The Prix Sainte-Beuve, established in 1946, is a French literary prize awarded each year to a writer in the categories "novels" (or "poetry") and "essays" (or "critics"); it is named after the writer Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve.
The founding jury included Raymond Aron, Maurice Blanchot, Edmond Buchet [fr], Maurice Nadeau, Jean Paulhan and Raymond Queneau.
[1] In 2008 a Prix Sainte-Beuve des collégiens, also called Prix Sainte-Beuve des collégiens et des apprentis was created.
An interschool contest literary critic takes place before the election of a youth novel by college students and apprentices.
Designed and coordinated by Pierric Maelstaf, this price is borne by the association "çà & là" and the County Council of Pas-de-Calais.