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Grand Prix Ramuz
The Grand Prix C.F. Ramuz is a literary award presented every five years by the Foundation C.F. Ramuz to honour a writer's entire work. It has been awarded from 1955 until 2005. The foundation's stated goals are to: *maintain the memory of Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, and keep his works alive. *support the diffusion and the republication of the works of the writer. *support critical translations and work, particularly through conferences. *help with the creation of spectacles drawn from Ramuz's work. *encourage French literary creation and Swiss writers of the French language The foundation also presents a tri-annual Poetry Prize, the 'Prix de poésie'. Laureates of the great prize The following have received the award:Foundation C.F. Ramuz from culturactif.ch. *1955: Pierre-Louis Matthey (1893-1970) *1960: Charles-François Landr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |