Zviane Explained

Birth Name:Sylvie-Anne Ménard
Birth Date:1983
Birth Place:Longueuil, Quebec
Nationality:Canadian
Area:Writer and artist
Notable Works:Apnée (2011)
Les deuxièmes (2013)

Zviane (pen name of Sylvie-Anne Ménard; born in 1983 in Longueuil) is a comics creator (writer and artist) and a musician from Montréal, Quebec.

Biography

A musician since her youth, Zviane earned a baccalaureate in music from . She teaches music theory.

Through the art group Vestibulles in cégep du Vieux Montréal, Zviane's works were noticed by Jimmy Beaulieu, who published them in the collections of publishers Mécanique générale and Colosse. Her web blog was noticed by French creator Boulet, who helped her become better known in Europe. Her work Le point B won a contest earning that book to be published by the Monet Library.

In 2009, Zviane spent six months at the Maison des auteurs in Angoulême.[1]

Zviane publishes several comic works each year. She combines music and comics. Music is almost always present in her comics.

Publications

Books and other works

In collective works

Other

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

Notes and references

  1. http://www.citebd.org/spip.php?article149 Page on the site of the Maison des auteurs
  2. http://www.smcq.qc.ca/smcq/fr/boutique/smcq_9782980678295/ Des étoiles dans les oreilles
  3. Nicola Fréret, "", canoe, September 23, 2013, retrieved September 27, 2013
  4. Philippe Michaud, "Jouer du Milhaud et faire l’amour", Affaires de gars, September 24, 2013, retrieved September 27, 2013
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlfi3REC_Qc Teaser for For as long as it rains
  6. Marianne St-Jacques, "Radio-Canada : La musique classique a son webcomic", ActuaBD, October 12, 2008, retrieved November 27, 2014
  7. L'oeil qui entend, l'oreille qui voit, online book, Université de Montréal
  8. Festival de la bande dessinée francophone de Québec, "Les lauréats des Bédéis Causa 2014 dévoilés", retrieved April 13, 2014
  9. Marianne St-Jacques, "Zviane : 'C’est une œuvre sur les relations ; le sexe est là pour comprendre ce qui se passe entre les personnages.'", ActuaBD, April 12, 2014, retrieved November 27, 2014
  10. "The winners of the 2014 Joe Shuster Awards", Joe Shuster Awards, September 20, 2014, retrieved November 27, 2014

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