Welcome again to a different heaping serving to of worldwide awards information – we now have the shortlist for the first Sophie Castille Award; a brand new Hall of Fame in British comics; judges for the forthcoming Comic Arts Awards of Australia; Shun Umezawa manga Darwin Incident picks up French critics award; we dig by way of the Singapore National Book Awards finalists to identify the comics up for a prize; and Emily Carrington‘s Our Little Secret‘s Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize win. Read on!
[FULL DISCLOSURE: The author of this article, Beat contributor Dean Simons, was recently called up as a substitute jury member for the Sophie Castille Award]
INAUGURAL SOPHIE CASTILLE AWARD SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
The Sophie Castille Award for comics in translation introduced shortlisted titles in the working for the first version of the prize on July 10. Fifteen books have been chosen from 90 submissions. The winner might be declared at this 12 months’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival going down the weekend of Friday September 29 to Sunday October 1.
Shortlisted titles:
- All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion; translated by M.B. Valente (Europe Comics)
- Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre; translated by Montana Kane (Dark Horse Comics)
- Amazona, by Canizales; translated by Sofía Huitrón Martínez (Graphic Universe)
- Animal Castle, by Xavier Dorison & Felix Delep; translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger (Ablaze)
- Artist, by Yeong-shin Ma; translated by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Golden Boy, by Mikael Ross; translated by Nika Knight (Fantagraphics)
- He Who Fights with Monsters, by Francesco Artibani & Werther Dell’edera; translated by Micol Beltramini (Ablaze)
- I Want To Be A Wall, by Honami Shirono; translated by Emma Schumacker (Yen Press)
- The Nightmare Brigade, by Franck Thilliez, Yomgui Dumont & Drac; translated by Joe Johnson (Papercutz)
- Plaza, by Yokoyama Yuichi; translated by Ryan Holmberg (Living the Line)
- Tales of the Kingdom, by Asumiko Nakamura; translated by Lisa Coffman (Yen Press)
- The Philosopher, The Dog and the Wedding, by Barbara Stok; translated by Michele Hutchison (SelfMadeHero)
- The Sisters Dietl, by Vojtěch Mašek; translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood (Centrala)
- Upside Dawn, by Jason; translated by Jason (Fantagraphics)
- Walk Me To The Corner, by Anneli Furmark; translated by Hanna Stromberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
The Sophie Castille Award was set up in reminiscence of the late Sophie Castille who – as worldwide rights director and V. P. of licensing for Mediatoon in addition to cofounder and director of digital-only writer Europe Comics – was instrumental in bringing more books from Europe to the English-language comics world. Sophie handed away immediately in 2022. The Sophie Castille Award was established by VIP Brands, Comica and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival to highlight non-English work being translated and made accessible in English.
The jury for the inaugural Sophie Castille Award is Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons, Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library; Peter Kessler MBE, former TV producer and chair of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival; and comics journalist and common Beat contributor Dean Simons. (Note: artist and former UK Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard – who was beforehand introduced as a member of the judging panel – needed to withdraw resulting from work commitments).
LFCC’S COMICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS FIRST AWARDEES: DAN SLOTT, BRIAN BOLLAND, HUNT EMERSON & CLAUDIA CHRISTIAN
Earlier this 12 months UK Showmasters occasion London Film and Comic Con introduced a collection of modifications to the construction and working of the comics side of the occasion – with an intent to enhance issues, saying there can be “more exposure, panels and launches from the exhibitors planned, and signage and promotional material will also be increased”. As a part of these modifications a brand new Hall of Fame was introduced – two inductees for companies to the comics trade, the Alison Brown Cartoon Award (named after fondly remembered entrance of home supervisor of the London Cartoon Museum), and a media-leaning award for an inductee linked to the world of movie, TV, and video games.
At the most up-to-date LFCC weekend occasion, July 7 to 9, the first 4 inductees have been declared: comics author Dan Slott, artist Brian Bolland, British underground cartoonist and satirist Hunt Emerson (who additionally acquired the Alison Brown Cartoon Award), and actor and writer Claudia Christian – who has, alongside Chris McAuley and Staz Johnson, created the Dark Legacies comedian that funded on Kickstarter in 2022.
Emerson had posted on Facebook following the award:
“Hot times here at the London Film and Comics Convention in the heatwave. Olympia is full of media- related merchandise (I was going to say tat but that would be rude).
“I’ve been given an award! I’ve been inducted into the Comic Zone Hall of Fame, much to my surprise and pride.
“The award is also in memory of Alison Brown, of the Cartoon Museum, which makes it extra special.”
COMIC ARTS AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA PICKS ITS 2023 JUDGES
Comic Arts Awards of Australia introduced the judges for this 12 months’s awards – set to happen September 15, in Adelaide, earlier than the Papercuts Comics Festival. The judges are No Man’s Land skating comedian creator Sheydin Brooke Dew; Killeroo creator, founding father of comics manufacturing enterprise OzComics and neighborhood hub OzComics.com Darren Close; Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Graphic Novels Committee member Marissa King; Graphic Nature comics podcaster Zoran Ilievski; Heroes HQ comedian retailer proprietor Jeannine le Vaillant; creator, writer, co-convener of the Comic Arts Awards of Australia Gary Chaloner. Tim McEwen, additionally a co-convener of the awards, will act as reserve decide for any undertaking an performing decide chooses to not assess based mostly on content material or material.
The Comic Arts Awards of Australia have been previously known as The Ledger Awards. The first Ledger Awards befell in 2005. The remit of the awards: “to acknowledge excellence in Australian comic art and publishing”. Patrons embody comics author Christy Marx (widow of Peter Ledger), unique Ledger Awards coordinator Gary Chaloner, and Tim McEwen.
