The Eisner Awards have placed their open call for submissions.

The categories include

• best short story
• best single issue
• best continuing comic book series (at least two issues must have been published in 2011)
• best limited series (at least half of the series must have been published in 2011)
• best new series
• best publication for kids
• best publication for teens
• best humor publication
• best anthology
• best digital comic
• best graphic album — new material
• best graphic album — reprint
• best reality-based work
• best archival collection
• best U.S. edition of foreign material
• best writer
• best writer/artist
• best penciler/inker (individual or team)
• best painter (interior art)
• best lettering
• best coloring
• best comics-related book
• best comics journalism periodical or website
• best publication design.

Of particular interest to members of this site might be the Digital Comics Category

The best digital comic category is open to any new, professionally produced long-form original comics work posted online in 2011. Webcomics must have a unique domain name or be part of a larger comics community to be considered. The work must be online-exclusive for a significant period prior to being collected in print form. The URL and any necessary access information should be emailed to Eisner Awards administrator Jackie Estrada: jackie@comic-con.org.

For more information, including submission guidelines, download this PDF. You can get more information from their site.