Writer Dany Laferrière is the recipient of the Athanase-David Prize 2026, an award that recognizes his remarkable contribution to Quebec literature. This accolade honors a career spanning four decades marked by a prolific body of work, translated into twenty languages, and a significant presence in the Francophone literary landscape.

A member of the Académie française since 2015, after his election in 2013, Dany Laferrière is the first Québécois to join this institution. A novelist, essayist, and illustrator, he has around forty titles to his credit. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Médicis Prize in 2009 for The Enigma of Return.