresh (Animation Filmmaker) and the Comic Con India core team.

Awards will be presented in the following categories: best graphic novel/comic book of the year - (For Comic Book Series Only One Issue Is Eligible To Enter); best publication for children of the year; best webcomic; best writer - (Includes Adaptations); best artist, best cover - (Includes Illustrated Published Covers Of Publications Of Any Genre), and best political cartoon of the year.

In addition, there is a Lifetime Achievement award and a Comic Con India grant for best unpublished work - eligible for artists and artist-writer teams. Winners will receives a Rs 50,000 grant towards completion of the project and a publishing dealing with Comic Con India.

Entries have to be submitted by 10 January and details are available on www.comicconindia.com