Pastiche Competition 2022

21 May 2022 - Publication of results

General category :

First prize – Brichot remplacé (by Ulysse Marquet)

Second prize – L'ami perdu (by Viviane Le Mer)

Members' prize – Cottard Président ! (by Thierry Joffredo)

Distinguished pastiche – La Société des Amis de Bergotte (by Patricia Brochier)

Distinguished pastiche – Les fantômes de l'écrivain (by Jean-Frédéric Coulombel)

Distinguished pastiche – Souvenir d'une tulipe (by Matthieu Carluccio)

Distinguished pastiche – Charles Swann, « professeur de beauté » (by Frédérique Bertrand)

Category Participants under 25 :

First prize – De l'art de digresser (by Guillaume Johannès)

Second prize & members' prize – Vicissitudes de la tendresse (by Louise Lavaud)

Distinguished pastiche – Le Fauteuil (Sacha Berrebi)

Distinguished pastiche – Illuminations nocturnes (by Léa Gomez)

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The Société des amis de Marcel Proust et des amis de Combray is this year organising the fourth edition of its Proustian pastiche competition.

Made up of two categories -- a general category, and a category open to all participants under 25 -- the competition pays tribute to Marcel Proust's fondness for literary pastiche.

Prizes

In each category, the prizes are as follows:

• 1st prize: €250
• 2nd prize: €150
• Members' prize: €200

Entry dates

The deadline for submitting pastiches is set for Thursday 31 March 2022, at midday, Paris time.

More information is available by clicking on this link.