Prix Femina

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The Prix Femina is a prestigious French literary prize, awarded annually by an all-female jury to outstanding works of literature.

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Label Occurrences
Prix Femina étranger 5
Prix Femina canonical 2
Prix Femina (main prize) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French literary prize
literary award
awardedFor novels
outstanding literary works
prose literature
awardType monetary prize and recognition
continent Europe
country France
culturalSignificance highlights women’s role in literary criticism
influences book sales in the French-speaking world
eligibility primarily French-language works
published in the year preceding the award
field literature
firstAwarded 1905
foundedBy La Vie heureuse
frequency annual
genderRestrictionForJury women only
genderRestrictionForLaureates none
hasCategory Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prix Femina (main prize)

Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prix Femina des lycéens

Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prix Femina essai

Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prix Femina étranger
hasJurySize around a dozen members
hasOfficialStatus private prize
hasReputation prestigious French literary distinction
headquartersLocation Paris
inception 1904
juryComposition all-female jury
languageOfAwardedWorks French
locationOfCeremony Paris
mediaCoverage French national press
namedAfter Femina magazine
notableCharacteristic created as an alternative to the male-dominated Prix Goncourt
organizer jury of women writers and critics
originalName Prix Vie heureuse
relatedAward Prix Goncourt
Prix Médicis
Prix Renaudot
scope primarily French literary market
selectionCriterion contribution to contemporary literature
literary quality
originality of work
selectionProcess jury deliberation
sponsor various French cultural and media organizations
typeOfJury independent jury
typicalAwardMonth November

Referenced by (10)

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Jorge Semprún awardReceived Prix Femina
Joyce Carol Oates awardReceived Prix Femina
this entity surface form: Prix Femina étranger
French literature hasAward Prix Femina
Torgny Lindgren award received Prix Femina
this entity surface form: Prix Femina étranger
Sofi Oksanen awardReceived Prix Femina
this entity surface form: Prix Femina étranger
Prix Femina hasCategory Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prix Femina (main prize)
Prix Femina hasCategory Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prix Femina étranger
Prix Femina hasCategory Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prix Femina essai
Prix Femina hasCategory Prix Femina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prix Femina des lycéens
Joyce awardReceived Prix Femina
subject surface form: Joyce Carol Oates
this entity surface form: Prix Femina étranger