Grand prix des lectrices de Elle

Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
Awarded for "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"
Date May, annual
Country France
Presented by Elle
First awarded 1970
Official website Prix Lectrices de Elle

The Grand prix des lectrices de Elle is a French literary prize awarded by readers of the Elle magazine.

History

Unlike other literary prizes that have professionals for their juries and selection committees, the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle is a public award, convened and selected by readers of the magazine, and aimed at giving a voice to women who love to read. At its inception in 1969 by Hélène Lazareff, it was awarded solely to novels.[1] From 1977, two categories were recognised - literary fiction and non-fiction. From 2002, crime fiction also came to be awarded.[2]

Until 1992, eight regional committees designated at the first instance books of the month. A national jury then took over to elect the two major prizewinners in the categories of novels and non-fiction. Currently, eight monthly juries of fifteen readers each form the grand jury of 120 readers.[1]

The editor of the Elle magazine makes an initial selection of books, emphasising first works or young authors or new publishers, and systematically eliminating the works that have already won major literary awards such as the Prix Goncourt, Prix Femina or the Prix Médicis. After this, every month from September to April, the eight juries of fifteen readers of Elle magazine deliberate to select their finalists, which in turn will be read by all the juries to select the grand winner in May.

Novels (from 1970)

Non-fiction (from 1977)

Crime fiction (from 2002)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miguel Medina (June 1, 2012). "Le Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle pour Delphine de Vigan". L'Express (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle du roman, du document et du polar". Le Point. May 27, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. "Goncourt: Charles Juliet récompensé" (in French). Canoe. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. Jean-Rémi Barland (September 1, 1999). "Un Québécois engagé". L'Express. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "E.-E. Schmitt récompensé par les lectrices de Elle". Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). May 21, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  6. "Philippe Claudel". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  7. "Au zénith, de Duong Thu Huong". Le Magazine Littéraire (in French). December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Vincy Thomas (May 29, 2007). "Les lectrices de ELLE n'oublient pas Duong Thu Huong". Livres Hebdo. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 Jacqueline Gerard (May 27, 2008). "Communiqué: Grand Prix Litteraire Des Lectrices Elle" (PDF) (Press release). Lagardère. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  10. Annabelle Hautecontre. "Dans le tumulte des "déferlantes", Claudie Gallay déploie un grand livre sur la couardise humaine" (in French). Salon littéraire.
  11. 1 2 3 "Grand Prix des Lectrices 2012 : découvrez les lauréats !". Elle (in French). June 4, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 Hélène Guinhut (May 31, 2013). "Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle 2013: et les lauréates sont…". Elle (in French).
  13. 1 2 3 "Le Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle attribué à "Esprit d'hiver" de Laura Kasischke" (in French). L'Express. May 6, 2015.
  14. Jean-Joseph Julaud (December 17, 2010). La Littérature française Pour les Nuls. Edi8. ISBN 978-2-7540-2292-7.
  15. "Les articles d'Anna Politkovskaïa publiés deux ans après son assassinat". Metronews. September 29, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  16. Nils C. Ahl (April 29, 2010). "Charles Dantzig : "Les poèmes, je les écris en une minute et un an"". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  17. "Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, dite Fred Vargas". Larousse (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  18. Géraldine Denost (October 15, 2007). "Mo Hayder l'aime saignant". Le Figaro. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  19. Yann Plougastel and Christine Ferniot (July 4, 2013). ""Chérie noire", de Caryl Féret, illustré par Charles Berbérian". Le Monde. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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