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第32回（2011年） Special Award
Figment
フィグメント
Figment
プロフィール
- 性別
- 不明
- 生誕
- 2010-12-06 （United States）
- 死没
- 2018-02-01 （Penguin Random House / United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- website, online community, self-publishing platform
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜2018年
- 所属
- Random House Children's Group (acquired)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference - Winning startup | — | — | O'Reilly | Winner |
| 2011 | Webby Awards - Official Honoree (Youth) | — | Youth | Webby Awards | Honoree |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award (part of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize) | — | — | Los Angeles Times | Winner |
O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference - Winning startup
2011
主催:
O'Reilly
結果:
Winner
Webby Awards - Official Honoree (Youth)
2011
部門:
Youth
主催:
Webby Awards
結果:
Honoree
Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award (part of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize)
2011
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Dream School
2011年 Young adult fictionIn 2011 Figment serialized Blake Nelson's novel 'Dream School' on its website and subsequently published it in print. The book was first released in serial format on the site and later as a traditional print edition.
coming-of-ageadolescence
全著作
- Dream School (serialized → published), 2011
作風・主題
- 文体
- format favoring short works and serialized publication aimed at young writersuser-driven interaction (reviews, hearts, comments)
- 頻出モチーフ
- community prioritizing youth voices and coming-of-age storiescontests and prompts as creative drivers
評価・遺産
Figment provided a model for youth-oriented online writing communities and self-publishing, helping many emerging writers through contests and serialized publication. Acquired by Random House Children's Group in 2013, the site was effectively closed and redirected to Underlined in 2018, with many user stories removed. Figment built a large user base in a short time and left a legacy as an experimental space for digital-era publishing and exposure.
資料所蔵先
- Figment snapshots in the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
大衆文化への影響
- Featured in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, and The Today Show
引用
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"We approached Figment because we've admired what they are doing in the digital space. Together we can broaden our marketing reach for our authors and their stories."
出典: Susan Katz (HarperCollins Children's Book president), comment, 2012 (2012年) -
"I took a stack of fan letters that were sent to the magazine over to my editor's office and said this is the audience for this book."
出典: Blake Nelson, comment, 2011 (2011年)
豆知識
- In February–March 2012 Figment merged userbases with HarperCollins' Inkpop.
- Acquired by Random House Children's Group in October 2013.
- On February 1, 2018 the site began redirecting to Penguin Random House's Underlined and many user stories were deleted.