Prix du Lundi
Prix du Lundi (German “Monday Prize”) or Nouveau Grand Prix de la science-fiction française is a French literary prize that has been awarded since 2006 for works in the field of science fiction .
The award goes back to a Dejeuner du Lundi (“Monday lunchtime”) - a traditional weekly meeting of science fiction enthusiasts - in November 2006, at which those present (Joseph Altairac, Lydia Ben Ytzhak, Philippe Curval, Patrick Dusoulier, Marianne Leconte, Christophe Louvet, Olivier Paquet, Georges Pierru, Quarante-Deux, Kurt Steiner and Matthieu Walraet) decided to set up this award, which sees itself as the successor to the Grand Prix de la Science-Fiction Française , which was discontinued in 1991 and, in contrast to its successor award , the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire , which from 1992 also opened up to other genres such as fantasy and horror literature , exclusively awarded French science fiction. One novel and one short story or short story collection are each awarded. The last award was given in 2015.
The prize is endowed with a certificate and an invitation to one of the Dejeuners du Lundi .
Award winners
- Best novel
- 2006 Catherine Dufour for Le Goût de l'immortalité
- 2007 Élise Fontenaille for Unica
- 2008 Norbert Merjagnan for Les Tours de Samarante
- 2009 Stéphane Beauverger for Le Déchronologue
- 2010 not awarded
- 2011 Roland C. Wagner for Rêves de gloire
- 2012 Laurent Genefort for Points chauds
- 2013 Laurent Kloetzer for Anamnèse de Lady Star
- 2014 Raphaël Granier de Cassagnac for Thinking Eternity
- 2015 Tristan Garcia for 7
- Best short story
- 2006 Sylvie Lainé for Les Yeux d'Elsa
- 2007 Michel Demuth for the June 2007 special issue of Lunatique magazine
- 2008 Jeanne-A Debats for La Vieille Anglaise et le Continent
- 2009 Jérôme Noirez for Terre de Fraye
- 2010 not awarded
- 2011 not awarded
- 2012 not awarded
- 2013 Thomas Day for Sept secondes pour devenir un aigle
- 2014 not awarded
- 2015 not awarded
Web links
- Prix du Lundi on nooSFere.org
- Prix du Lundi on Quarante-Deux.org