Literary award · France · since 2004
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance
The Prize for Inheritance (Prix du patrimoine) is one of the prizes awarded by the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
About Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance
The Prize for Inheritance (Prix du patrimoine) is one of the prizes awarded by the Angoulême International Comics Festival. This award recognizes a new French-language edition of great comics from the past. It has been awarded each year since 2004, from a list of 6-8 finalists.
From the Wikipedia article “Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Come Over, Come Over | — |
| 2025 | Lynda Barry | — |
| 2024 | The Four Immigrants Manga | — |
| 2024 | 義喬 木山 | — |
| 2023 | Ishi no Hana | — |
| 2023 | Hisashi Sakaguchi | — |
| 2022 | Howard Cruse | — |
| 2021 | Lynd Ward | — |
| 2020 | Nicole Claveloux | — |
| 2020 | Édith Zha | — |
| 2019 | Gustave Doré | — |
| 2018 | My Name Is Shingo | — |
| 2018 | Kazuo Umezu | — |
| 2017 | Kazuo Kamimura | — |
| 2016 | Erich Ohser | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2111308 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).