13e Avenue Wins the Prix des Libraires!

I was already chuffed that 13e Avenue Tome 1 had garnered a whopping seven nominations for my co-creator Geneviève Pettersen and me, but this morning we were honored to find out we had WON one of the most prestigious prizes in Québec literature: The Prix des Libraires Jeunesse!13e Avenue was selected by a jury of booksellers as the best graphic novel for young readers of the year, an amazing honor.The prize was given out at a very fun ceremony that included some really fun readings and activities for the audience of kids from local elementary schools, super cute!

The other finalists in the BD Québec category were a pair of amazing cartoonists and friends of mine, Axelle Lenoir (Si on était,  Lounak) and Julien Paré-Sorel (Aventurosaure, Presses Aventure). Definitely check out their work! Oh and the prize for Best Comic from outside Québec went to Vera Brosgol (Un été d’enfer!) who sent in a video message from my old home town of Portland, and the kids went WILD when it was announced… Definitely a fan favorite!

A big thank you to my collaborator Geneviève Pettersen, publisher Éditions de la Pasteque, the Association des Libraires du Québec  who awarded the prize money, and of course the Prix des libraires du Québec , and also all the booksellers and readers of the book!