Literary and music prizes announced
Venue to be confirmed.
Winners of the Fondation Prince Pierre Prix Litteraire and Bourse de la Decouverte are announced.
- free entry, limited space
- more information on organizer's website: Fondation Prince Pierre
In addition, prizes are awarded for the Meilleure Critique Litteraire (best literary critique), Coup de Coeur des Lyceens (students' favourite) and Coup de Coeur des Jeunes Musiciens (young musicians' favourite).
In conjunction with the awards, the Fondation organizes a Marathon de Lecture (marathon read), a literary tea to discuss the books chosen by the jury, and a "meet the author" session.
Prix Litteraire
Nominations:
- Alexakis Vassilis
- Helene Cixous
- Alain Mabanckou
- Yasmina Reza
- Philippe Labro
Bourse de la Decouverte
Nominations:
- Lilian Auzas, Riefenstahl. (Leo Scheer, Aug 2012)
- Aurelien Bellanger, La Theorie De L'information, (Gallimard, Aug 2012)
- Thomas Coppey, Potentiel Du Sinistre, (Actes Sud, Feb 2013)
- Julia Deck, Viviane Elisabeth Fauville, (Editions De Minuit, Sep 2012)
- Yannick Grannec, La Deesse Des Petites Victoires, (Anne Carriere, Aug 2012)
- Alexandre Guyomard, Sur La Panamericaine, (Leo Scheer, Oct 2012)
Meilleure Critique Litteraire
Participants of the Marathon Read write literary critiques of nominated books. The 2 best commentaries win a book voucher and are invited to attend the award evening.
Coup de Coeur des Lyceens
Created in 2007 in collaboration with the Direction de l'Education Nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, this prize is awarded by secondary school children in the Principality to one of a selection of nominated books.
- Clelia Anfray, Le coursier de Valenciennes (Gallimard, Aug 2012)
- Philippe Cohen-Grillet, Haut et court (Le dilettante, Aug 2012)
- Yannick Grannec, La deesse des petites victoires (Anne Carriere, Aug 2012)
- Chloe Schmitt, Les Affreux (Albin Michel, Aug 2012)
Coup de Coeur des Jeunes Musiciens
First awarded in 2011, the 6000 euros prize rewards a recent musical work from a list proposed by the Conseil Musical, and is chosen by students of the Academie de Musique et de Theatre Prince Rainier III de Monaco. The winner is invited to be in residence at the Academie.
- Inciso by Pasquale Corrado
- Horn by Toshio Hosokawa
- Extended Apocalysis by Philippe Leroux
- Red and Green by Thomas Larcher
