The La Mamounia literary award (French: prix de La Mamounia) was a Moroccan literary prize founded to promote Moroccan literature written in French.
[2] A jury consisting of well known literary figures selected the recipient out of a varying number of nominations every year.
From 2011 on the jury was led by the French writer and critic Christine Orban as president.
[3] Other jury members included the writers Douglas Kennedy (USA),[4] Marie Laberge (Canada),[5] Alain Mabanckou (Republic of the Congo),[3] and Mouna Hachim (Morocco).
[6] Due to financial issues the prize was not awarded after 2015.