Prix Utopiales 2020 and 2021

The winners of the Prix Utopiales, Prix Utopiales Jeunesse, and Prix Utopiales BD (BD = Bande Dessinée = Comic Strip) for 2020 and 2021 were announced at Utopiales, the International Science Fiction Festival of Nantes, on October 31.

The Prix Utopiales recognizes a novel, or a collection, published in French during the eligibility period by a European author. The prize has a cash value of 2000 euros.

PRIX UTOPIALES 2021

• After® by Auriane Velten (France), (Mnémos)

PRIX UTOPIALES 2020

 Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Grande-Bretagne), J’ai lu.

The Prix Utopiales Jeunesse (Utopiales Youth Award) recognizes a novel or a collection of short stories by a European author, published or translated into French during the eligibility period. The winner is chosen by a jury of readers aged 13-16. The prize has a value of 2000 euros.

PRIX UTOPIALES JEUNESSE 2021

• Félicratie by H. Lenoir (France) (France), (Sarbacane)

PRIX UTOPIALES JEUNESSE 2020

• Et le désert disparaîtra by Marie Pavlenko (France), Flammarion Jeunesse.

The Prix Utopiales BD (BD = Bande Dessinée = Comic Strip), worth 2000 Euros, is awarded by the sci-fi comics readers club of the Nantes municipal library.

PRIX UTOPIALES BD 2021

  • Carbone & Silicium by Mathieu Bablet (Ankama)

PRIX UTOPIALES BD 2020

  • Mécanique Céleste by Merwan (France), Dargaud.

PRIX EXTRAORDINAIRE DES UTOPIALES 2021

  • Joëlle Wintrebert