Literary award · France · since 1904
Prix Femina
French literary prize. Established 1904 in France.
About Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize awarded each year by an exclusively female jury. The prize, which was established in 1904, is awarded to French-language works written in prose or verse by male or female writers, and is announced on the first Wednesday of November each year. Four categories of prizes are awarded: Prix Femina, Prix Femina essai, Prix Femina étranger (foreign novels), and Prix Femina des lycéens. A Prix Femina spécial is occasionally awarded.
From the Wikipedia article “Prix Femina”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nathacha Appanah | — |
| 2024 | Miguel Bonnefoy | Le Rêve du jaguar |
| 2023 | Neige Sinno | Triste tigre |
| 2022 | Claudie Hunzinger | Un chien à ma table |
| 2021 | Clara Dupont-Monod | S'adapter |
| 2020 | Charif Majdalani | — |
| 2020 | Serge Joncour | Nature humaine |
| 2019 | Sylvain Prudhomme | None |
| 2018 | Philippe Lançon | Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo |
| 2017 | Philippe Jaenada | None |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Prix Femina 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
- Structured data from Wikidata Q18945 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).