The Prix du Quai des Orfèvres is an annual French literature award created in 1946 by Jacques Catineau. It goes to an unpublished manuscript written by an anonymous author for a French-language police novel. The selected novel is then published by a major French publishing house, since 1965
Fayard
Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre.
In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...
. The jury is led by the chief of the
Prefecture of Police of Paris
The Paris Police Prefecture ( ), officially the Police Prefecture (), is the unit of the French Minister of the Interior (France), Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the po ...
. The name of the award refers to the
headquarters of the Paris police, located at 36, quai des Orfèvres.
Description
Every year, a jury of 22 members read 15 shortlisted unpublished manuscripts. Each shortlisted story must display an accurate knowledge of the law. The winning author gets a 50,000-copy publishing deal with Fayard, and 777 euros. Considered a prestigious award in the genre in France, it is also dubbed the "Goncourt des Polars".
Laureates
The following writers have received the award:
References
External links
Official website
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Awards established in 1946
French literary awards
French-language literary awards
Mystery and detective fiction awards
1946 establishments in France