Jan_Michalski_Prize

Jan Michalski Prize

Jan Michalski Prize

Swiss literary prize

Jan Michalski Prize for Literature (French: Prix Jan Michalski) is a Swiss literary prize for any work of fiction or non-fiction published anywhere in the world in any language.[1][2] It is meant to recognize authors from around the world and world literature in general. The jury is multicultural and multilingual in composition.

The award was launched October 2009[1] and the first winner was announced November 2010. The winner receives CHF 50,000. The authors of finalists are invited for a three-month period of residence in the Maison de l'écriture.[3]

The prize was created by the Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature (Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature), founded in 2004 at the initiative of Vera Michalski-Hoffmann in memory of her husband Jan Michalski.[4] It is located in Montricher, Switzerland.[5]

Honorees

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Notes

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    Domhnall O'Sullivan (August 26, 2017). "Treehouses of language: inside a Swiss literature foundation". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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    "2010". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2012". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    Sal Robinson (November 14, 2013). "Mahmoud Dowlatabadi wins the 2013 Jan Michalski Prize". Melville House Publishing. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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    "2013". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "Awards: Jan Michalski Prize for Literature". Shelf Awareness. August 6, 2013. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    Brack, Joëlle (28 November 2014). "Prix Jan Michalski 2014ImprimerPartager par e-mail avec un ami". Payot Libraire (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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    "2014". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2015". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "Reading with... Georgi Gospodinov". Shelf Awareness. May 18, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2016". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2017". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2018". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2019". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    Anderson, Porter (2020-12-11). "Switzerland's 2020 Jan Michalski Prize Goes to Mia Couto". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2020". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2021". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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    "2022". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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    "Literature Prize". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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