Éditions du Panthéon

Éditions du Panthéon is a French publishing house founded in the aftermath of the Second World War, in the late 1940s. It is based in Paris, the historic centre of French literary publishing. After falling into disuse around the turn of the 1960s, the house was revived on 12 November 1992 by Jean Paul Chappoux. In April 2009 it was acquired by Jeoffroy Delépine, its current head. Today it is described as one of the leading actors in author-funded publishing (publication à compte d'auteur) in France. The publisher presents itself as a free and open house whose mission is to give everyone a chance to be published. It publishes general literature across a deliberately broad range of genres: novels, poetry, essays, short stories, plays, memoirs, tales, theses, recollections, science fiction and fantasy. Its catalogue is distributed by Hachette Livre. The house has embraced digital publishing, releasing its first e-books in 2011 and making 15% of its catalogue available in digital format by early 2012, notably through the online bookstore Immatériel. By 2014 the entire catalogue was sold in both paper and digital versions. Éditions du Panthéon also maintains a public profile through literary events and partnerships, including support for the association Coup de Pouce and participation in student short-story competitions. Its editorial line emphasises openness, freedom and diversity, and its website invites authors to submit manuscripts for review by a reading committee that promises a response within 15 days.

Éditions du Panthéon was founded in the late 1940s, in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. It established itself in Paris, the emblematic centre of French literature and publishing. The house fell into disuse around the turn of the 1960s, and its activity was dormant for decades. On 12 November 1992, the publishing house was taken over by Jean Paul Chappoux, marking its revival. In April 2009, it was acquired by Jeoffroy Delépine, who became its current head. Under this ownership the house developed its modern identity as a publisher open to a wide range of authors and genres. In 2011, Éditions du Panthéon released its first digital books. By early 2012, 15% of its catalogue was available in digital format, with titles offered through the online bookstore Immatériel. In 2013, the house published the book Limousin in the collection Corps et Âme. By 2014, the entire catalogue was being marketed in both paper and digital versions, reflecting a full transition to dual-format publishing. Throughout its modern history, the publisher has been distributed by Hachette Livre. It has also engaged in literary outreach, supporting the association Coup de Pouce and, in 2012 for the second consecutive year, having Jeoffroy Delépine serve on the jury of the student short-story competition organised by the CROUS de Paris. The house describes itself as a free publisher whose mission is to give everyone a chance to be published, and it publishes general literature including novels, poetry, essays, short stories, plays, memoirs, tales, theses, recollections, science fiction and fantasy.

• 2014

  Entire catalogue marketed in both paper and digital versions.

• 2013

  Published Limousin in the collection Corps et Âme.

• 2012

  15% of catalogue available in digital format; titles sold via Immatériel.

• 2011

  First digital books released.

• 2009

  Acquired by Jeoffroy Delépine in April 2009.

• 1992

  Taken over by Jean Paul Chappoux on 12 November 1992.

• 1960

  The house falls into disuse around the turn of the 1960s.

• 1949

  Éditions du Panthéon founded in the late 1940s, after World War II.

A free and open French publishing house dedicated to giving all authors a chance to be published, with a broad general-literature catalogue and author-funded publishing model.

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• Tim Potisek - Surfeurs des Sables

• Le dernier siècle de la république de Metz

• La mouche du coach

• Vive l'empereur

• Balzac et Madame Hanska, réminiscence d'un roman d'amour

• Et si la reconnaissance au travail prenait sa place

• Cartagena caraïbe et colombienne

• A l'est d'Iquitos

• La 'Malebête' du Gévaudan

• Immanence d'une vie

• L'épine du désir

• Des rails de chemin de fer sur un terrain vague

• Des poèmes pour chaque saison

• Poussières - Tome I

• Une vie, une catastrophe

• Ultra Trail

• Après la rivière, il y a un bateau

• Sicut Aquila

• Py Quests

• Tabou

• Vision humaniste de la transition écologique

• Larmes à gauche

• Nouvelle mécanique ondulatoire (NMO)

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