Jean Toussaint (1971-1975), Paul Cormier (1978-1984), Lydia David (1971-1977), Tony Marchand (1994-1999), Mario Bellefleur (1974-1976), Tammy Bourgoin (1979-1983)
The winner is chosen solely at the discretion of the judging panel; there are no submissions from publishers. Lydia David won the prize in 2013, Philip Roth in 2011, Alice Munro in 2009, Chinua Achebe in 2007 and Ismail Kadare won the inaugural prize in 2005.