Prix ​​Rosny aîné

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The Prix ​​Rosny aîné is a French science fiction literature prize that has been awarded annually since 1980 at the Convention nationale française de science-fiction , the national French science fiction convention , in the categories of “best novel” and “best novel” . The name of the award refers to J.-H. Rosny aîné , who is considered the founder of French science fiction.

The prize is awarded for works or editions of works published in the previous year. First, a group of works is determined in a preliminary selection that is accessible to everyone, usually 5 in each category, from which the participants of the convention then choose the winner. With the same number of votes, the prize can also be awarded several times, as has already happened several times.

Until 2004 the trophy was a sculpture created by Martine Blond , since 2004 it has been the work of Caza . The announcement of the winners and the award ceremony will take place at the end of the convention .

Award winners

Best novel

Best novel

Prix ​​Cyrano

Since 2004, the Prix ​​Cyrano has also been awarded to personalities of science fiction for their life's work. The name of the award refers to Cyrano de Bergerac , who is a forerunner of science fiction with his two fantastic novels about journeys to the inhabitants of the moon and the sun.

Prix ​​Rosny aîné from 1954

The name of the Prix ​​Rosny aîné is a short-lived prize that was only awarded once in 1954. It is a prize awarded by the Paris publishing house Métal . The only prize winner was Charles Henneberg for his novel La Naissance des dieux .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rosny aîné (1954) on nooSFere.org, accessed April 7, 2019.