Prix Jacques Chardonne

The prix Jacques Chardonne was created in 1986 to reward a French-language work, whether a chronicle, an essay, a newspaper, a story, a short story or a novel. The quality of style and freedom of mind were major characteristics in order to be awarded. The price was set at 50,000 francs. The award has not been awarded since 1997.

List of laureates

 * 1986: Gilles Pudlowski for L'Amour du Pays (Flammarion)
 * 1987: Georges Borgeaud for Le Soleil sur Aubiac
 * 1988: Pierre Veilletet for Mari-Barbola (Arléa)
 * 1990: Denis Tillinac for Le Corrèze et le Zambèze (Robert Laffont)
 * 1991: Louis Nucéra for Le Ruban rouge (Grasset)
 * 1993: Amélie Nothomb for Le Sabotage amoureux (Albin Michel)
 * 1996: Diane de Margerie for Dans la spirale (Éditions Gallimard)