Orange launches the 2011 French Orange Prize for Fiction, THE literary award for web users
Paris, January 24, 2011Today Orange is kicking off the 3rd French Orange Prize for Fiction Awards, chaired by Erik Orsenna, which will run from 24 January to 15 June 2011.
The French Orange Prize for Fiction unites web users who are passionate about literature and professionals in the literary field in order to select the best fiction publications of the "rentrée littéraire", the period in France from January to April when publishing houses tend to release new books. The winner is then chosen by the thousands of web users who are members of the Orange Fiction Community.
The winner will be rewarded with a cheque for €15,000 and by having their work recorded as an audiobook for widespread distribution among the visually impaired.
a jury of prestigious members including booksellers, authors, former winners and web users
Chaired by Erik Orsenna, a writer and member of the Académie Française, this year the jury will include:
2 booksellers: Emmanuel Delhomme (Livres Sterling bookshop in Paris) and Anne-Sophie Thuard (Thuard bookshop in Le Mans).
4 authors: Eliette Abécassis, Didier van Cauwelaert (Goncourt Prize 1994), Fabrice Humbert (2009 winner also awarded the 2010 Renaudot Poche Prize) and Jacques Gélat (2010 winner).
7 web users from the Orange Fiction Community selected for having demonstrated their involvement and willingness to take part.
the choice of an entire community connected by its passion for literature
The Orange Fiction Community website (www.orange.fr/prixorangedulivre), via which the French Orange Prize for Fiction is organised, keeps its members up-to-date with the latest publications and literary news and provides an opportunity to discuss their points of view by posting comments on the site, throughout the year.
The Orange Fiction Community's Facebook page also enables its members to carry on their discussion surrounding their mutual passion for literature and to share what they are currently reading.
http://www.facebook.com/CommunauteOrangeDuLivre
This community of web users is entrusted with voting for the winner.
important dates 2011
From January to June 2011, the selection will be divided into several phases, followed by the prize giving ceremony:
from 24 January: web users may make their application to join the official jury.
1 March: the 7 web users selected will join the official jury.
30 April: the jury will announce the selection of 30 books.
20 May: the jury will announce the five shortlisted books which will be digitally recorded as audiobooks for the visually impaired.
From 20 May to 7 June: all web users decide on the winner by voting on the Orange Fiction Community website.
15 June: official French Orange Fiction Prize 2011 prize giving ceremony.
French Orange Fiction Prize: 3 years running!
The French Orange Fiction Prize was awarded in 2009 to Fabrice Humbert for l’Origine de la violence, a novel that went on to win the 2010 Renaudot Poche Prize. In 2010, Jacques Gélat won the Prize for Le traducteur amoureux.
The French Orange Fiction Prize led to the creation of the Orange Fiction Community which brings together 9,205 subscribers contributing thousands of comments and 220,000 visitors (in 2010) on its website www.orange.fr/prixorangedulivre as well as 2750 very active fans on Facebook.
Orange and fiction
As a partner in digital content, Orange seeks to support players in the literary field through digital change. Orange is developing an innovative offer of services, inspired by the Read & Go platform, and is interested in new tools for reading and writing, experimenting with community platforms (Lecteurs.com) and transmedia storytelling (Fanfan2). The French Orange Fiction Prize is an integral part of this policy.
The French Orange Prize for Fiction unites web users who are passionate about literature and professionals in the literary field in order to select the best fiction publications of the "rentrée littéraire", the period in France from January to April when publishing houses tend to release new books. The winner is then chosen by the thousands of web users who are members of the Orange Fiction Community.
The winner will be rewarded with a cheque for €15,000 and by having their work recorded as an audiobook for widespread distribution among the visually impaired.
a jury of prestigious members including booksellers, authors, former winners and web users
Chaired by Erik Orsenna, a writer and member of the Académie Française, this year the jury will include:
2 booksellers: Emmanuel Delhomme (Livres Sterling bookshop in Paris) and Anne-Sophie Thuard (Thuard bookshop in Le Mans).4 authors: Eliette Abécassis, Didier van Cauwelaert (Goncourt Prize 1994), Fabrice Humbert (2009 winner also awarded the 2010 Renaudot Poche Prize) and Jacques Gélat (2010 winner).7 web users from the Orange Fiction Community selected for having demonstrated their involvement and willingness to take part.the choice of an entire community connected by its passion for literature
The Orange Fiction Community website (www.orange.fr/prixorangedulivre), via which the French Orange Prize for Fiction is organised, keeps its members up-to-date with the latest publications and literary news and provides an opportunity to discuss their points of view by posting comments on the site, throughout the year.
The Orange Fiction Community's Facebook page also enables its members to carry on their discussion surrounding their mutual passion for literature and to share what they are currently reading.
http://www.facebook.com/CommunauteOrangeDuLivre
This community of web users is entrusted with voting for the winner.
important dates 2011
From January to June 2011, the selection will be divided into several phases, followed by the prize giving ceremony:
from 24 January: web users may make their application to join the official jury.
1 March: the 7 web users selected will join the official jury.30 April: the jury will announce the selection of 30 books. 20 May: the jury will announce the five shortlisted books which will be digitally recorded as audiobooks for the visually impaired.From 20 May to 7 June: all web users decide on the winner by voting on the Orange Fiction Community website. 15 June: official French Orange Fiction Prize 2011 prize giving ceremony. French Orange Fiction Prize: 3 years running!
The French Orange Fiction Prize was awarded in 2009 to Fabrice Humbert for l’Origine de la violence, a novel that went on to win the 2010 Renaudot Poche Prize. In 2010, Jacques Gélat won the Prize for Le traducteur amoureux.
The French Orange Fiction Prize led to the creation of the Orange Fiction Community which brings together 9,205 subscribers contributing thousands of comments and 220,000 visitors (in 2010) on its website www.orange.fr/prixorangedulivre as well as 2750 very active fans on Facebook.
Orange and fiction
As a partner in digital content, Orange seeks to support players in the literary field through digital change. Orange is developing an innovative offer of services, inspired by the Read & Go platform, and is interested in new tools for reading and writing, experimenting with community platforms (Lecteurs.com) and transmedia storytelling (Fanfan2). The French Orange Fiction Prize is an integral part of this policy.
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For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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