Literary awards by country

Literary awards in France

75 literary prizes awarded in France, with founding years, organisers and recent winners.

NameFoundedDescription
Prix Goncourt1903French literary award
Prix Femina1904French literary prize
Prix Renaudot1926French literary award
Prix Médicis1958French literary award given each year in November
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française1915French literary award
Prix Tour-Apollo Award1972Literary award
Prix Interallié1930Literary award
Prix Goncourt des Lycéens1988French literary award (1988–)
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca1969International literary award
Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française1911French literary award
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1948French literary prize
Prix des Deux Magots1933Award
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire1941French literary award
Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand1977French literary prize
Grand prix de la francophonie1986French language award
Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire1960Annual literary prize
Prix Décembre1989French literary award
Fénéon Prize1949French-language literary award
Prix du Quai des Orfèvres1946French literary award
Prix de Flore1994French literary award
European Book Prize2007Award
Montyon Prize—Group of four yearly awards of the French Academy
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album1976Comics award
François Chalais Prize1997
Grand Prix Gobert1834French literary award
prix Nadar Gens d'images1955French photographie award
prix du meilleur livre étranger1948French literary prize
Guizot Prize1875French academy history award (1875–)
Prix Stanislas Julien1872French literary prize
European Prize for Literature2005Literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg
Prix Femina étranger1985French literary award
Albert Londres Prize1932French journalism award, first awarded in 1933, since 1985 divided in several categories
Prix Méditerranée1982French award
Grand prix catholique de littérature1945Literary award
Prix Alain-Fournier1986French literary award
prix des Libraires1955French book award
Prix Femina essai1999French literary prize
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie2001
Prix du Livre Inter1975French literary award (1975–)
Mallarmé Prize1937Annual poetry prize awarded by the Académie Mallarmé
Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand1998French literary award
Volney Prize1803Award given by the Institute of France
Grand prix national des Lettres1950
Prix de la critique1984Award (cartooning)
Grand prix du théâtre1980French dramatist award (1980–)
Prix Ève Delacroix1977
Roger Nimier Prix1963French literary award
Prix Erckmann-Chatrian1925French literary award (1925–)
Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award—
Henry Malherbe Prize1963French literary prize
Prix Richelieu1992French literary award
Roger Caillois Prix1991
Prix Antonin-Artaud1951French literary award
Japan Expo Awards2006Anime and manga awards ceremony
Bordin Prize1835Award
Wepler prize1998French literary prize
Sade Prize2001French literary award
Prix de l'essai1971
Globes de Cristal Awards2006French art and culture awards
Prix du roman Fnac2002Literary award
Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud1967Annual French literary award since 1967
Franz-Hessel-Preis2010Annual German-French literary award
Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance2004
Prix France Info1994Comics award for non-fiction books
Prix Breizh1961
Jean Ferré Prize2006Award
Prix du roman arabe2008
Prix Mystère de la Critique1972French literary award
Prix Françoise Sagan2010
Louis Guilloux Prize1983French literacy award
Prix Maison de la Presse1970Annual French literary prize
Langlois prize1868French literary award
Prix Charles Blanc1898Award from the Académie française
Broquette-Gonin prize—Former literary award of the French Academy
Prix Laure Bataillon1986French literary award