Literary award · France · since 1937

Mallarmé Prize

Annual poetry prize awarded by the Académie Mallarmé. Established 1937 in France.

About Mallarmé Prize

The Prix Mallarmé (Mallarmé Prize) is a poetry prize awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French speaking poet. To be eligible for the prize the poet must have published a piece in the year concerned, even though the prize does not reward a specific piece of poetry but the author's work all along his career as a whole. The prize may only be won once. The prize is awarded on the occasion of the book fair which takes place in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the département of Corrèze, région Limousin, France. The cash prize amounts to €3,811 (25,000 FF). Over the past three years it has been financed through sponsorship from the company ISS; previously it was sponsored by the Mairie of Brives.

From the Wikipedia article “Prix Mallarmé”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2026James Noe͏̈l—
2025Valeriu Stancu—
2023Béatrice Bonhomme—
2023Jaume Pont IbáñezNone
2021Christian Viguié—
2020Jean Le Boël—
2019Claudine Bohi—
2017Philippe Mathy—
2016Gérard Bayo—
2015Werner Lambersy—
2014Hubert Haddad—
2013Alain Duault—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Mallarmé Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

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