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Three awards for literature and comics
Having initiated lecteurs.com, the Orange Foundation has also created two literary prizes, the Orange Book Prize and the Orange Book Prize in Africa. A third has now been...
Orange Book Prize in Africa in 2019, today the Prix Goncourt des lycéens!
The winner of the Orange Foundation’s Orange Book Prize in Africa in 2019 has this year won the Prix Goncourt des lycéens! The prestigious Prix Goncourt des lycéens (voted...
The Orange Book Award in Africa: publishers, to your novels!
In 2021, for the third year, in partnership with the Institut Français, the Orange Book Award in Africa will enable a large audience in Africa and France to discover new...
Youssouf Amine Elalamy, winner of the 2nd Orange Book Award in Africa
The Orange Book Award in Africa was awarded to Youssouf Amine Elalamy for his novel “C’est beau, la guerre” published by Editions Le Fennec in Morocco. He is the winner of the 2020 edition, chosen from among 38 books initially put forward by French-speaking African publishers. Read more on lecteurs.com
Initial shortlist for the 2020 Orange Book Prize
The panel of judges met on 12 May by videoconference and shortlisted 21 novels. Discover the full list at lecteurs.com. The six finalists will be announced on 15 June.
2nd edition of the Orange Book Prize in Africa: the 6 finalists are revealed
Launched in October 2019, the Orange Book Prize in Africa selects a novel written in French by an African author that was published between 1 November 2018 and 30 October...
The Orange Book Prize in Africa is back for a second year!
In 2020, we bring you the second Orange Book Prize, first launched in Africa in 2019.Books entering the 2020 competition can be submitted from now until the end of...
Jean-Baptiste Maudet, winner of the 2019 Orange Book Prize
For its 11th edition, the Orange Book Prize went to Jean-Baptiste Maudet for his novel "Matador Yankee", published by Le Passage. The jury was chaired by Jean-Christophe...
And the winner of the Orange Book prize in Africa is...
Cameroonian writer Djaïli Amadou Amal has won the Orange Book Award in Africa for his book "Munyal, the tears of patience", published by Proximité in 2017. The jury described the novel as “A strong, sincere, rebellious voice, served by a language that promotes its culture.” The Award launched in October 2018 reflects our desire to work to promote literary talent in Africa and encourage the local publishing industry.