For the first time since its inception in 2016, a prestigious French literary prize judged by students, the Prix Femina des lycéens, includes participation from a school outside France.

The Queen warmly embraced France ... committed to literature and persuading everybody to read, which is one of the things that we desperately need.” After the reception the awards ceremony ...

The judges include members of the French Academy, one of the five academies of the Institute of France. The winner receives one of the richest literary prizes of 200,000 euros (about 27 million ...