Literary award · Belgium

Prix Victor Rossel

Belgian literary award.

About Prix Victor Rossel

The Prix Victor-Rossel is a literary award in Belgium that was first awarded in 1938. The award was created by three people associated with the newspaper Le Soir: the owner Marie-Thérèse Rossel, the manager Lucien Fuss and the editor-in-chief, Charles Breisdorff. The name commemorates Victor Rossel, the son of Emile Rossel, the paper's founder. The prize was not awarded from 1940 to 1945 during the German occupation of Belgium.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2024Romain Renard—
2024Velibor Čolić—
2022Joris Mertens—
2021Philippe Marczewski—
2021Alix Garin—
2021Benoît Drousie—
2020Benoît Feroumont—
2019Mathieu Burniat—
2018Adeline DieudonnéReal Life
2016Hubert Antoine—
2015Eugène Savitzkaya—
2014Hedwige Jeanmart—

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

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Prix Victor Rossel 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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