In January, Romanian writer Liliana Lazar, who has been based in the South of France since the 90s, published her third novel, Carpates, in immersed in a ruthless religious context. This publication follows the support of the Institut français' Stendhal programme, which has now been replaced by the...

Journalist and writer Éric Faye has been writing novels, essays and short stories for almost 30 years. With finely-crafted and elegant writing, he pays particular attention to Asia by portraying, with a hint of fantasy, characters beset by everyday difficulties.

Recipient of the Grande Ourse Prize at the 34th Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse en Seine-Saint-Denis (SLPJ), Beatrice Alemagna has illustrated around thirty books published and translated in several languages. Through each book in turn, she has created a poetic universe of her own using...

An unclassifiable artist, capable of moving from poetry to theatre, from song to fiction, Emmelyne Octavie tackles themes of exile and uprooting through her eclectic works. Winner of the Prix de la Dramaturgie Francophone, awarded by the SACD, in 2022, she has just been selected for the Institut...

A well-known author for young people, Marion Achard benefited from a residency in Mongolia with the Institut français Stendhal programme to write her latest book, Tumee, l'enfant élastique. The author and her book were also promoted through the Pépites internationales - a programme that combines...

Currently in residence in Paris, with the residency programme of the Institut français at the Cité Internationale des Arts, the Egyptian author Ahmed Awny is working on his second book, In the Factory of Men: a work of non-fiction that explores masculinity and the way in which it influences Egyptian...

A prolific illustrator of comics and children's books, Marc Boutavant was the winner of the 2022 Grande Ourse prize at the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse in Seine-Saint-Denis. The SLPJ and the Institut français will be promoting the winning work and French children's literature worldwide...

Olivia Rosenthal, a well-known figure on the contemporary literary scene, has just published Un singe à ma fenêtre, a novel written at the end of her residency at Villa Kujoyama in Japan. 

N'Goné Fall, the General Commissioner of the Africa2020 Season, wished to place this ambitious project under the banner of pan-Africanism and collective intelligence.

Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba breathe new life into the world of contemporary art: based in Berlin, they design exhibitions and founded the magazine Contemporary And, a demanding print and digital publication whose aim is to “connect cultures”.

In a decade of static and animated illustrations, Tom Haugomat has imposed his style on a wide international audience. The beauty and originality of their minimalist character are universally admired.