A must-see event for children’s literature, the Children’s Book and Press Fair (SLPJ Montreuil) in Seine-Saint-Denis has unveiled its selection for the Pépites 2023. 20 works by 26 authors divided into four categories will compete for the Népite d’Or, elected by a jury of professionals and literary critics. A reward will also be awarded in each category, determined by a committee of 36 jurors, aged 8 to 18 years old. The names of the winners will be announced on November 29 during the opening of the 2023 show, while the awards ceremony will take place on Sunday December 3. Another important distinction, La Grande Ourse, will be awarded on November 9.
This edition will mark the beginning of a partnership between the youth event and Place des libraires. 130 brands will be involved in the collaboration, and around thirty booksellers present during the event will welcome the authors competing for the prize.
Selection Illustrated book
The Beautiful Race – Henri Meunier – Rouergue
Butterflies in the night – Oliver Ka et Christoph Alline – The big people
lucky night – Sarah Cheveau – The part
Because because because – Anne Herbauts – Casterman
A procession of ants carrying 1000 times their weight – Baptiste Filippi et Loïc Urbaniak (2024)
Junior Fiction Selection
In the distance, the lights – Elis Wilk – South side
Blue charcoal – Anne Loyer et Gerard DuBois – Two
Ottoline and the monster vet – Yann Apperry et Laurent Gapaillard (Youth pocket)
The Land of Sand – Natural Stories – Xavier-Laurent Petit et Amandine Delaunay (The leisure school)
The Time of the Ogres – Michelle Montmoulineix – Helium
Comic strip selection
The Incredible Miss Bang – Yoon-Sun Park – Dupuis
The Villa night – Guillaume Chauchat – Biscuit
Without panic – Coline Hégron – Delcourt
Swamp, A Summer in the Bayou – Johann G. Louis – Dargaud
A world so big – Séverine Vidal et Elodie Durand – Bayard
Teen Fiction Selection
The Song of the Wood – Marie Boulic – Thierry Magnier Editions
The Magni-freaks – Gaspard Flamant – Blowpipe
We will go through storms – Anne-Laure Bondoux – Gallimard Youth
Oxcean – Nicolas Michel – Talents Hauts
The King of Sylphs – David Bry – Nathan
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