Literary prizes: ten “Espiègles” to make Belgian letters shine

Minister of Culture Elisabeth Degryse presented the 2024 literary prizes of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation on Monday in Liège: Léonie Bischof, Eléonore de Duve, Charlotte Pollet, among others.


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Jean-Claude Vantroyen


Journalist at the Culture department

By Jean-Claude Vantroyen

Published on 11/25/2024 at 5:18 p.m.
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Cvery year, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation awards its literary prizes. Since 2023, they have been called the Espiègles, in reference to The legend of Ulenspiegelthe novel by Charles De Coster published in 1867, considered the founding act of French-speaking Belgian literature. This prize has existed for 100 years, in one form or another, and rewards Belgian authors in the fields of literature, in French and in regional languages, theater, poetry, youth, comics. and the influence of French-speaking Belgian literature. These prizes are endowed, the public authorities thus want to support artistic careers, beginners or confirmed.



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