I have my own publishing house. Are my comics admissible for the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Awards?<\/strong> My comic was created in 2024 but only printed in 2025. Is it admissible?<\/strong> I\u2019ve added content to my comic that I\u2019ve re-edited and republished this year. Is it admissible?<\/strong> My comic is a collaboration with several artists, a third of whom are from Quebec. Is it admissible?<\/strong> I have published a collection for the first time, which includes previously published stories. Is my collection eligible?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No, collections\/anthologies\/best-of compilations are not accepted if the stories they contain have been published before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My comic has been published in issues, and I\u2019d like to submit all the issues as a volume. Is this possible?<\/strong> My comic has been published in issues, and I\u2019d like to submit each issue individually for review. Is this possible?<\/strong> I published my comic in 2024 and its translation in 2025. Is my translation admissible for the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys?<\/strong> I live outside Quebec, but I made my zine while living in Quebec. Is my comic admissible?<\/strong> I self-published my webcomic. The content was put online in 2024, but the print publication was not made until 2025. Is it admissible?<\/strong> Can I get back the copies sent for my submission to the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Awards?<\/strong> Can I submit more than one comic?<\/strong> If you have any other questions, please write to bedelys@fbdm-mcaf.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Submissions<\/p>\n
Collectives or independent publishing houses that publish an author\u2019s catalog are not eligible. However, if you handle all the production stages of your books yourself, and publish only your own work, they may be admissible. Please contact us to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, we consider the year of first printing as the year of publication. Reprints are not admissible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>For a re-edition to be accepted, there must be at least 50% new material that has never been published before. If in doubt, please contact us to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>No, the comic must have been created by 50% or more of admissible artists. For three authors, two of the three must meet the following criteria:
\u2013 be Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of section 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act<\/em>.
\u2013 ordinarily reside in Quebec and have resided there for the past 12 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, in the context of the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Awards, a work is considered whole when it constitutes a story in sequential art, which is transmitted by a physical medium, and submitted in its entirety for evaluation. This means that it\u2019s up to the artist to decide what they consider to be the whole work. In this case, if an issue was published in 2024 and the volume was created in 2025, all issues of the volume are admissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, in the context of the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Awards, a work is considered whole when it constitutes a story in sequential art, which is transmitted by a physical medium, and submitted in its entirety for evaluation. This means that it\u2019s up to the artist to decide what they consider to be the whole work. In this case, if the artist submits two issues published in 2025, they will be evaluated individually and not as a whole, unless otherwise specified.
A form must be completed for each issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, if you did the translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>To be admissible, the author, or at least 50% of the authors must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of section 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act<\/em>. In both cases, the artist must be ordinarily resident in Quebec and have resided there for the past 12 months. So, no, if you no longer reside in Quebec, you\u2019re not admissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, webcomics that are published for the first time in print are admissible, even if the content was published online in a previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>No, whether you are a finalist or not, the copies submitted remain the property of MCAF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Yes, there is no limit to the number of comics you can submit per year.
A form must be completed for each submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n