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Prix Charles Blanc

Award from the Académie française. Established 1898 in France.

About Prix Charles Blanc

The Charles-Blanc Prize (French: Prix Charles Blanc) was an annual award of the Académie Française for the author(s) of works in the fields of History and Sociology. The prize was awarded from 1898 to 1994, and was named after French art critic and historian, Charles Blanc.

From the Wikipedia article “Charles-Blanc Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
1994Nicole Wild—
1993Daniel Arasse—
1992Jean-Louis Ferrier—
1991Bernard Bro—
1989Jacques Thuillier—
1986Pascal Bonafoux—
1985Pierre Daix—
1982François Chamoux—
1982Maurice Sérullaz—
1981Philippe Beaussant—
1981Gilbert Rouget—
1980Danielle Elisseeff—
1978Jean-Pierre Jouffroy—
1976Pierre Miquel—
1975Danielle Elisseeff—

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

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Prix Charles Blanc 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.

Sources & data

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