It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field:
Uchronia: fictional rewriting of history or a personal history from a point of divergence. The word “uchronia” was coined by the philosopher Charles Renouvier in the 19th century, from the Greek roots “οὐ” (“u”), which means “no”, and “Χρόνος” (“kronos”), which means “time”.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories.
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Sur la Lune by Mary Robinette Kowal [The Relentless Moon]. Translated into French by Patrick Imbert (Denoël Lunes d’encre)
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
The jury chose not to give an award in this category in 2023.
PRIX SPÉCIAL
L’exposition Uchronie by Vincent Fournier au Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field:
Uchronia: fictional rewriting of history or a personal history from a point of divergence. The word “uchronia” was coined by the philosopher Charles Renouvier in the 19th century, from the Greek roots “οὐ” (“u”), which means “no”, and “Χρόνος” (“kronos”), which means “time”.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
Literature, for essays and novels;
Graphic design, for comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives;
The Special Prize, for an original uchronic work, whether it is a game, an exhibition, etc.
Eligible works were those published or released in French between September 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The jury members are Étienne Barillier (writer), Bertrand Campeis (essayist), Karine Gobled (essayist), Hermine Hémon (translator) and Jean Rébillat (writer).
Here is the list of nominees for the 2023 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie:
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time period of our world, in contrast to altogether-fictional lands or worlds. The concept is similar to alternate history, but uchronic times are not easily defined but are placed mainly in some distant or unspecified point before current times, and they are sometimes reminiscent of a constructed world. Some, however, use uchronia to refer to an alternate history
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Les Temps ultramodernes by Laurent Genefort (Albin Michel Imaginaire)
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
Not presented in 2022
PRIX SPÉCIAL
P. Djèlí Clark for his uchronic universes (Les Tambours du dieu noir [The Black God’s Drums] followed by L’Étrange Affaire du djinn du Caire [A Dead Djinn in Cairo], Le Mystère du tramway hanté [The Haunting of Tram Car 015], Maître des djinns [A Master of Djinn] and Ring Shout : Cantique ritual [Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times]) masterfully translated by Mathilde Montier (L’Atalante)
The award jury is composed of: Étienne Barillier, Bertrand Campeis, Karine Gobled, Hermine Hémon and Jean Rébillat.
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time period of our world, in contrast to altogether-fictional lands or worlds. The concept is similar to alternate history, but uchronic times are not easily defined but are placed mainly in some distant or unspecified point before current times, and they are sometimes reminiscent of a constructed world. Some, however, use uchronia to refer to an alternate history
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
Literature, for essays and novels;
Graphic design, for comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives;
The Special Prize, for an original uchronic work, whether it is a game, an exhibition, etc.
Eligible works were those published or released in French between September 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Here is the list of nominees for the 2022 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie:
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Le Fleuve Électrique by Victor Fleury and Vincent Longrive (Bragelonne)
Les Enfants de la Terreur by Johan Heliot (L’Atalante)
Les Neuf Vies de Rose Napolitano [The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano] by Donna Freitas, translated by Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné (Nil)
Les Temps ultramodernes by Laurent Genefort (Albin Michel Imaginaire)
Lupus in Fabula by Jérôme Akkouche (Le Chat Noir)
Vers Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal, translated by Patrick Imbert (Denoël Lunes d’encre)
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
“The range of publications did not allow the jury to decide in this category. However, the jury would like to highlight volume 3 of the series Le Dernier Atlas by Fabien Vehlmann, Gwen de Bonneval, Hervé Tanquerelle and Fred Blanchard (published by Dupuis). Volume 1 received the Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie 2019. Volume 3 closes the series in style.”
