Barbara Yelin

Barbara Yelin, born in Munich in 1977, studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Her first graphic novel, “Gift,” created in collaboration with writer Peer Meter, was published in 2010. She became particularly known for the 2014 graphic novel “Irmina,” which has been translated into more than ten languages; its English edition was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2017. Yelin received the Bavarian Art Promotion Award for Literature in 2015 and the Max and Moritz Award for Best German-Speaking Comic Artist in 2016. Her other works include “Emmie Arbel: The Color of Memory” and illustrated children’s and nonfiction books.