{"id":49394,"date":"2026-10-06T16:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saarlb.de\/award-ceremony-for-the-franco-german-youth-literature-prize-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:55:13","slug":"award-ceremony-for-the-franco-german-youth-literature-prize-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saarlb.de\/en\/award-ceremony-for-the-franco-german-youth-literature-prize-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Ceremony for the Franco-German Youth Literature Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Once again this year, we were delighted to be a partner of the award ceremony for the 14th Franco-German Youth Literature Prize, held at the State Chancellery in Saarbr\u00fccken. Alongside children and young people, the event was attended by numerous authors, as well as representatives from the political, business and cultural sectors. Jessica Heide, State Secretary for Education and Culture, and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Spinoza, Consul General of the French Republic in Saarland, presented the awards \u2013 this year in the youth novel category \u2013 and introduced the winning authors to the audience.<br\/><br\/>We warmly congratulate Cornelia Wald on <em>Das nennt man Gl\u00fcck<\/em> and Herv\u00e9 Giraud on <em>La cabane de la fin du monde<\/em>, two outstanding works of literature.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Young Jury Prize was also presented. This award gives young readers the opportunity to honour the books they enjoyed most. This year\u2019s prize went to Massuda Kassem for <em>Chicken Survivor<\/em>, as well as to Delphine Roux and Ga\u00eblle Duhaz\u00e9 for <em>L\u2019\u00e9chapp\u00e9e belle de Marta<\/em>.<br\/><br\/>The Franco-German Youth Literature Prize is a joint German-French award that promotes contemporary children\u2019s and young adult literature from both countries and fosters literary exchange. As a partner, we are pleased to contribute to the promotion of literature and intercultural understanding.<\/p>\n\n<p>The prize enables German and French publishers to discover outstanding works of children\u2019s and young adult literature from the neighbouring country that have not yet been translated into German or French. The Franco-German Youth Literature Prize serves as a cultural bridge, fostering mutual understanding between the two cultures. It also recognises the high quality and diversity of children\u2019s and young adult literature published by German and French publishing houses.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Franco-German Youth Literature Prize is a joint initiative of the Foundation for Franco-German Cultural Cooperation and the European Children\u2019s and Young Adult Book Fair in Saarbr\u00fccken (Europ\u00e4ische Kinder- und Jugendbuchmesse Saarbr\u00fccken e.V.).<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Foto: Oliver Dietze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again this year, we were delighted to be a partner of the award ceremony for the 14th Franco-German Youth Literature Prize, held at the State Chancellery in Saarbr\u00fccken. Alongside children and young people, the event was attended by numerous authors, as well as representatives from the political, business and cultural sectors. 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