Jan Michalski Prize
Jan Michalski Prize for Literature (French: Prix Jan Michalski) is a Swiss literary prize for any work of fiction or non-fiction published anywhere in the world in any language.[1][2] It is meant to recognize authors from around the world and world literature in general. The jury is multicultural and multilingual in composition.
The award was launched October 2009[1] and the first winner was announced November 2010. The winner receives CHF 50,000. The authors of finalists are invited for a three-month period of residence in the Maison de l'écriture.[3]
The prize was created by the Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature (Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature), founded in 2004 at the initiative of Vera Michalski-Hoffmann in memory of her husband Jan Michalski.[4] It is located in Montricher, Switzerland.[5]
Winners and shortlist
Blue Ribbon () = winner
2010
Other nominated works:
2011 Finalists:[8]
Other nominated works:
2012
Other nominated works:
2013
Other nominated works:
2014 Finalists:[14]
Other nominated works:
2015[16] Finalists:
Second selection:
2016[17] Finalists:
Second selection:
Finalists:
Second selection:
2018[20] Finalists:
Second selection:
2019[21] Finalists:
First selection:
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2020[22] Finalists:
Second selection:
2021[23] Finalists:
Second Selection:
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Notes
- "Prize for Literature, Press Release of launch" (PDF). Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Jan Michalski Prize for Literature". BookTrade.info. June 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Maison de l'Ecriture". Foundation Jan Michalski. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Jan Michalski Foundation, background". Foundation Jan Michalski. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- Domhnall O'Sullivan (August 26, 2017). "Treehouses of language: inside a Swiss literature foundation". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- "Le bosniaque Aleksandar Hemon reçoit le 1er prix Jan-Michalski". LivresHebdo (in French). 18 November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2011". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Le Prix Jan Michalski 2012 attribué à Julia Lovell". Le Temps (in French). November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2012". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Edition 2013". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- M.A.O. (September 14, 2013). "Jan Michalski Prize shortlist". complete review. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- Sal Robinson (November 14, 2013). "Mahmoud Dowlatabadi wins the 2013 Jan Michalski Prize". Melville House Publishing. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- "Edition 2014". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- Joëlle Brack (November 28, 2014). "Prix Jan Michalski 2014". Payot Libraire. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "2015 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- "2016 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- "2017 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- "Press release Jan Michalski Prize 2017". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "2018 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "2019 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "Edition 2020 – Fondation Jan Michalski". Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- "Edition 2021 – Fondation Jan Michalski". Retrieved 2021-11-29.
External links
- Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, official website
- Prize entry rules