PRIX SPÉCIAL
Bifrost 105 for three short stories uchroniques “Père” by Ray Nayler, “Cavorite” by Laurent Genefort and “La Tragique Affaire de l’ambassadeur martien” by Eric Brown
For All Mankind, season 3 (Apple TV)
Victor Dixen for his universe Vampyria, with the novels La Cour des ténèbres, La Cour des miracles, La Cour des ouragans (Robert Laffont), the comic Vampyria Inquisition T1 (Éditions Soleil) and Le Tarot Interdit – Vampyria (404 Éditions)
P. Djèlí Clark for his uchronic universes (Les Tambours du dieu noir [The Black God’s Drums] followed by L’Étrange Affaire du djinn du Caire [A Dead Djinn in Cairo], Le Mystère du tramway hanté [The Haunting of Tram Car 015], Maître des djinns [A Master of Djinn] and Ring Shout : Cantique ritual [Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times]) masterfully translated by Mathilde Montier (L’Atalante)
Uchronies, le laboratoire clandestin de l’histoire by Thierry Camous (Vendémiaire)
The award jury is composed of: Étienne Barillier, Bertrand Campeis, Karine Gobled, Hermine Hémon and Jean Rébillat.
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time-period of our world, in contrast to altogether fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
The Literary Prize, rewarding essays and novels.
The Prix Graphisme, rewarding comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives.
The Special Prize, rewarding an original uchronic work, be it a game, an exhibition, etc.
Eligible works were those published or released in French between September 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Aucune terre n’est promise by Lavie Tidhar. (Unholy Land) Translation by Julien Bétan (Mnémos Label Mu)
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
Les Chimères de Vénus T1 by Étienne Jung (Design), Alain Ayroles (Scénario) (Rue de Sèvres)
PRIX SPÉCIAL
Les chroniques de St Mary by Jodi Taylor. (For the series The Chronicles of St. Mary’s) Translation by Cindy Colin Kapen (HC éditions)
The 2021 award jury members are: Étienne Barillier, Bertrand Campeis, Karine Gobled, Hermine Hémon, Jean Rebillat and Jean-Luc Rivera.
[Thanks to JJ for identifying the English titles of translated works.]
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time-period of our world, in contrast to altogether fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
The Literary Prize, rewarding essays and novels.
The Prix Graphisme, rewarding comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives.
The Special Prize, rewarding an original uchronic work, be it a game, an exhibition, etc.
Eligible works were those published or released in French between September 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
The winners will be announced in November and the prize awarded on December 4, 2021 at the La Dimension Fantastique bookstore in Paris.
Here is the list of nominees for the 2021 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie:
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Aucune terre n’est promise by Lavie Tidhar. (Unholy Land) Translation by Julien Bétan (Mnémos Label Mu)
Célestopol 1922 by Emmanuel Chastellière (L’Homme Sans Nom)
Lady Astronaute et Vers les étoiles by Mary Robinette Kowal. (The Calculating Stars) Translation by Patrick Imbert (Denoël Lunes d’encre)
Le Grand jeu by Benjamin Lupu (Bragelonne)
Le Mystère du Tramway hanté et Les tambours du dieu noir; followed by L’étrange affaire du djinn du Caire by P. Djèlí Clark. (The Haunting of Tram Car 015 and The Black God’s Drums) Translation by Mathilde Montier (L’Atalante)
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
Horseback 1861 by Hasteda (Scénario) and Nikho (Design) (Ankama label 619)
Le Voyage extraordinaire T7, Cycle 3 – Vingt mille lieues sous les glaces 1/3 by Denis-Pierre Filippi (Scénario) Silvio Camboni (Design) (Glénat, collection Vents d’Ouest)
Les Chimères de Vénus T1 by Étienne Jung (Design), Alain Ayroles (Scénario) (Rue de Sèvres)
PRIX SPÉCIAL
Et si Napoléon, quatorze récits d’uchronies napoléoniennes, Anthology edited by Stéphanie Nicot (Mnémos)
For All Mankind Saison 2 (Apple TV) (French-subtitled version of the streaming series)
Les chroniques de St Mary by Jodi Taylor. (For the series The Chronicles of St. Mary’s) Translation by Cindy Colin Kapen (HC éditions)
Traité de chronoportation d’Ostramus (Oneiroi) (A French-only work on Time Travel, ostensibly written by a time-traveler named Ostramus)
The 2021 award jury members are: Étienne Barillier, Bertrand Campeis, Karine Gobled, Hermine Hémon, Jean Rebillat and Jean-Luc Rivera.
[Thanks to JJ for identifying the English titles of translated works.]
