Lucie Bryon, Manon Steffan Ros and Lise Garond, winners of the first edition of the Entente Littéraire prizes

The Entente Littéraire awards were presented in London this Wednesday, December 4 at Lucie Bryon for his book Thievesand to the novelist Manon Steffan Ross and the translator Lise Garond pour The Blue Book of Nebo. Her Majesty Queen Camilla and the First Lady of France Brigitte Macron were present at the French Residence in the London capital for the ceremony.

The Entente Littéraire prize rewards works intended for adolescents and young adults. It celebrates the pleasures of reading and the sharing of literary experiences between France and the United Kingdom. Created during the Franco-British summit in March 2023 by the President Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunakit is organized by the French Institute of the United Kingdom and the Royal Society of Literature as part of the 120^e anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.

Story about adolescence

Thieves of Lucie Bryon is a story about adolescence and all its complexities and its moments of lightness and happiness. Lucie Bryon is a children's cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for French-speaking children's literature publishing houses and for independent comic book publishers. His work has been published in French and English by Milan, BDkids, Shortbox and Sarbacane editions. She has also published online comic series and a collection of her work.

Traces of the past

For his part, The Blue Book of Nebo (Actes Sud Jeunesse) of Manon Steffan Rosstranslated by Lise Garondevokes the fears and questions of youth. In a small village in Wales, Dylan and his mother have lived since a strange end of the world during which many people suddenly disappeared. The teenager searches Books for traces of the past. Manon Steffan Ross worked as an actress before becoming a children's and adult writer. She has won the Welsh Book of the Year Award for her adult fiction novels as well as being a four-time winner of the Tir na N'Og Welsh Children's Literature Prize. With The Blue Book of Nebo (The Blue Book of Nebo)Manon won the Yoto Carnegie Medal for writing.

For this first edition, the jury consisted of Marie-Aude Murail, Thimothée de Fombelle, Patrice Lawrence et Joseph Coelho. Students from the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill and Europa School also took part in the ceremony.