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Société des gens de lettres
The Société des gens de lettres de France (SGDLF; French: [sɔsjete dɛ ʒɑ̃ də lɛtʁ də fʁɑ̃s]; lit. 'Society of People of Letters of France') is a French writers' association founded in 1838 to defend and promote authors' rights. It provides legal and other support for its members and awards a number of significant prizes to French and francophone writers every year.
Members of the society must be writers or translators whose work has been published by a publishing house (self-published works do not qualify). As of 2025, it represents approximately 6,000 writers.
It is directed by a volunteer committee consisting of twenty-four writers. As of 2025, the president is Cristophe Hardy, elected in 2020.
In 1837, Louis Denoyers brought together a number of editors and writers to discuss founding a society for authors. The society was legally founded on 18 January 1838. Writers involved in the original founding included George Sand, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, and Alexandre Dumas.
The society was recognised in France as an establishment in the public interest by a decree of 10 December 1891.
Since 1928, the SGDLF's headquarters have been the 18th-century neoclassical Hôtel de Massa on rue de Faubourg-Saint-Jacques in the garden of the Observatoire de Paris in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
The society's purpose is to defend and promote the moral rights, legal interests, and social and legal status of all writers. It protects, considers, and proposes new rules and arrangements for the benefit of the community of writers.
The SGDLF offers social and legal assistance to its members. It has facilities for the deposit of completed works, helping writers guarantee their rights as original author in case of a legal dispute. It organises various events and activities, including cultural exchanges with other countries.
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Société des gens de lettres
The Société des gens de lettres de France (SGDLF; French: [sɔsjete dɛ ʒɑ̃ də lɛtʁ də fʁɑ̃s]; lit. 'Society of People of Letters of France') is a French writers' association founded in 1838 to defend and promote authors' rights. It provides legal and other support for its members and awards a number of significant prizes to French and francophone writers every year.
Members of the society must be writers or translators whose work has been published by a publishing house (self-published works do not qualify). As of 2025, it represents approximately 6,000 writers.
It is directed by a volunteer committee consisting of twenty-four writers. As of 2025, the president is Cristophe Hardy, elected in 2020.
In 1837, Louis Denoyers brought together a number of editors and writers to discuss founding a society for authors. The society was legally founded on 18 January 1838. Writers involved in the original founding included George Sand, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, and Alexandre Dumas.
The society was recognised in France as an establishment in the public interest by a decree of 10 December 1891.
Since 1928, the SGDLF's headquarters have been the 18th-century neoclassical Hôtel de Massa on rue de Faubourg-Saint-Jacques in the garden of the Observatoire de Paris in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
The society's purpose is to defend and promote the moral rights, legal interests, and social and legal status of all writers. It protects, considers, and proposes new rules and arrangements for the benefit of the community of writers.
The SGDLF offers social and legal assistance to its members. It has facilities for the deposit of completed works, helping writers guarantee their rights as original author in case of a legal dispute. It organises various events and activities, including cultural exchanges with other countries.