Literary award · France · since 1986
Prix Laure Bataillon
French literary award. Established 1986 in France.
About Prix Laure Bataillon
The Prix Laure Bataillon is a French literary award established in 1986 by the cities of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire to be given for the best work of fiction translated each year. It is awarded jointly to a foreign writer and their French language translator.
From the Wikipedia article “Prix Laure Bataillon”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin | — |
| 2026 | Xavier Luffin | — |
| 2025 | Mia Couto | — |
| 2025 | Elisabeth Monteiro Rodrigues | — |
| 2024 | João Viegas | — |
| 2023 | László Krasznahorkai | — |
| 2023 | Joëlle Dufeuilly | — |
| 2022 | Bernard Banoun | — |
| 2022 | Josef Winkler | — |
| 2021 | Gonçalo M. Tavares | — |
| 2021 | Dominique Nédellec | — |
| 2020 | François-Michel Durazzo | — |
| 2020 | Miquel de Palol | — |
| 2019 | The Books of Jacob | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Prix Laure Bataillon 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 Q6084564 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).