13e Avenue Nominated for 2019 Dragon Award

I just saw that 13e Avenue Vol. 1 by Geneviève Pettersen and myself is nominated for a Dragon Award (Best Comic for Kids) from the Joe Shuster Awards! Very honored to be in the running for this award, and so lucky to have found myself in this welcoming Canadian comics community. This now makes four awards that 13e Avenue has either been nominated for (Dragon Award, Prix Bédélys Jeunesse, Prix Bédéis Causa) or been awarded (Prix BD Salon du Livre Trois Rivières – Mention Spéciale Jeunesse). Very encouraging!

 

The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids) / Le Prix Dragon (Bandes Dessinées pour Enfants)

This award recognizes the works which capture the attention and fascination of young readers, and help to create a passion for life-long reading. Works considered for this award are comic books and graphic novels by Canadian creators that are targeted at readers 14 and under. Nominees for this award are selected by a team of educators led by Jennifer Haines, MA, B.Ed., who is also the proprietor of Guelph, Ontario’s The Dragon comic book shop.

Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths – Graham Annable (First Second)
Crafty Cat and the Great Butterfly Battle – Charise Mericle Harper (First Second)
The Nameless City: The Divided Earth – Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
Crush – Svetlana Chmakova (Yen Press)
13e Avenue – Genevieve Pettersen et Francois Vigneault (La Pasteque)
Aventurosaure tome 1 – Julien Pare-Sorel (Presses Aventure)