Created in 2014 on the initiative of Thierry Barbier-Mueller, Managing Director and CEO of Société Privée de Gérance, the SPG Literary Prize for the first novel in French-speaking Switzerland rewards each year the first work of fiction (novel) by a French-speaking author, written in French and published by a Swiss publishing house. The aim of this prize is to promote the literary creation of the French-speaking part of Switzerland and its distribution, to encourage new authors from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and to support the French-speaking publishing industry and its actors. The SPG Literary Prize for the first novel in French-speaking Switzerland is endowed with CHF 5,000 (five thousand francs).
This year, the Prize will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a great program.
Composition of the 2023 Jury:
Sophie Barbier-Mueller, Honorary Member of the Jury of the SPG Literary Prize for the First Novel in French-speaking Switzerland
Pascal Couchepin, Honorary President, former Federal Councillor
Mania Hahnloser, Honorary President of the Alliance Française de Berne
Isabelle Falconnier, Journalist and Literary Critic
Sofia Baureder, Teacher and Cultural Advisor
Maxime Pégatoquet, Journalist and Independent Editor
The finalists for the prix littéraire SPG du premier roman romand 2023 :
en attendant heidi d’Isabel Garcia Gomez, éditions de l’Aire
Le dernier souffle du Laret de Noémie Charmoy, éditions Slatkine
AZAD de Mélanie Croubalian, éditions Slatkine
L’Héritier de Gruyères d’Alexandre Gachet, éditions Montsalvens
Fusil d’Odile Cornuz, éditions d’en bas
The winners of the prix littéraire SPG du premier roman romand :
Winner 2022 Louise De Bergh for her first novel “Hermès Baby “, Éditions Romann. Click to see the selection.
Winner 2021 Anna Szücs for her first novel “L’anatomie d’une décision “, Éditions Encre Fraîche. Click to see the selection.
