Grand Prix C.-F. Ramuz
The Grand Prix C.-F. Ramuz is a literary award from French-speaking Switzerland . The award is a writer for their complete works .
The prize is awarded every five years by the Fondation Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz . The purpose of the foundation is to preserve the memory of the namesake and to promote the distribution and new editions of his works.
With the Grand Prix C.-F. Ramuz, which is endowed with 15,000 francs, is mainly awarded to Swiss French-language writers (exceptionally also foreigners residing in French-speaking Switzerland). The irregularly awarded poetry prize Prix de poésie C.-F. Ramuz is designed for young talents.
Award winners
- 1955: Pierre-Louis Matthey
- 1960: Charles-François Landry
- 1965: Marcel Raymond
- 1970: Philippe Jaccottet
- 1975: Jacques Mercanton
- 1980: Alice Rivaz
- 1985: Georges Haldas
- 1990: Yves Velan
- 1995: Nicolas Bouvier
- 2000: Anne-Lise Grobéty
- 2005: Pierre Chappuis
- 2010: Jean-Luc Benoziglio
- 2015: Catherine Safonoff
Winner of the Poetry Prize
- 1983: José Flore Tappy , for Errer mortelle
- 1986: Sylviane Dupuis , for Creuser la nuit
- 1992: Alain Rochat , for Fuir pour être celui qui ne fuit pas
- 1999: Claire Genoux , for Saisons du corps , ISBN 2-940133-42-5
- 2002: Caroline Schumacher , for Les Grandes Vacances , ISBN 2-940133-67-0
- 2007: Mary-Laure Zoss , for Le noir du ciel , ISBN 978-2-940133-90-1
- 2013: Claudine Gaetzi , for Rien qui se dise , ISBN 978-2-940505-09-8
- 2016: Pierrine Poget , for Fondations (published 2017)
Web links
- Website of the Fondation C.-F. Ramuz (French)