I’m proud to report that I won two awards in SNA’s 2007 editorial contest. The awards are first place in BEST GRAPHIC ARTWORK and second place in BEST NON-PAGE ONE LAYOUT. Both are in class D: Over 37,500 Non-Daily and are for my work in WEEKEND, a publication of Sun News. SNA's membership is comprised of nearly 2,400 newspapers in the US and Canada.

I have artwork in the exhibit, De Superman au Chat du Rabbin, currently showing in Paris, France and then later in Amsterdam.

I enjoy working in Adobe Photoshop and traditional pen & ink. I specialize in humorous illustration and writing. I have worked with comic strip writer/artist Tom Batiuk (creator of "Funky Winkerbean") and Harvey Pekar (noted author of "American Splendor").

— Gerry Shamray