The 2014 Eisner Award nominees were just announced by Comic-Con International. As someone with her eye on micro-publishing and small publishing, these nominees stuck out.
“Seaside Home” from Habit #1 was nominated for Best Short Story (by Josh Simmons, published by Oily Comics).
As the Crow Flies was nominated for Best Digital/Web (by Melanie Gillman, self-published in print and online).
Homesick was nominated for Best Graphic Album-New (by Jason Walz, published by Tinto Press).
Smoke Signal was nominated for Best Anthology (edited by Gabe Fowler, published by Desert Island).