The 2026 Émile Gallé Prize list was announced, awarded by the Société Centrale d'Horticulture de Nancy, under the leadership of Pierre Didierjean, for books on nature and gardens. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday 5 September during the Pépinière en vert event and the Embranchements tree festival organized by the Direction Écologie Nature of the city of Nancy. This year, the Grand Prix Émile Gallé was awarded to Cultiver la pluie et restaurer le chemin de l’eau by François Rouillay, Sabine Becker and Marc Khanne, published by Éditions Terre vivante in 2025. The Émile Gallé Youth Prize went to Le poirier de Papy Julien by Val Reiyel and SeL, published by Piktos jeunesse in 2026. The Regional Prize was awarded to Faites vos bouquets by Ludivine Simon and Laëtitia Poissy, published by Éditions Larousse in 2026. The Photography Prize was given to Mystérieuses Vieilles Forêts by Pascal Mathieu, published by Éditions Ulmer in 2026. The Special Prize « Embranchements 2026 » was awarded to Être un arbre dans la ville by Véronique Mure, published by Éd. Atelier Baie in 2026. The Jury's Favorite was The roses of today's gardens by Jean-Claude Brodbeck, published by Éditions Delachaux et Niestlé in 2025, which also received the Historical P.J. Redouté 2026 Prize. In 2025, the Émile Gallé Prize honored several works focused on nature, gardens, and living things. The Grand Émile Gallé Prize was awarded to Serge Schall for Terres: all the knowledge, all the stories, all the powers, all the hopes, published by Terre vivante / Plume de Carotte. The Émile Gallé Youth Prize went to Maïa Brami for L’Herbier secret des écrivains, published by Magellan & Cie, while the Art and Photography Prize was awarded to Francis Martin and Florian Gadenne for L’Arbre monde, published by Belin. The Regional Prize recognized Katia Astafieff for Par les chemins des Indes, published by Paulsen, and the Essay Prize went to Gaëtane Lamarche-Vadel for Jardins persans: a journey architectural and philosophical, published by Éditions de la Villette. The Jury's Favorite was awarded to Francis Hallé for La Beauté du vivant, published by Actes Sud. The 2026 Louis Pergaud Prize was awarded to Paul Kawczak for The Happiness, published in August 2025 by La Peuplade in Montreal. The jury selected the novel from 12 candidates, praising it for combining « Comtois anchoring and universal reach ». Armelle Hérisson received the 2026 Prix Noir de l'Histoire for La mort malgré lui, published in the Série noire series by Gallimard editions. The Page 111 Prize, created in 2012 around Richard Gaitet and Radio Nova, has selected six books from the Francophone literary return for its 2026 edition. The final choice will be made in public on 11 November at 20h11, aboard the Anako barge in Paris. The Alain Borne Poetry Prize, in its first edition, selected five works from nearly a hundred titles received. The winner will be chosen on 1 December by a jury chaired by Jean-Pierre Siméon. The Jacques Delors European Book Prize has selected four works for its 20th edition, with the award to be presented on 9 December at the European Parliament in Brussels. The 2026 jury will be chaired by writer Laurent Gaudé. The Alain Spiess Second Book Prize has revealed its second 2026 selection, with six books remaining in competition, down from fifteen on the first list announced on 8 September. The winner will be selected on 16 October.