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Prix Ringuet (Ringuet Prize)

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Annual literary award presented to Quebec writers for French-language fiction. Organized by the Académie des lettres du Québec.

French-language fictionQuebec literary awardCanadian fiction award
Established
1983
Organizer
Académie des lettres du Québec
Category
Literature and General Literary Arts
Selection Method
Recommendation
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Active

Description

The Prix Ringuet is a literary prize awarded annually by Canada's Académie des lettres du Québec to Quebec-origin writers for French-language fiction works. Established in 1983 as the Prix Molson, it was later renamed after the novelist Philippe Panneton (pen name Ringuet).

Prize

Main Prize
Literary award for French-language fiction works (prize amount not specified in sources)

Selection

Selection Process

Nomination (candidate selection)
Judges Candidates are selected by a selection committee of members from the Académie des lettres du Québec
Final selection and winner determination
Judges Judges (members) of the Académie des lettres du Québec
Announcement Winners are officially announced by the Académie des lettres du Québec (via official website and press releases)

Criteria

  • Literary merit
  • Quality of language expression
  • Originality
  • Contribution to Quebec literature

Application Tips

Dos

  • Confirm that the submitted work is written in French
  • Confirm that the author meets the relevant Quebec conditions
  • Prepare a summary or recommendation that clearly conveys the work's literary value and originality
  • Submit the manuscript after proofreading and formatting

Don''ts

  • Do not submit works in languages other than French
  • Do not submit incomplete or unproofread manuscripts
  • Do not submit in a format that violates the submission rules

From Judges

  • Literary merit, quality of language expression, and originality are emphasized in judging
  • Contributions to Quebec's context or culture may also be evaluated

Related Awards

  • Prix Molson (former name)
  • Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
  • Other awards by Académie des lettres du Québec

Official Resources

https://academiedeslettresduquebec.ca/prix/ringuet

Past Winners

Kevin Lambert けびん らんべーる Winner
Alain Farah あらん ふぁら Winner
Ying Chen いん ちぇん Winner
Élise Turcotte えりーず てゅるこっと Winner
Kevin Lambert けびん らんべーる Winner
Stéfanie Clermont すてふぁにー くれるもん Winner
Christian Guay-Poliquin くりすちゃん げい ぽりかん Winner
Gabriel Marcoux Chabot がぶりえる まるくー しゃぼ Winner
Michael La Chance みかえる ら しゃんす Winner
Yvon Pare いゔぉん・ぱれ Winner
Jean Bédard じゃん・べだーる Winner
Jocelyne Saucier じょすりーぬ・そしえ Winner
Louis Hamelin るい・あむらん Winner
Alexandre Lazarides あれくさんどる・らざりです Winner
Martin Robitaille まるたん・ろびたいゆ Winner
Hélène Rioux えれーぬ・りう Winner
Andrée A. Michaud あんどれ・えー・みしょー Winner
Martine Desjardins まるてぃーぬ・でじゃるだん Winner
Pierre Yergeau ぴえーる・いぇるじょー Winner
Gilles Jobidon じる じょびどん Winner
Rober Racine ろべーる らしーぬ Winner
Guillaume Vigneault ぎよーむ びにょー Winner
Aki Shimazaki しまざき あき Winner
Christiane Duchesne くりすてぃーぬ でゅしぇーぬ Winner
Gaétan Soucy がえたん すーしー Winner
Pierre Ouellet ぴえる うえれ Winner
Louise Dupré るいーず でゅぷれ Winner
Sergio Kokis せるじお こきす Winner
Jacques Desautels じゃっく でぞてる Winner
Paul Bussieres ぽーる・びゅしえーる Winner
Robert Baillie ろべーる・べいりー Winner
Jacques Poulin じゃっく・ぷーらん Winner
Jean Marcel じゃん・まるせる Winner
Francine D'Amour ふらんしーぬ・だむーる Winner
Sylvain Trudel しるゔぁん・とりゅでる Winner
Daniel Gagnon だにえる・がにょん Winner
Pauline Harvey ぽーりーぬ・はーゔぇい Winner
Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska まどれーぬ・うえれっと=みはるすか Winner
Jacques Folch-Ribas じゃっく・ふぉるしゅ=りばす Winner