Sophie Yanow

Sophia Ondine Yanow (born 1987) is an artist and graphic novelist from California.

Sophie Yanow
At Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival 2023
Born
Sophia Ondine Yanow

(1987-05-17) May 17, 1987
Marin County, California
Occupation(s)Artist, graphic novelist
Awards
Websitewww.sophieyanow.com

Work

Sophie Yanow was born in Marin County, California on May 17, 1987.[1] In 2011 she moved to Montreal, Quebec for an artist residency at La Maison de la Bande Dessinée, where she became a member of the Colosse comics.[2] With Colosse she published a collection of journal comics recording her transition to Montreal under the title In Situ, a nod to site-specificity in her creative process.[3]

In Montreal she has also participated in projects such as the 48 Heures de la Bande Dessinée, the strike-related online Manif de Bonhommes, and La Hausse en Question strike zine. Her work has also appeared online in places like Top Shelf Comix and The Rumpus.

Her 2020 comic The Contradictions (published by Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal) a fictionalised account of studying abroad in Paris,[4] was described as "a masterpiece" by Alison Bechdel.[5]

In 2019, she won the Eisner Award for Best Webcomic[6] for The Contradictions and a Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of Pretending is Lying by Dominique Goblet.[7]

Books
  • War Of Streets and Houses (2013)
  • What Is A Glacier? (2017)
  • The Contradictions (2020)

References
  1. "The Birth of Sophia Yanow". California Birth Index. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. "Authors — Colosse". collectioncolosse.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. "Sophie Yanow — Colosse". collectioncolosse.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. Cooke, Rachel (October 12, 2020). "The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow review – on the road with a raging bore". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. "The Contradictions". The Contradictions. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. "2010-Present". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 2, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. "Translation Prizes". The Society of Authors. May 8, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.


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