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London’s Cartoon Museum and British graphic novel writer SelfMadeHero have launched The First Graphic Novel Award for 2023.
The Guardian newspaper has lengthy sponsored the Guardian First Book Award, awarding the most effective e-book by a debut e-book author. Chris Ware gained it as soon as for his Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth in 2001. But now such a e-book would have an award all of its personal. Because London’s Cartoon Museum and British graphic novel writer SelfMadeHero have launched The First Graphic Novel Award for 2023 for debut authors who haven’t beforehand been revealed. And what’s extra, they are going to publish it.
The First Graphic Novel Award asks authors to submit 15-30 pages of a graphic novel in progress, fiction or non-fiction. A specific writer will probably be given assist to finish the work for publication by SelfMadeHero, and awarded a prize of £500 sponsored by the bks Agency. The deadline for all submissions is the 14th of September, 2023. The challenge is supported by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF), Thought Bubble Festival and The bks Agency.
The judges embody graphic novel editor Ayoola Solarin, artist Mark Wallinger, Cartoon Museum Learning & Outreach Officer Steve Marchant, broadcast journalist Alex Fitch, graphic novelist Sabba Khan, writer of the award-winning The Roles We Play (shortlisted, 2018), and Emma Hayley, Director, SelfMadeHero. James Spackman at The bks Agency will assessment the longlisted creators’ work.
It additionally follows the information of the Caliburn Prize of $2500 and assist for unpublished British comics creators.
The First Graphic Novel was based by Myriad Editions in 2012 because the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition. As properly as publishing books by the 4 finalists, Myriad has additionally revealed six different shortlisted authors. Corinne Pearlman, challenge chief and decide, has steered the award from its outset as Myriad’s former Creative Director. Previous winners have been Gareth Brookes (The Black Project, 2012), Jade Sarson (For the Love of God, Marie!, 2014), Jenny Robins (Biscuits, 2018) and Veronika Muchitsch (Cyberman, 2022). Corinne Pearlman has now established the award on an unbiased platform with seed cash from the Authors’ Collecting and Licensing Society (ALCS). She says “I’m delighted to be taking forward the award with the support of new partners The Cartoon Museum, SelfMadeHero and ALCS. Myriad’s celebrated list of graphic novels has seen great benefits from the scheme. Now we can share that experience with others. This is the first time we have been able to offer the winner a prize of £500, thanks to sponsors the bks Agency.”
Emma Hayley, Director, SelfMadeHero, says: “The UK needs more of this. As the future publisher of the winning entry, SelfMadeHero furthers its commitment to fostering and inspiring new talent. I am very excited that we are a part of this.”
Joe Sullivan, Director, Cartoon Museum, says: “There is a long and fantastic history of finding the very best new talent through the First Graphic Novel competition. The Museum is committed to championing emerging artists, and look forward to discovering our new favourite graphic novels later this year.”
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