French comic

Baignade, Charlotte G. Soucy, Colosse, 2023

En Piste, Slep (Sébastien Lépine), 2023

La Meduse, Boum (Samantha Leriche-Gionet), Editions Pow Pow, 2022

Je suis d’amour et d’eau fraiche, Aurore Juin, Les editions au fond a gauche, 2023

Planete colere, Romulus Maximus, 2022

Hors Saison, Myriam Bourgeois, 2023

The winner  – French Comic: Planète Colère, Romulus Maximus, 2022

“The cover is reminiscent of an old photograph – right from the start, I was charmed! Then, in the opening, a quotation from Gilles Deleuze precedes a series of melodic sequences and full pages without words. We pass through blood vessels to find ourselves in cosmic landscapes with a finale of bodies with the heads of planets… Dazzling, mysterious, unexpected and mythical.”

French zine

La Bingomancie, Aunin Bingocage (Aunerade Beaucage), Noeuds Editions, 2023

Un mois de marches a l’automne 2023, Catherine Ouellet-Cummings & Julien Boisseau, Creations Abricot, 2023

Nous sommes invisible, Axel Roy, 2023

Ctrl Alt Del vol. 2, Greta Zeigenhagen (Orane Thibaud) & Nina Schulman (Juliette Langevin), 2023

Les murènes, Pandora VonDerkasten, 2023

Surreal Cereal Vol. 1, Collective, No Gloss, 2023

The Winner – French Zine: Les murènes, Pandora VonDerkasten, 2023

“The zine Les murènes by Pandora Von DerKatsen immediately grabs the reader with its unique, thoughtful form. The object is shaped like a circle with folds reminiscent of a flower or shell: you have to dig through the opening to remove the poem, just as you would detach a petal or a mollusc from its shell. From a zinesque point of view, the creation of Pandora encompasses the essence of this publishing method, a materialisation that refers back to the text. Les murènes perfectly conveys the artistic mastery of its author.”

French literature

Bitezine No. 1, Collective, Editions Agenda, 2023

Le reste grandi, Nana Quinn, Editions du Noroit, 2023

Digestion de lente des pronoms, Matisse Makwanda, Editions MIMA, 2021

Fille mechant, Juliette Langevin, l’Oie de Cravan, 2023

Retailles d’Osti, Martin Laroche, Productions Sisyphe, 2023

Tristesse n. 8, Collective, Revue Tristesse, 2023

The Winner – French Litterature: Le reste grandi, Nana Quinn, Editions du Noroit, 2023

“Nana Quinn’s poetic account of the break-up of a lover plunges the reader into the intimacy of a narrator going through the various stages of grief. Sprinkled with truncated photos taken from the couple’s daily lives, this collection stirs up a feeling of voyeurism and transgression in the reader. However, this impression is quickly swept away by a simple observation: this break-up could very well be our own. A must for readers who want to fan the flames of their first love.”

English zine

Domestic Sublime, Dean Garlick, Knife|Fork|Book, 2023

Maiden, Mother & Crone, Lilith’s Eye (Lili Carrubba), 2023

The Winner – English Zine: Domestic Sublime, Dean Garlick, Knife|Fork|Book, 2023

“Deep, dark, shadowland photographs of small Montreal backyards captured in some twilight realm. Gorgeous photos by a keen eye, exquisite book production by a small poetry press. Photos as poems, arresting, otherworldly, sublime.“

English literature

Dark Sky Preserve, Ian Ferrier & Louise Campbell, Clay Grouse Press, 2020

Oak island epilogue, Andy Brown, Conundrum Press, 2023

RDS, Rodaisun Collective, Grapeseed Publishing, 2023

Feels good doesn’t hurt, Alana Dunlop, Cactus Press, 2023

The half-drowne, Trynne Delaney, Metatron Press, 2022

The snakes came back, Lora Mathis, Metatron press, 2023

The Winner – English Litterature: The half-drowned, Trynne Delaney, Metatron Press, 2022

“Delaney has truly created a beautiful and profound piece that will surely haunt many of us for years to come — and it the best way possible. This novella proposes a new way of reimagining our future and our bodies. Here, amongst stars and currents, Delaney’s strong and poetic voice breathes into our flesh. Love emerges as beautiful and imperfect, illuminating the end of the world, bringing community together.”

English comic

Only a slender internal connection, Xiaoxiao Li, Conundrum Press, 2023

Bar delicious, Blaise Moritz, Conundrum Press, 2023

Botanica Drama, Thom (Thomas Blais-Leblanc), Editions Pow Pow, 2023

The Resident, Reid Urchison, 2023

I Have Not Wings, Jordan Beaulieu, 2023

Chernobyl Bubbles, Arizona and Heather O’Neill, 2023

The Winner – English comic: Bar delicious, Blaise Moritz, Conundrum Press, 2023

“Jarring, angular, iconographic graphic poetry centered on consumption, overconsumption, capitalism and desire. The artist has created their own visual language, highlighting the potential of comics to be both radically personal and widely universal.“