Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A behind-the-scenes look at one of France’s most influential literary prizes with Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
Filmed on 11/13/2025 with a live audience.
Just days after the 2025 laureates are announced on 5 November, get an inside look at how the prize is awarded from jury members Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
About the Prix Médicis:
The Prix Médicis was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux with the aim of recognizing bold and innovative literary works, often outside the mainstream. Each year, it awards a prize to a novel, story, or collection of short stories by an author who is either a debut writer or whose renown does not yet match the recognized quality of their work.
Thanks to the patronage of the GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation, which took effect in 2025, the Prix Médicis awards a grant for the translation into English of the winning French-language novel, thus contributing to the bond between the two cultures.
À propos le Prix Médicis:
Le prix Médicis a été fondé en 1958 par Gala Barbisan et Jean-Pierre Giraudoux, avec l’intention de distinguer des œuvres littéraires audacieuses et innovantes, souvent en marge des courants dominants. Il récompense chaque année un roman, un récit ou un recueil de nouvelles dont l’auteur débute ou dont la notoriété reste encore inférieure à la qualité reconnue de son œuvre.
Grâce au mécénat de la fondation GRoW @ Annenberg qui a pris effet en 2025, le Prix Médicis accorde une bourse de traduction en langue anglaise au roman de langue française primé, contribuant ainsi heureusement au lien entre les deux cultures.
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
A behind-the-scenes look at one of France’s most influential literary prizes with Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
Filmed on 11/13/2025 with a live audience.
Just days after the 2025 laureates are announced on 5 November, get an inside look at how the prize is awarded from jury members Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
About the Prix Médicis:
The Prix Médicis was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux with the aim of recognizing bold and innovative literary works, often outside the mainstream. Each year, it awards a prize to a novel, story, or collection of short stories by an author who is either a debut writer or whose renown does not yet match the recognized quality of their work.
Thanks to the patronage of the GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation, which took effect in 2025, the Prix Médicis awards a grant for the translation into English of the winning French-language novel, thus contributing to the bond between the two cultures.
À propos le Prix Médicis:
Le prix Médicis a été fondé en 1958 par Gala Barbisan et Jean-Pierre Giraudoux, avec l’intention de distinguer des œuvres littéraires audacieuses et innovantes, souvent en marge des courants dominants. Il récompense chaque année un roman, un récit ou un recueil de nouvelles dont l’auteur débute ou dont la notoriété reste encore inférieure à la qualité reconnue de son œuvre.
Grâce au mécénat de la fondation GRoW @ Annenberg qui a pris effet en 2025, le Prix Médicis accorde une bourse de traduction en langue anglaise au roman de langue française primé, contribuant ainsi heureusement au lien entre les deux cultures.
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
