Prix Masterton
The Prix Masterton is a French literary prize that has been awarded since 2000 for works from the field of fantasy and especially horror literature . The award goes back to an initiative by Marc Bailly and was named in honor of British horror writer Graham Masterton .
Awards are given by a jury in the following categories:
- French-language novel (Roman francophone / Roman français)
- Foreign language novel / translation (Roman étranger / Roman traduit)
- Short story or short story collection (Nouvelle ou recueil de nouvelles)
The jury consists of experts in horror literature (authors, journalists, critics and curators). Marc Bailly is the chairman of the jury.
Award winners
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the award, the best authors of the last 10 years were honored in 2009:
- Best French author: Michel Pagel
- Best international author: Dean R. Koontz
In addition, the best works of the last 10 years were named in the three categories (see there).
- French-language novel
- 2000: Philippe Ward for Irrintzina
- 2001: Jean-Christophe Chaumette for L'arpenteur de mondes
- 2002: Jean-Pierre Andrevon for Le village qui there and Jean-Christophe Chaumette for L'aigle de sang
- 2003: Johan Heliot for Pandémonium
- 2004: Francis Berthelot for Nuit de colère
- 2005: Mélanie Fazi for Arlis des forains
- 2006: François Darnaudet & Pascal Metge for Le regard qui tue
- 2007: Patrick Sénécal for Sur le seuil
- 2008: Thomas Gunzig for 10,000 liters of pure horreur
- 2009: PA Orloff for L'effroyable vengeance de Panthera
- 2010: Sire Cédric for L'Enfant des Cimetières
- 2011: Jean-Christophe Chaumette for Le Dieu Vampire
- 2012: Jean-Philippe Depotte for Les Jours étranges de Nostradamus
- 2013: Jérôme Noirez for 120 journées
- 2014: Jess Kaan for Créature du miroir
- 2015: Arnaud Delalande for Le Piège de Lovecraft
- 2016: Laurent Whale for Le Manuscrit Robinson
- 2017: Émmanuel Delporte for Stalingrad
- 2018: Jean-Pierre Favard for La Nuit de la Vouivre
- 2019: Catherine Dufour for Entends la nuit
2009 L'arpenteur de moon by Jean-Christophe Chaumette named best novel of the last 10 years.
- Foreign language novel / translation
- 2000: Poppy Z. Brite for Le corps exquis
- 2001: Clive Barker for Galilée
- 2002: Dean R. Koontz for Mémoire truquée
- 2003: Valerio Evangelisti for Picatrix, l'échelle pour l'enfer
- 2004: Valerio Evangelisti for Black Flag
- 2005: Clive Barker for Coldheart Canyon
- 2006: Graham Joyce for Lignes de vie
- 2007: Juan Miguel Aguilera for Le sommeil de la raison
- 2008: Craig Spector for Underground
- 2009: Jack Ketchum for Morte Season
- 2010: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan for La Lignée
- 2011: Gary A. Braunbeck for Mais c'est à toi que je pense
- 2012: Kōtarō Isaka for La Prière d'Audubon
- 2013: Michelle Paver for 40 jours de nuit
- 2014: China Miéville for Kraken
- 2015: Joe Hill for Nosfera2
- 2016: José Carlos Somoza for Tétraméron
- 2017: John Everson for Le Pacte des suicidés
- 2018: Lars Kepler for Playground
- 2019: Ezekiel Boone for Éclosion
In 2009, Lignes de vie by Graham Joyce was named the best novel in this category in the last 10 years .
- Short story or short story collection
- 2000: Michel Pagel for La roche aux Fras
- 2001: Anne Dugüel for Cadavre exquis
- 2002: Sylvie Miller for Un choix réfléchi
- 2003: Armand Cabasson for Dragons, renards et papillons
- 2004: Francis Berthelot for Le serpent à collerette
- 2005: Francis Berthelot for Forêts secrètes
- 2006: not awarded
- 2007: Michel Rozenberg for Les maléfices du temps
- 2008: Sylvie Miller / Philippe Ward for Noir Duo
- 2009: Mélanie Fazi for Notre-Dame aux écailles
- 2010: Mélanie Fazi for Miroir de porcelaine
- 2011: Richard D. Nolane for Séparation de corps
- 2012: Frédéric Livyns for Les Contes D'Amy
- 2013: Claude Ecken for Au réveil il était midi
- 2014: Anthelme Hauchecorne for Punk's Not Dead
- 2015: Mélanie Fazi for Le Jardin des silences
- 2016: Marc Bailly for Le Vampire des origines
- 2017: Sombres Félins (anthology)
- 2018: Frédéric Livyns for The Dark Gates of Terror
- 2019: Bruno Pochesci for L'Amour, la Mort et le Reste
In 2009, Forêts secrètes by Francis Berthelot was recognized as the best work in this category in the last 10 years .
Web links
- official page
- Prix Masterton on NooSFere.org