The prix Françoise Sagan is a French

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. ...

established in 2010 by , the son of

Françoise Sagan Françoise Sagan (born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois chara ...

The Prize

Awarded at the beginning of June, the Prix Françoise Sagan rewards "an author never yet rewarded, not even selected in recent months. It distinguishes a work in French and is meant to be innovative and focused on a work in progress "thus privileging" a revelation to a talent already confirmed." The selection of the titles in competition is established by the jurors, each proposing one or Two books that can compete.

Jurys

The jury of the prize, chaired by Denis Westhoff for the first edition, is composed in a moving way according to the years. In addition, the winner automatically joins the jury of the following year and becomes its president. * 2010:

Patrick Besson Patrick Besson (born 1 June 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Life Besson was born of a half Russian father and a Croatian mother. He published his first novel, ''Early Mornings of Love'', in 1974, aged 17. A Communist sympathizer, Besson ...

Michel Déon Michel Déon (; 4 August 1919 – 28 December 2016) was a French novelist and literary columnist. He published over 50 works and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, ''Les Poneys sauvages'' (The ...

Jérôme Garcin Jérôme Garcin (born 4 October 1956) is a French journalist and writer. He heads the cultural section of the '' Nouvel Observateur'', produces and hosts the radio program ' on France Inter, and is a member of the reading committee of the Com� ...

, Annick Geille,

François Gibault François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

Olivia de Lamberterie Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 197 ...

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, Françoise-Marie Santucci,

Delphine de Vigan Delphine de Vigan (born 1 March 1966) is a French novelist. Life and career De Vigan wrote her first four novels by night while working at a public opinion firm in Alfortville by day. Her first published work, ''Jours sans faim'' (2001), was p ...

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

and Denis Westhoff (with

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, ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, as member of honour). * 2011:

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre (born 20 March 1976) is a French journalist and author. Biography Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France in 20 March 1976, a descendant of Princess Isabelle d’Orléans. She won fi ...

(laureate 2010),

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Jean-Louis Ezine Jean-Louis Ezine, real name Jean-Louis BunelJean-Claude Lamy Jean-Claude Lamy (born 3 August 1941) was a French journalist, writer and publisher. Biography He was born in Valence in the Drôme department. As a journalist, Jean-Claude Lamy joined '' France-Soir'' in the 60s where he stayed over thirty ye ...

, Macha Makeieff,

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of televis ...

, Yves Simon,

, Caroline Wassermann and Denis Westhoff. * 2012:

François Angelier François Angelier (born 22 August 1958) is a French journalist, presenter, essayist, biographer and author of fantasy novels. Biography Angelier's early discovery of Owen, Claude Seignolle, Michel de Ghelderode, Kubin, Meyrink and especially ...

, Arnaud Cathrine,

Fabienne Berthaud Fabienne Berthaud (, born in 1966, Gap) is a French writer, actress, screenwriter and director, winner of the 2011 prix Françoise Sagan. Works Bibliography *1994: ''Cafard'', Albin Michel *1999: ''Mal partout'', Éditions du Seuil *1999: ''M ...

(laureate 2011),

, Kathleen Evin, Xavier Houssin, Olivia de Lamberterie, Philippe Lefait,

Véronique Ovaldé Véronique Ovaldé (born 1972) is a French novelist. Her fifth novel ''Et mon cœur transparent'' won the Prix France Culture/Télérama in 2008. Her seventh novel ''Ce que je sais de Vera Candida'' won the Prix Renaudot des lycéens (2009), the ...

, Delphine Peras and Denis Westhoff. * 2013: Alexandre Fillon,

David Foenkinos David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris. His novel ''La délicatesse'' is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was re ...

, Célia Houdart (laureate 2012),

Olivier Mony Olivier Mony (born 27 October 1966, Bordeaux) is a French writer and journalist. A collaborator with ', ''Le Figaro Magazine'', '' Sud Ouest'' or ', he was a jury in the 2011 prix Françoise Sagan. Publications *2002: ''Regardez-les danser'', ...

, Anne Plantagenet, Colombe Schneck,

Amanda Sthers Amanda Queffélec-Maruani (born 18 April 1978), known professionally as Amanda Sthers, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Biography Sthers is of Tunisian Sefardi and Breton origins. She has written ten novels which ha ...

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. *2014: ** permanent members: Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, Olivia de Lamberterie, Denis Westhoff ** Jury 2014: Annabelle Mouloudji, Bernard Lehut, Hélène Gaultier, Olivier Bouillère (laureate 2013), Philippe Delaroche,

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, Marianne Payot * 2015: ** permanent members: Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, Olivia de Lamberterie, Denis Westhoff ** Jury 2015: Virginie Carton, Blandine de Caunes, Céline Hromadova,

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(laureate 2014),

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Karine Tuil Karine Tuil (born 3 May 1972 in Paris) is a French novelist who has written several award-winning novels in French and English. Her works have themes ranging from marriage and Jewish identity to detention centers and corporate politics. Backgr ...

, Frédéric Brun,

Benoît Graffin Benoît Graffin (born 14 August 1966) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 1998 he won a development grant for '' Café de la plage'' in the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival. Filmography As a writer: *'' The Trouble With You ...

, Frank Maubert. * 2016: ** permanent members: Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, Olivia de Lamberterie, Denis Westhoff ** Jury 2016: Vincent Almendros (laureate 2015), Danielle Cillien-Sabatier, Loïc Ducroquet, Émilie Frèche, Mathieu Garrigou-Lagrange, Arnaud Le Guern, Louise Mailloux, Valérie Mirarchi

Laureates

* 2010: ''Fourrure'' by Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre (

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) * 2011: ''Un jardin sur le ventre'' by Fabienne Berthaud (JBZ et Cie) * 2012: ''Carrare'' by Célia Houdart () * 2013: ''Le Poivre'' by Olivier Bouillère (P.O.L) * 2014: ''Buvard'' by Julia Kerninon () * 2015: ''Un été'' by Vincent Almendros (

Les Éditions de Minuit Les Éditions de Minuit (, ''Midnight Press'') is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1941, during the French Resistance of World War II, and is still publishing books today. History Les Éditions de Minuit was founded by writer and i ...

) * 2016: ''Un beau début'' by Éric Laurrent (Les Éditions de Minuit) * 2017: ''Fils du feu'' by Guy Boley ( Grasset) * 2018: ''Fugitive parce que reine'' by Violaine Huisman ( Gallimard) * 2019: ''Le sort tomba sur le plus jeune'' by

Sophie Blandinières Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of ...

( Flammarion) * 2020: ''La dissonante'' by Clément Rossi ( Gallimard)

External links

Official site of the
Prix Françoise Sagan {{DEFAULTSORT:Prix Francoise Sagan French literary awards Awards established in 2010 2010 establishments in France