CARMEN B. MIKELARENA, WINNER OF THE SECOND EDITION OF THE COMIC BARCELONA GRANT

The chosen author will benefit from a three-month residency, equipment and per diem for the realization of a comic project.

FICOMIC (Federació d'Institucions Professionals del Còmic) and the association LYON BD ORGANISATION are once again collaborating in the COMIC BARCELONA GRANT. A new edition that already has a winner.

The COMIC BARCELONA GRANT is a three-month residency program in Lyon, France, designed to give young cartoonists and scriptwriters access to the professional comic books field.

This grant for the creation of an unpublished comic project, intended for young talents, aims to stimulate imagination in the specific field of graphic comic books, facilitate collaboration networks between creators, promote the mobility of national artists abroad, encourage innovation in artistic production and strengthen links between cultural institutions in France and Spain.

Carmen B. Mikelarena will present her project La habitación de las monstruas (She-Monster's Room) at 43 Comic Barcelona, which will be held at Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc from April 4 to 6, 2025. She will have the opportunity to participate in COMIC PRO and present her project in its final phase to all participating national and international publishers.