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HOW
DOES THE CHRONOS PRIZE WORK ?
The Chronos Prize is a unique literary prize that is grounded in the
organization and functioning any prize competition needs, including
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selection committee, composed of researchers, specialists
in children's literature, gerontologists, teachers' representatives,
booksellers, senior citizens, and colleagues from the public
and private sectors. |
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selection of works on the theme "Growing Up, Growing Older"
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The illustrated books and novels read by the children have been
published in the preceding year by any of the publishing houses
and were written or translated into French.
Several American publications were among the Chronos selections
and some have even won the Chronos Prize, for example, "Grandfather's
Journey", by Allen Say in 1996. Thanks to the Chronos reputation,
"Joker", a work of the American-born writer Susie Morgenstern,
who won the Chronos Prize in 1997 and 2000, will be translated
by an American publisher. |
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jury of children, along with teachers and librarians. All
the children are volunteers and undertake to read all the selected
publications. They are extremely enthusiastic, and grow more
so every year. They are hardly frightened by the theme "Growing
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Categories
for every age : five categories of books are selected :
illustrated books for nursery school children, and novels for
primary and middle school children. In 2001, 13 and 14-year-old
schoolchildren (7th and 8th grades) will take part in the Chronos
Prize. A Chronos Prize for adults is also being developed to
promote awareness on the theme. |
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The
Chronos Prize is officially awarded in a prestigious cultural
setting : Every spring at the Paris Book Fair (Salon du
Livre) the results are announced in the presence of well-known
figures from the world of culture, teaching and gerontology,
as well as various financial sponsors |
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Every
voter receives a certificate of membership in the Chronos
Prize jury. |
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THE
CHRONOS PRIZE, SUCCESS AND SOLID REPUTATION
The Chronos Prize has already won sufficient success to confirm that
the approach is worthwhile. The basic conclusion that can be drawn
is that young people want and expect the chance to think about themes
like growing old, senior citizens and even death. Thanks to the Chronos
selections, parents and teachers have an opportunity to bring up and
discuss these subjects that have become taboo in the modern world.
Every year more classes take part in the Chronos jury ;
The Prize is continually expanding to include more countries ;
The media, including the daily national and regional press, has shown
steadily growing interest.
The private sector partners of Chronos Prize have remained loyal and
have fully integrated Chronos into their communications plans and
everyday activities.
A
solid reputation
In 12 years, Chronos Prize has gained recognition
from the relevant institutions.
Many
Ministries are now sponsors
* The Ministry
of Culture and Communications
* The Ministry of National Education, Research and Teaching
* The Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity
* The Ministry for Children and the Family
* The Ministry for Youth and Sports
* The Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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