The award recognizes work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time-period of our world, in contrast to altogether fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE [rewarding essays and novels]
Les Miracles du bazar Namiya by Keigo Higashino (translated by Sophie Refle), éditions Actes Sud collection Exofictions
PRIX GRAPHIQUE [comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives]
The COVID-19 pandemic did not allow the jury to rule in this category.
The jury would however like to point out volume 2 of the series The Last Atlas by Fabien Vehlmann, Gwen De Bonneval, Hervé Tanquerelle and Fred Blanchard (published by Dupuis editions). Volume 1 received the ActuSF award for uchronie 2019. Volume 2 confirms the quality of the series.
PRIX SPÉCIAL [rewarding an original uchronic work, be it a game, an exhibition, etc.]
It is a juried award for work in a specialized segment of sff field, described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time-period of our world, in contrast to altogether fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic settings.
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
The Literary Prize, rewarding essays and novels.
The Prix Graphisme, rewarding comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives.
The Special Prize, rewarding an original uchronic work, be it a game, an exhibition, etc.
Eligible works were those published or released in French between September 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.
The winners will be announced in November. The ceremony would have been at the Rencontres de l’Imaginaire de Sèvres, which has been canceled due to the pandemic — how the award ceremony will be handled is still under consideration.
Here is the list of nominees for the 2020 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie:
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Les Miracles du bazar Namiya by Keigo Higashino (translated by Sophie Refle), éditions Actes Sud collection Exofictions
Te souviendras-tu de demain? by Zygmunt Mi?oszewski (translated by Kamil Barbarski), éditions Fleuve
Une machine comme moi by Ian McEwan (translated by France Camus-Pichon), éditions Gallimard
The Twisted Tales Disney series by Liz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim and Jen Calonita (translated by Laurent Laget), éditions Hachette Heroes, for the following volumes: Profondeurs de l’océan – Et si Ariel n’avait jamais vaincu Ursula? [Ocean depths – What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula?]; Renouveau – Et si Anna et Elsa ne s’étaient jamais rencontrées? [Renewal – What if Anna and Elsa had never met?]; and Il était un rêve – Et si la Belle aux bois dormant ne s’était jamais réveillée? [It was a dream – What if Sleeping Beauty had never woken up?]
The Les Chroniques de St Mary series by Jodi Taylor (translated by Cindy Colin Kapen), éditions Hervé Chopin, for T4 Une Trace dans le temps et T5 Hier ou jamais
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
The COVID-19 did not allow the jury to rule in this category.
The jury would however like to point out volume 2 of the series The Last Atlas by Fabien Vehlmann, Gwen De Bonneval, Hervé Tanquerelle and Fred Blanchard (published by Dupuis editions). Volume 1 received the ActuSF award for uchronie 2019. Volume 2 confirms the quality of the series.
PRIX SPÉCIAL
Mnémos et Timothée Rey for the complete La Guerre uchronique by Fritz Leiber
French publisher ActuSF gives the award in three categories:
The Literary Prize, rewarding
essays and novels.
The Prix Graphisme, rewarding
comics, covers and other pictorial initiatives.
The Special Prize, rewarding an
original uchronic work, be it a game, an exhibition, etc.
PRIX LITTÉRAIRE
Frankenstein 1918 de Johan Heliot,
L’Atalante
PRIX GRAPHIQUE
Le Dernier Atlas T1/3 de Fred Blanchard
(dessin), Gwen De Bonneval (scénario), Hervé Tanquerelle (dessin) et Fabien
Vehlmann (scénario), Dupuis
PRIX SPÉCIAL
Effluvium de Didier Graffet et
Xavier Mauméjean, Bragelonne
It is an award for work in a specialized segment of sff field,
described in the Wikipedia:
Uchronia refers to a hypothetical or fictional time-period of our world, in contrast to altogether fictional lands or worlds. A concept similar to alternate history but different in the manner that uchronic times are not easily defined.
Middle-Earth and the Hyborean Age are examples of uchronic
settings.
The 2019 jury was composed of Étienne Barillier, Bertrand
Campeis, Karine Gobled, Hermine Hémon, Jean Rebillat and Jean-Luc Rivera.
