Announcement of the Results of the Concours de pastiches proustiens 2020

Following the jury's deliberations, the association des Amis de Marcel Proust et des amis de Combray is delighted to announce the results of the second edition of the Proustian pastiche competition. Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to all the entrants!

The winning texts, along with those commended (ie. having received at least two votes out of four), are:

Amateur Category

1^st prize – "La grippe de Shangaï" (pastiche no. 35) by Michael Scrive;

2^nd prize – "Au fond d'un tiroir" (pastiche no. 5) by Nicolas Frery;

3^rd prize – "En confinement" (pastiche no. 40) by Garance Mazelier;

Commended text - "Un architecte aventuré chez les Verdurin" by Frédérique Bertrand;

Commended text - "Les déplaisirs de nos jours " by Nicolas Bouchu;

Commended text - "En confinement " by Laetitia Conti;

Commended text - "Le pays de la Cronce " by Hortense Delair;

Commended text - "Ernestine de Guermantes " by Willem Hardouin;

Commended text - "Guère Mante, éternellement Proust " by Luc Lecerf;

Commended text - "Pays de vaches : les vaches " by Philippe Morel;

Commended text - "Mademoiselle " by Véronique Multon;

Commended text - "L'affaire Lemoine vue par Proust" by Florian-Pierre Zanardi;

Professional Category

1^st prize – "Un mercredi artistique" by Laurence Grenier;

Commended text - "L'air de la calomnie " by Thierry Maugenest;

School Category

1^st prize – "échappée musicale" by the 4^eD class of the Collège Léopold Dussaigne in Jonzac (17);