The Quebec Booksellers Association revealed the 24 finalists for its annual awards on Thursday.
In the Novel, Short Story or Story category, we find at the top of the list What I know about youby Éric Chacour, who won the Femina prize for high school students at the end of 2023 in addition to appearing on the preliminary list of Renaudot, Granby in the simple pastby Akim Gagnon, Hotlineby Dimitri Nasrallah, The version that interests no oneby Emmanuelle Pierrot and Self-portrait of anotherby Élise Turcotte.
The winner will get their hands on a $10,000 scholarship awarded by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).
In the same category, but for authors from outside Quebec, we find in particular Sad Tigerfrom the Frenchwoman Neige Sinno, winner of the last Femina and the Goncourt des Lycéens, The justice of men by Santiago H. Amigorena, Voices / Lightning / Thunder by Myriam JA Chancy, translated by Chloé Savoie-Bernard, Humusby Gaspard Koenig and I am not here by Lize Spit.
In the essay category, a prize with a $5,000 scholarship, Althusser murderer. The banality of the male, of Francis Dupuis-Déri), Trouble the waters, of Frédérick Lavoie, The provocative society, by Dahlia Namian and 11 brief queer essaysa collective work directed by Marie-Ève Kingsley, will fight each other.
The winners will be crowned on May 16 at a gala held at Club Soda in Montreal.