Le Prix Rosny-Aîné/The Rosny-Aîné Award is a major literary prize for the French science fiction. It has been awarded annually since 1980 in two categories: best novel and best short fiction. Joseph Altairac, the administrator of the Rosny-Aîné Award had recently announced the nominations for 2012.
The second round of the Rosny-Aîné Award will be held at the French National SF Convention in Aubenas to choose the winners .
Results of the first round of Rosny 2013:
Novels:
Jacques Boireau – ”Oniromaque” (Oniromachos), Armada
Sylvie Denis – “L’empire du sommeil” (Empire of Sleep), L’Atalante
Laurent Genefort – ”Points chauds” (Hotspots), Belial ‘
Vincent Gessler – ”Mimosa”, L’Atalante
Jean-Marc Ligny – ”Exodes” (Exodus), L’Atalante
Olivier Paquet – ”Le Melkine” (The Melkine), L’Atalante
Laurence Suhner – ”Vestiges” (Vestigies), L’Atalante
Short Stories:
Franck Antoine – “Contre pouvoir” (Counter-power), in Etherval No. 1, Les Plumes de l’Imaginaire
Ayerdahl – “RCW“, in Utopiales 2012, ActuSF
Anthony Boulanger – “Évaporation et sublimation” (Evaporation and sublimation), in Destination Univers, Griffe d’Encre
Olivier Caruso – “Les Quatre saisons de la Baleine” (The Four Seasons of the Whale), in Galaxies 19/61
Thomas Geha – “Les Tiges” ( The Rods), in Destination Univers, Griffe d’Encre
Catherine Loiseau – “Le Déclin” (The Decline), in Etherval No. 1, Les Plumes de l’Imaginaire
Adriana Lorusso – “Miséricorde et pénitence” (Mercy and penance), in Des nouvelles de Ta-Shima, Ad Astra
The second round is reserved to the registered participants to the 40th National French SF Convention in Aubenas (22-25.08.2013).
