Overview
- The grant goes to Ainhoa Olaso, Usue Egia and Mikel Urdangarinek for 'Gizaberetxoak,' a collaborative comic chosen unanimously by a jury of local cultural figures.
- The work will fictionalize conversations between Joxe Azurmendi and thinkers including Angela Davis, Simone Weil, Vandana Shiva and Jule Goikoetxea, using a collage‑style approach for presentation at the 2026 Azoka.
- Olaso will write the script, Egia will illustrate, and Urdangarinek contributes the research basis drawn from his thesis and essay on Azurmendi’s dialogues with feminism.
- Organizers coupled the announcement with a public homage to the recently deceased thinker, featuring readings such as 'Manifestu atzeratua' and led by Jakin, Gerediaga and the Azoka.
- Gerediaga reaffirmed institutional support, noting Durango’s €15,000 annual contribution and ongoing programming like the Atartea show of 2024 winner Irati Bazeta through January 7, as the fair closed a busy 60th edition with strong youth engagement and robust sales of physical books and records.