Grand Prix of the science fiction and the fantastic inhabitant of Quebec

The Grand Prix of the science fiction and the fantastic inhabitant of Quebec (GPSFFQ) reward the whole of the one year old work of a Québécois writer in the field of the science fiction and the fantastic one.

Description

Created in 1984 in order to fill the gap in this field, the GPSFFQ is a major literary prize in these two kinds with Quebec, and the only price " professionnel". It collects more than one hundred of candidatures each year. It aims to promote these kinds near the public and their production in the authors. It is supplied with a purse of 2500$ Canadian.

The price is managed by a not-lucrative organization with the purpose whose board of directors is composed of seven members representative of the medium of the science fiction in Quebec, from which at least one must be an author. The council manages the payments of the price, establishes acceptable works, sees with the constitution of the jury, acts as press service and of search for silent partners and organizes the event of handing-over of the price. In 2005, the chairman of the board is Patrick Sénécal, author inter alia novel On the threshold from which a Québécois film with success was drawn, and professor of literature and cinema to the Cégep de Drummondville. As from 2008, the price will bear the name of the Jacques-Brossard price of science fiction and fantastic .

Prizes winner of the price

  • 1984 : Denis Side for novel-youth Hockeyeurs cybernetics and celestial Parallels .

  • 1985 : Andre Berthiaume for the collection of Border incident news .
  • 1986 : Esther Rochon for the novel the Exhaustion of the sun and the news the Trap with memories and At the bottom of the eyes .
  • 1987 : Esther Rochon for the novel Shell and the news pink velvet Tablecloth and In the forest of stained glass .
  • 1988 : Francine Furrier for the news the little girl of silence and Gilles Pilgrim for the collection of news Neither the place nor the hour .
  • 1989 : Evelyne Bernard for the novel Vaironne and Martin Michel for the news Geïsha Blues
  • 1990 : Jacques Brossard for the novel Years of training , first tome cheese of the series the Bird of fire .
  • 1991 : Esther Rochon for the novel the space of diamond .
  • 1992 : Daniel Sernine for the collections of news Boulevard of the Stars and Boulevard of Stars 2: In the Search of Mr Goodtheim as well as the novels the Circle of Khaleb and Dreams of Argus .
  • 1993 : Elisabeth Vonarburg for the novel Chronic of the Country of the Mothers and the news Initiatory and Suspend your flight , as well as the news Chanson for a siren written in collaboration.
  • 1994 : Yves Meynard for the news the Blood of the bird , stolen Blazing infernos and the Marvellous Machine of Johann Havel as well as the news the Coagulation of Vouivres written in collaboration.
  • 1995 : Joel Champetier in particular for the novels Memory of the lake and the Secrecy of Sylvaneaux as well as the news Slaves of sand and Visit with the counter dénébolien .
  • 1996 : Daniel Sernine for the collection of news On the scene of the centuries and the novels the Arc-in-Circle and the Crossing of the sorcerer's apprentice .
  • 1997 : Elisabeth Vonarburg for the novels Dreams of the Sea and Play of the Perfection (the first two tome cheeses of the series Tyranaël ) as well as the news the Beginning of the circle .
  • 1998 : Alain Bergeron for the collection of news Body-machines and dreams of angels , the novel Enemy the and the news the Twenty-eighth day.
  • 1999 : Francine Furrier for the novels Samiva de Frée and Issabel de Qohosatene (volumes 2 and 3 of the series sand and steel ).
  • 2000 : Esther Rochon for the novel Gold .
  • 2001 : Jean-Louis Trudel for the novels War for a harmonica and Nigelle by all times , the collection of news Tomorrow, the stars as well as the news the Last Readers , Gardeners of the world , Meeting again of blood and Drawn from the same flesh .
  • 2002 : Natasha Beaulieu for the news BM Zone and Klé .
  • 2003 : Eric Gauthier for the collection of tales Ground of the pigeons and the news Fire crowned and a face with the window .
  • 2004 : Alain Bergeron for the novel Phaos .
  • 2005 : Sylvie Bérard for the novel Ground of the Others
  • 2006 : Elisabeth Vonarburg for volumes 1 and 2 of Queen of memory
  • 2007 : Claude Bolduc for his collection of news one evening History and other terrors

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