Grand prix Jean Giono
The Grand prix Jean Giono is a French literary prize. It was established in 1990 at the initiative of Michel Albert, to honour the writer Jean Giono. Since 1992 it consists of two categories: the Jean Giono Grand Prize and the Jury Prize. The winner of the Grand prix Jean Giono receives 10,000 euros.
Grand prix Jean Giono
Given to a French-language author who has "defended or illustrated the novel's case".- 1990: Yves Beauchemin for Juliette Pomerleau
- 1991: Michel Calonne for Les Enfances
- 1992: François Nourissier for Gardien des ruines
- 1993: Félicien Marceau for La Terrasse de Lucrezia
- 1994: Jacques Laurent for L'Inconnu du temps qui passe
- 1995: Vladimir Volkoff for Le Grand Tsar blanc
- 1996: Michel Déon for The Great and the Good
- 1997: J. M. G. Le Clézio for Poisson d'or
- 1998: Sylvie Germain for Tobie des marais
- 1999: Jean d'Ormesson for Le Rapport Gabriel
- 2000: Ahmadou Kourouma for '
- 2001: Jean Raspail for Adíos, tierra delfuego
- 2002: Serge Rezvani for L'Amour en face
- 2003: Robert Merle for '
- 2004: Pierre Moinot for Coup d'État
- 2005: Danièle Sallenave for La Fraga
- 2006: Pascal Quignard for Villa Amalia, Gallimard
- 2007: Jacques Chessex for ',
- 2009: Dominique Fernandez for Ramon
- 2015: Charif Majdalani for Villa des femmes, Seuil
- 2016: Alain Blottière for Comment Baptiste est mort, Gallimard
- 2017: Jean-René Van der Plaetsen for ' Grasset
- 2018: Paul Greveillac for Gallimard
- 2019: Jean-Luc Coatalem for La Part du fils Stock
- 2020: for Buveurs de vent Albin Michel
- 2021: Frédéric Verger for Sur les toits, Gallimard
- 2022: for On était des loups, Lattès
- 2023: for Humus, l'Observatoire
Jury Prize
Given for a French-language work of literature of any type, with focus on imagination and storytelling in the spirit of Jean Giono.- 1992: François Bontempelli for L'Arbre du voyageur
- 1993: Marc Bressant for L'Anniversaire
- 1994: Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud for Le Château de verre
- 1995: Amélie Nothomb for The Stranger Next Door
- 1996: Laurence Cossé for '
- 1997: Jean-Pierre Milovanoff for Le Maître des paons
- 1998: Dominique Muller for Les Caresses et les Baisers
- 1999: Michèle Desbordes for La Demande
- 2000: Daniel Arsand for En silence
- 2001: Isabelle Hausser for La Table des enfants
- 2002: Stéphane Héaume for Le Clos Lothar
- 2003: Yasmina Reza for Adam Haberberg
- 2004: Laurent Gaudé for The Scortas' Sun
- 2005: Armel Job for Les Fausses Innocences
- 2006: François Vallejo for Ouest
- 2007: David Foenkinos for '
- 2008: Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès for
- 2009: Brigitte Giraud for Une année étrangère
- 2010: Jean-Baptiste Harang for ''Nos cœurs vaillants''