FRENCH CRITICS PICK SHUN UMEZAWA’S DARWIN INCIDENT FOR PRIX ASIA
Associate of French Comic Critics (ACBD) publicizes Shun Umezawa’s Darwin Incident winner of seventeenth Critics Prize for work from Asia (Prix Asie de la Critique ACBD). The first ebook in the collection was revealed in French by Kana Editions in July 2022. The collection had already gained the fifteenth Manga Taisho Award – beating such luminaries as Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back, Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan and more. The English translation of the manga might be revealed by Vertical September 5, 2023.
The synopsis for the forthcoming Vertical version:
“The Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab—only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee “humanzee” named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlie’s human foster dad and mom are lastly able to ship him to a standard highschool, the place he makes his first good friend: a human lady named Lucy. In the meantime, nonetheless, the ALA’s stance has turn into ever more excessive, and now they’re right here to pull Charlie into their terrorist plot…”
The different nominees for the Prix Asie de la Critique ACBD have been:
- Adieu Eri [Goodbye, Eri], by Tatsuki Fujimoto, (Crunchyroll) —- English version revealed by Viz, June 2023
- Box – Qu’y a-t-il dans la boîte? [tr. Box: What’s in the Box?], by Daijirô Morohoshi (Le Lézard noir) — surrealist thriller collection, not accessible in English
- Les Enfants du rêve chinois [tr. Children of the Chinese Dream], by Luxi (Sarbacane) – Chinese coming dwelling drama, not accessible in English
- Hirayasumi, by Keigo Shinzô (Le Lézard noir) – slice of life manga, not accessible in English
SHORTLISTED COMICS UP FOR SINGAPORE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023
Singapore National Book Awards introduced their shortlists July 13. There isn’t any separate comics class however we have been capable of spot some titles throughout three of the 9 classes.
Best Young Persons’ Title (two comics of 4 titles):
- Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma (Vol. 2): Coming of Age, by Melanie Lee & Arif Rafhan (Difference Engine)
- Screen Smart: Growing Up in the Digital Age, by May O Lwin, Wonsun Shin, and Alan Bay (World Scientific)
Best Educational Title (one comedian of 4 titles):
- The Intertidal Adventures of Biogirl MJ, by Man Jing Kong and Raye Ng (World Scientific)
Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title (one comedian of 5 titles):
- The Pandemic Cookbook, by Hsu Li Yang and Sonny Liew (Epigram Books)
CARRINGTON’S OUR LITTLE SECRET WINS 2023 LYND WARD GRAPHIC NOVEL PRIZE
May 1, it was introduced that Emily Carrington’s debut graphic memoir Our Little Secret gained the 2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. Judges additionally positioned Kate Beaton’s Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands as an Honor Book. Both graphic novels revealed by Drawn & Quarterly.
Our Little Secret, a graphic memoir about sexual abuse, trauma and Carrington’s battle for restitution was revealed March 2022 by Drawn & Quarterly to a lot acclaim. It was nominated for a Doug Wright Award (Best Emerging Talent) and made the New York Public Library’s Recommends for Best New Comics for Adults.
The judges mentioned about Carrington’s ebook:
“In this graphic memoir, Emily Carrington takes readers through her traumatic story of childhood abuse. While the novel begins with a warning, it only partially prepares the reader for the powerful narrative and emotional rollercoaster that they are about to be taken on. Throughout the journey, Carrington expertly uses the graphic novel format to set the tone and pace the narrative. The story is clear and engaging and invites readers to witness the author’s futile quest for redress through the courts. This cultivates empathy and performs a kind of grassroots justice without sacrificing literary and artistic excellence. Carrington’s visuals are confident and original. She uses metaphor beautifully, and seamlessly weaves surrealist threads throughout the narrative. Our Little Secret is fluid, utterly engaging, and evokes empathy and compels action.”
Honor Book for 2023 went to Kate Beaton’s Ducks: Two in the Oil Sands, which judges mentioned:
“On the surface, the topic of this book may seem uncompelling, however Beaton has created a work that is anything but. Ducks is the story of its author’s experiences in the Oil Sands, far from home, and in an environment where men vastly outnumber women. Beaton opens and closes doors, compartments, and boxes; she knows how to show ingenuity and resilience with a convincing display. The art ranges from beautiful landscapes to expressive faces to detailed looks at heavy machinery. While providing a look into a small slice of life, this book engages with a range of heavy topics such as environmentalism, sexism, and the high cost of education. In other places it is a quiet story of growing up, of leaving home, of growing confidence. Throughout, Beaton pulls the reader through with rich images and a personal but relatable touch.”
Judges for this 12 months’s Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize included graphic storyteller/impartial scholar Maureen Burdock; designer and Penn State scholar Megan Dale; Schlow Centre Region Library’s head of patron companies Ben Drain; and architectural historian Nico Verdejo. The jury chair was Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library head librarian Teresa Slobuski.
The Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize (also referred to as the Lynd Ward Prize for the Best Graphic Novel of the Year) is an annual award that started in 2011. It is sponsored by Penn State University Libraries and administered by Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Eligible books could be fiction or non-fiction, and should be revealed in the final calendar 12 months by a dwelling North American (i.e. US or Canadian) resident or citizen. While the winner is introduced in the spring, the ceremony tends to happen in fall. Prize winners obtain $2500, and each successful and honor authors acquired a two-volume field set of Lynd Wards: Six Novels in Woodcuts from the Library of America. Last 12 months’s awardee was Lee Lai’s Stone Fruit (Fantagraphics), with honor books How to Pick a Fight, by Lara Kaminoff (Nobrow) and R. Kikuo Johnson’s No One Else (Fantagraphics).
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