2012: Herblock Prize Finalist 2013: Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 2013: National Cartoonist Society Award for Best Editorial Cartoons 2014: Herblock Prize 2017: Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning Herblock Prize In 2012, Sorensen was a Herblock Finalist and was later awarded the prize in 2014, making her the first woman to be awarded the prize. Sorensen was awarded the prize based on her portfolio containing work from her local weekly newspaper The Austin Chronicle, her regular publications in The Nation, Ms. Magazine, Politico, MAD Magazine, as well as her political cartoon, Slowpoke. The Herblock Foundation judges felt that, "Jen Sorensen’s strong portfolio addresses issues that were important to Herblock, such as gun control, racism, income inequality, healthcare, and sexism. Her style allows her to incorporate information which backs up the arguments she presents. Her art is engaging and her humor is sharp and on target.” Pulitzer Prize Sorensen was named a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Editorial Cartooning for a variety of her work featured in several U.S. publications. Her nominated work includes several cartoons on the current political climate, such as The Trump Supporting Union Member, Poverty Injection, Radical Cleric vs. Trump, and more. According to the Pulitzer Prize board, Sorensen's work is powerful and "often challenging the viewer to look beyond the obvious". Books Sorensen has written the following books, published by Alternative Comics, which are generally compilations of the weekly comic strip, although the first book contained entirely new material. The Slowpoke books contain cartoon strips concerning U.S. politics and social justice issues. These comics comment on the Trump administration, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, healthcare, climate change, and more topics related to the current U.S. political climate. Slowpoke Comix #1 - 1998 (Alternative Comics) () Slowpoke: Café Pompous - 2001 (Alternative Comics) () Slowpoke: America Gone Bonkers - 2004 (Alternative Comics) () Slowpoke: One Nation, Oh My God! - 2008 (Ig Publishing) () References External links American bloggers American comic strip cartoonists American female comics artists 1974 births Living people University of Virginia alumni Artists from Lancaster, Pennsylvania 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American women bloggers 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists