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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...
Our contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, United Nations member states defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A universal blueprint, in keeping with the importance of the challenges facing our...
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...
Among the 40 festivals that we are sponsoring in France and in Africa this year, 22 have been cancelled. They were meant to welcome more than 300,000 people this summer....
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.
Cultural sponsorship and vocational integration: it works!
In the French Bas Rhin Department, our two strands of corporate sponsorship combine for the benefit of young trainees in the region: Giving access to culture by...
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...