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Roger Nimier Prix

French literary award. Established 1963 in France.

About Roger Nimier Prix

The Roger Nimier Prize (French: 'Prix Roger-Nimier') is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The prize was established in 1963 at the initiative of André Parinaud and Denis Huisman and is handed out annually during the second half of May. It comes with a sum of 5000 euro.

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

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2026Fabrice Pliskin—
2025Jean de Saint-Chéron—
2024Louis-Henri de La Rochefoucauld—
2023Paul Pavlowitch—
2022Céline Laurens—
2019Arnaud de La GrangeNone
2017Pierre Adrian—
2016Paul Greveillac—
2015Émilie de Turckheim—
2015Héloïse d'Ormesson—
2014David Le Bailly—
2013Capucine Motte—
2012Jean-Luc Coatalem—
2011Françoise Dorner—
2010Nelly Alard—

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

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Roger Nimier Prix 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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