The Grand Prix C.F. Ramuz is a

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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 Landry (1909-1973) *1965: Marcel Raymond (1897-1981) *1970: Philippe Jaccottet (born 1925) *1975: Jacques Mercanton (1910-1996) *1980: Alice Rivaz (1901-1998) *1985: Georges Haldas (1917-2010) *1990: Yves Velan (1925-2017) *1995: Nicolas Bouvier (1929-1998) *2000: Anne-Lise Grobéty (1949-2010) *2005: Pierre Chappuis (born 1930) *2010: Jean-Luc Benoziglio (1941-2013) *2015: Catherine Safonoff (born 1939) *2020: Philippe Rahmy

Laureates of the poetry prize

*1983: José-Flore Tappy, for ''Errer mortelle'' *1986: Sylviane Dupuis, for ''Creuser la nuit'' *1992: Alain Rochat (writer), Alain Rochat, for ''Fuir pour être celui qui ne fuit pas'' *1999: Claire Genoux, for ''Saisons du corps'' *2002: Caroline Schumacher, for ''Les Grandes Vacances'' *2007: Mary-Laure Zoss, for ''Le noir du ciel'' *2013: Claudine Gaetzi, for ''Rien qui se dise'' *2016: Pierrine Poget, for ''Fondations''

References

{{reflist Swiss literary awards Awards established in 1955 1955 establishments in Switzerland