French · 1st edition · 2026-2027
Oravox Grand Prix — French
300 M speakers
187 registeredactivation threshold: 300
Registrations until 31 December 2026
Award
€5,000
1st — Best story
Narration, interactivity, immersion, originality
€2,500
2nd — Best sound world
Sound design, voices, atmospheres
€2,500
3rd — Best narrative concept
Originality, structure, emotion
Timeline
- September 2026Official opening — announcement & registration
- Oct. — Dec. 2026Creation phase — 3 months to design and produce
- 31 December 2026Submission deadline — midnight, Brussels time
- Jan. — Mar. 2027Voting phase — 3 months of listening and voting open to all
- 1 April 2027Voting closes — final ranking & ceremony
Selection criteria
50 %
Number of plays
Counted automatically on the platform
30 %
Completion rate
% of listeners who listen to the end
20 %
Community votes
Entrants listen and vote for the others
Rules
- Open to any individual — no diploma, profession, or age requirement
- Teams accepted — maximum 3 people per story
- One story per participant or team
- Minimum duration: 30 minutes listening time
- Language: French mandatory for this edition
- Format: interactive audio story published in the Story Map Editor
- All genres accepted — sci-fi, thriller, horror, romance, children’s, comedy, documentary, fairy tale…
- Participation completely free — no registration fees
- Works must be original and unpublished
- All submitted stories are published on Oravox with royalties
A story without any choice points cannot compete: the contest rewards interactive creation, there would be nothing to judge on this criterion.
Partners
Discord Fictions SonoresBrussels Podcast FestivalACSR — Sound Creation WorkshopPhonurgia NovaARTE Radio27 Francophone sound schools — BE · FR · CH · CA
Contact
concours@oravox.comAfter the contest
Each published story generates income for its author, whether awarded or not: 20 / 30 / 40 / 45% depending on cumulative listens. You retain your author’s rights at 100% — Oravox operates under a distribution license.