The following is a list of winners and nominees in French-language categories for the Trillium Book Award, a Canadian literary award presented by Ontario Creates to honour books published by writers resident in the province of Ontario. Separate awards have been presented for English-language literature since 1994; for the winners and nominees in English-language categories, see Trillium Book Award, English.
From 1994 to 2002, a single annual award was presented for French-language books regardless of genre; in 2002, an award for best first book of poetry was introduced for francophone poets, but was only presented once, and established poets were still considered for the main all-genre award.
In 2003, the award was fully split into separate categories for prose and poetry; however, in the second year of the poetry categories, the program failed to receive a sufficient number of submissions to present a French-language poetry award. The prize money that had been earmarked for the French poetry category was instead used that year to create an academic scholarship for French-language creative writing students in Ontario, and the category was further adjusted so that it now encompasses a two-year eligibility period instead of one, and alternates with a two-year category for French-language children's literature.
In 2024, for the first time since the two-year alternation for poetry and children's literature was introduced, the two-year eligibility period still did not produce enough French poetry titles to present an award in that category."Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024.
All-genre (1994-2002) YearAuthorTitleRef 1994 Andrée Lacelle Tant de vie s'égare "O'Brien bio author wins Ontario award". Toronto Star, April 27, 1995. Michel Ouellette French Town Christopher Harris, "Trillium finalists". The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1995. Pierre Pelletier Petites incarnations de la pensee delinquante Daniel Poliquin L'Écureuil noir Gabrielle Poulin Le Livre de déraison Danièle Vallée La Caisse 1995 Maurice Henrie Le Balcon dans le ciel "Atwood and Choy share Trillium prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 1996. Estelle Beauchamp Les Memoires de Christine Marshall "Authors nominated". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1996. Andrée Lacelle La Voyageuse Alain Bernard Marchand L'Homme qui pleure Jean-Louis Trudel Le prisonnier de Serendib Les rescapés de Serendib 1996 Nancy Vickers Le Pied de Sappho "Anne Michaels wins Trillium". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 19, 1997. Alain Bernard Marchand Tintin au pays de la ferveur Hélène Brodeur L'Ermitage "Trillium book-prize shortlist". Montreal Gazette, February 23, 1997. Nicole V. Champeau O Sirènes, libérez-moi Robert Marinier L'Insomnie 1997 Roger Levac Petite Crapaude! Finbarr O'Reilly, "Brand plucks Trillium". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1998. Michel Dallaire Ponts brûlés et appartenances Stephen Smith, "Trillium shorts". The Globe and Mail, February 28, 1999. Robbert Fortin Jour buvard d'encre Pierre Raphaël Pelletier La voie de Laum Stefan Psenak Le fantasme d'immortalité 1998 Daniel Poliquin L'homme de paille "Alice Munro, Andre Alexis share award". Waterloo Region Record, April 17, 1999. Stefan Psenak Du chaos et de l'ordre des choses Marguerite Andersen Les Crus de l'Esplanade "Shortlist picked for Trillium book prize". Toronto Star, March 14, 1999. Jean Mohsen Fahmy Amina et le mamelouk blanc Pierre Raphaël Pelletier Il faut crier l'injure Stefan Psenak Les corps en sursis 1999 Andrée Christensen, Jacques Flamand Lithochronos ou le premier vol de la pierre Paul Gessell, "Ottawa-area poets share French-language Trillium award: Alistair MacLeod of Windsor, Ont., wins the English prize for his first novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2000. Hédi Bouraoui Ainsi parle la Tour CN "Layton, MacLeod up for Trillium book prize". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2000. Claude Guilmain L'Égoiste Michel Ouellette La dernière fugue Claire Rochon La Ville bleue 2000 Didier Leclair Toronto, je t'aime Sandra Martin, "Le Prix Trillium". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2001. Marguerite Andersen Bleu sur blanc "Trillium Prize nominees announced". Cambridge Reporter, March 22, 2001. Michel A. Therien Corps sauvage Arash Mohtashami-Maali Deuils d'automne Pierre Raphaël Pelletier La Donne 2001 Michèle Matteau Cognac et Porto Sandra Martin, "Wright picks up a Trillium". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2002. Esther Beauchemin Maïta "12 books shortlisted for Trillium award". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2002. Antonio D'Alfonso Comment ça se passe Richard J. Léger Faust: chroniques de la démesure Melchior Mbonimpa Le Totem des Baranda 2002 Michel Ouellette Le testament du couturier "Trillium book prize winners include Nino Ricci, Austin Clarke". Peterborough Examiner, April 25, 2003. Danièle Vallée Debout sur la tete d'un chat "And the nominees are..." Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003. Michel A. Therien Eaux d'Ève Robert Dickson Humains paysages en temps de paix relative Pierre Raphaël Pelletier Meme les fougeres ont des cancers de peau
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