Prix Anne-Hébert

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Canadian literary award given to debut fiction works in French by writers from Quebec.

French-language fictionDebut work / first fictionQuebec literary awardsCanadian literary awards

Established: 2000
Organizer: Centre culturel canadien à Paris (Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris); Société Radio-Canada
Category: Literature and General Literary Arts
Selection Method: Open call
Target: Newcomer
Frequency: 1 per year
Status: Ended

Description

The Prix Anne-Hébert was established in 2000 by Robert Desbiens to commemorate the writer Anne Hébert. It is awarded annually to the first fiction work (debut) written in French by a writer from Quebec, with prize money of CAD 7,500. Sponsored by Centre culturel canadien à Paris and Société Radio-Canada. Past winners include Maryse Barbance (Toxiques) in 2001, Nicolas Dickner (Nikolski) in 2006, and others.

Prize

Main Prize: Prize money: CAD 7,500 (main prize)
Cash Prize: 7,500 CAD

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Selection	Selection committee (judges) — details not publicly announced	—	Official announcement by the organizer (often announced through media reports)

Selection

Judges Selection committee (judges) — details not publicly announced

Announcement Official announcement by the organizer (often announced through media reports)

Criteria

The work must be written in French
The author must be from Quebec
The submitted work must be the author's debut (first fiction work)
Emphasis on literary quality, originality, and excellence in style

Application Tips

Dos

Confirm that the work is written in French
Confirm that the submitted work is the author's debut (first fiction work)
Confirm that the author is from Quebec (whether the condition is met)
Clearly state necessary bibliographic information such as publisher details and publication year
Check the submission guidelines (format, deadline, etc.) provided by the organizer in advance

Don''ts

Do not submit translated works or works written in other languages (does not meet conditions)
Do not mistakenly submit works that are not debut works
Do not proceed with procedures that may miss the deadline due to incomplete submission documents