The Artémisia Prize, sponsored this year by the writer and journalist Gilles Ratierwill be given at the beginning of January to a female comic book author. For now, the jury has announced the list of 20 works competing for the competition.
Selected comics
- Anatomy of a heart, Antonia Bañados (Blowgun)
- What I know about Rokia, Quitterie Simon et Francesca Vartuli (Futuropolis)
- Tonight is a nightmare, Nicole Claveloux (Cornelius)
- Eyes without a face, Mary Baudet (Graphical turns)
- Boys, Trina Robbins (Bliss)
- Human, Joanna Foliveli (Colour)
- Comrade Cuckoo, Anke Feuchtenberger (Futuropolis)
- La Chiâle, Claire Braud (Dupuis)
- Blackbird Leys' Daughter, Mathilde Tollec (Salt Notebooks)
- Ridgewood Poppies, Shadhayegh Moazzami (Here and there)
- The red notes, Nadia Nakhle (Delcourt)
- My little wolf, Camille Garoche (Delcourt)
- Past midnight, Gaëlle Geniller (Delcourt)
- Pinch pinch, Solène Rebière (Futuropolis)
- Simone de Beauvoir – I want everything from life, Julia Korbik et Julia Bernhard (in Steink)
- Social Fiction, Chantal Montellier (The Associated Humanoids)
- Come out of the shadows, Muriel Douru (The Bubble Box)
- You won't have my silence, Juliette Steren et Florence Rivers (Marabout)
- Victory Parade, Leela Corman (here and there)
- Vivian Maier – Claire-obscure, Marzena Sowa et Émilie Plateau (Dargaud)
Founded by Jeanne Puchol, Chantal Montellier et Marie-Jo Bonnetthe Artémisia prize aims to highlight the production of female authors in comics, by rewarding a work produced by one or more women. Its name is a tribute to the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Every year, the winner is announced on January 9, the anniversary of the birth of Simone de Beauvoir.
This year, the jury chaired by Laurent Gervereauwas composed of Chantal Montellier, Julie Scheibling, Isabelle Beaumenay-Chaland, Patrick Gaumer, Pascal Guichard et Christophe Vilain.
