The Grand Prix du livre de Montréal was held on November 14, 2011.
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Boréal
Louise DUPRÉ PLUS HAUT QUE LES FLAMMES Éditions du
Noroît
Jocelyne SAUCIER IL PLEUVAIT DES OISEAUX XYZ
éditeur
Gail SCOTT THE OBITUARY Coach House
Books
Élise TURCOTTE GUYANA Leméac
Éditeur
2011 recipient
Élise Turcotte
Received the 15 000 $ award of the Grand Prix du livre de
Montréal for her novel GUYANA (Leméac Éditeur).
Recognition of excellence
The Grand Prix du livre de Montréal promotes excellence in creative
writing and vitality in the Montréal publishing community. It raises the
population's awareness of Québec literature by featuring a recently
published work whose workmanship and originality are exceptional.
Since the Ville de Montréal re-launched it in the fall of 1987, the
Grand Prix du livre de Montréal has quickly become one of Québec
literature's highest distinctions, as it actively contributes to the
publication of a book.
In addition to the $15,000 award the Ville de Montréal presents to the
author, the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal also ensures that the
award-winning work receives significant promotional support.
Since 2009, thanks to a partnership with the Association internationale
des études québécoises, the recipient of GPLM is given the opportunity to
do a promotional tour in one of the 80 countries where the AIEQ has
members.
A coveted award, the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal continues to
honour important works in Québec publishing.
2011 panel of judges
Chaired by poet and novelist Nicole Brossard, the panel of
judges includes:
Laurent Borrego, bookseller Denise
Desaultels, writer Stanley Péan, writer and
editor-in-chief at Le Libraire magazine Tristan
Malavoy-Racine, writer and editor-in-chief at VOIR
newspaper Sherry Simon, essayist and professor in the French
Department at Concordia University.
Composition and operation of the panel of judges
The panel of judges is made up of five members – none of whom belong to
Montréal's public service – selected by the Direction de la culture et du
patrimoine. A third of the panel is renewed from one year to the next and
members can sit on the panel no more than three years in a row nor more than
five times over a ten-year period.
The panel of judges represents the various sectors of the publishing
industry, the two main linguistic communities and Montréal's contemporary
literary and intellectual trends; all members agree not to sit on any
publishers' board of directors or trustees, or reading or editorial
committee.
The panel of judges meets at the members' convenience, and is chaired by a
cultural community figure who is appointed to the role for 3 years by the city
and not entitled to vote.
The awarding process occurs in three stages: the pre-selection, the
short-listing of five finalists, and the selection of the award-winning work.
Each work entered in the competition is read by at least two of the panel's five
judges, who then evaluate the work. Each short-listed work is read and evaluated
by all members of the panel of judges.
Nature of the award
A $15,000 award presented by the Ville de Montréal to the author or
co-authors of a French- or English-language work (with the exception of reprints
and translations) for the publication's outstanding workmanship and original
contribution.
Eligibility criteria
Any French or English language work (creation, analysis, compilation, or
literary, artistic or socio-historical reference) published for the first time
(books of poetry and essays containing excerpts that have already been published
in magazines are eligible) between October 1, 2011 and September 28, 2012, by an
author or publisher residing in Montréal is eligible.
Exclusionary criteria Works whose author or authors or
their immediate family are members of the panel of judges or the award’s
secretariat are not eligible.
Registration procedure
Eligible works must be duly entered in the appropriate forms, on the authors'
behalf, by their publisher. They must be submitted, in seven copies, before May
28, 2012, for works published between October 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012. Works
published between May 1 and September 28, 2012, must be received no later than
September 28, 2012.
Registration
Print out and complete the registration form available in the left-hand
column and send it to the address below, along with your work.
The deadlines for receiving work, in seven copies, are:
No later than May 28, 2012, for works published between October 1, 2011 and
May 1, 2012. Works published between May 1 and September 28, 2012, must be
received no later than September 28, 2012.
Works must be sent in care of:
Normand Biron, Commissioner Direction de la culture et du
patrimoine Grand Prix du livre de Montréal Ville de Montréal 801, rue
Brennan, 5e étage Montréal (Québec) H3C 0G4
Additional information
Normand
Biron, commissaire Grand Prix du livre de Montréal
Direction de la culture et du patrimoine Ville de Montréal
