What prizes in literature exist today? Book, reading and reward: from the history of literary awards in Russia

The tradition of presenting literature prizes in Russia has a history of almost two centuries. Current trend in this area is characterized by an expansion of the list of awards. Russian literary prizes are awarded to:

• not only by the state,
• but also public organizations, magazines, individuals

and are characterized by a broad focus.

The history of Russian literary prizes began in the Russian Empire.

Book prizes have been awarded in Russia since 1831, when the Demidov Prize was established, the first award of which occurred a year later.

IN different years it was awarded to M. P. Pogodin, A. O. Ishimova and others. However this award was awarded not only for literary achievements, but also for scientific and industrial ones.

The first purely literary award was Pushkin Prize , originating in 1881 and appointed by the Academy of Sciences.

Over almost four decades of existence (it was abolished in 1919 along with the Academy), it recognized such masters of the Russian word as A. Kuprin, I. Bunin, A. Maikov, A. Chekhov and many others. Its last laureate was V. Veresaev. In addition to the monetary reward, which was 1000 or 500 rubles, the winners were complained to by the so-called. Pushkin medal with the profile of the poet.

In pre-Soviet Russia the following literary prizes were also awarded:

• Uvarovskaya. Awarded since 1856 for twenty years, mainly for works in the field of history.
• Lomonosovskaya. Starts in 1866. Among the laureates are lexicographer V. Dal and philologist I. Potebnya.
• In memory of A. Griboyedov. Awarded on the day of the writer’s death (January 30) for best play current theater season.
• Named after A. Kireev for authors of dramatic works. Awarded once - in 1915.

Literature Prizes in the USSR

By the beginning of the new period, all of the mentioned literary prizes, except for the Lomonosov one, were abolished. However, the establishment of the first Soviet prize for achievements in the field of literature occurred only in December 1939.

This prize was Stalin's

Founded in honor of Stalin's 60th anniversary. The first laureates were awarded it in 1941, and the last in 1952. The first writers to receive the Stalin Award were A. Tolstoy and M. Sholokhov. Some writers were lucky enough to become its laureates several times.

• K. Simonov became its owner six times,
• S. Marshak – four times,
• and N. Tikhonov – three.

In 1954, the Stalin Prize was transformed into State Prize of the USSR and the RSFSR, at the level of the republics it corresponded to the republican state awards created at the same time. The award was given for success in the literary, scientific, architectural and technical fields; annually it was awarded to up to a hundred people, among whom were A. Tvardovsky, V. Bykov, V. Vysotsky and others.

Lenin Prize

Although it appeared before Stalin’s (in 1925), at first it was awarded only for works in the field of science. Literary works began to be celebrated only in 1957. Its laureates in different years were: S. Marshak, A. Tvardovsky, K. Simonov, V. Shukshin.
Lenin Komsomol Prize, dating back to 1966, was awarded on the day of the creation of this youth organization - October 29 and amounted to 5,000 rubles. The specificity of the award was that from the very beginning it could be awarded posthumously. Its posthumous owner was, for example, V. Mayakovsky.

Literary state awards in modern Russia

The first post-Soviet literary state prize was the State Prize of the Russian Federation, founded in 1992 (literary prize-winning writers: A. Bitov, M. Kuraev, V. Makanin).

Four years later, it was joined by the Presidential Prize in the field of literature and art, but already in 2005 its history ceased. In addition, from 1998 to 2004, the B. Okudzhava Prize was awarded for contribution to the development of the genre of art song (awarded to Y. Kim, A. Gorodnitsky, B. Akhmadulina), and from 1995 to 2005, poets were awarded the Pushkin Prize, temporarily revived by the President .

Non-state awards

In the Soviet Union, prizes were awarded exclusively on state initiative, so the prize, created at the end of 1991 "Russian Booker" became the first non-state award for writers since 1917. Being the domestic equivalent of the British award of the same name, the Booker has been awarded regularly since 1992. Over the years, the following winners have become: M. Kharitonov, B. Okudzhava, L. Ulitskaya, M. Elizarov, A. Volos.

In 2011, an anniversary award was also presented, which was posthumously awarded to A. Chudakov.
In parallel, since 2004, the award ceremony has been held "Student Booker", which is awarded according to the decision of the student jury. In 2011, the “Student Booker of the Decade” was awarded, it was received by Tatyana Tolstaya.
In response to the growing popularity of the Russian Booker, in 1995, on the initiative of Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the Anti-Booker was created - an alternative prize financed by B. Berezovsky. The award lasted for six years.
A curious phenomenon literary life became the “Paragraph” anti-prize, awarded since 2001. It is awarded to publications that have serious shortcomings in the field of editing, translation or proofreading.
In 2005, the “Big Book” appeared - a version of the national award for voluminous works. " Big book"received over the years by L. Ulitskaya, V. Makanin.

In 2001 there is "National bestseller"– award for the best work for the past calendar year. The slogan of the award is “Wake up famous.” In 2011, he was awarded “Super-Natsbest” for the best work of the decade. This is what Z. Prilepin’s book “Sin” turned out to be.
In total, we can name about twenty major non-state awards that exist in Russia or have now been abolished.
In addition, there are prizes awarded on the initiative of Writers' Unions different levels(Big literary, named after Alexander Nevsky, named after A. Tolstoy, named after A. Tvardovsky).
Currently, options for awards that are awarded by online stores are also actively developing, social networks etc. Among such awards, it is worth noting the “Electronic Letter”, the Imkhonet Prize, BookMix and some others.

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IN literary world A wide variety of prizes are awarded: in the field of poetry and prose, drama and science fiction, lyricism and detective fiction. However, not every prize testifies to the quality of the literature that was awarded.

Generally recognized awards are collected in our Top 10 most prestigious literary awards. From among the winners of these awards, you can safely choose books worthy of reading.

The award was established in the United States by emigrants from Russia in 1999. It is awarded for contribution to the development of Russian-American culture and strengthening international ties between countries. The laureates were V. Aksenov, M. Epstein, V. Bachanyan, O. Vasiliev.

9. Prize H.K. Andersen

This prize is awarded in the field of children's literature, both for the works themselves and for illustrations to them. The prize winners were Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Gianni Rodari.

8.

The annual award in the field of literature is presented to laureates selected both by popular vote and by an expert commission. The winners of the 2013 Runet Book Prize have already been named on the pages.

7. Russian Booker

This prize is awarded for best novel in Russian. The laureates of the Russian Booker were Bulat Okudzhava, Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Vasily Aksenov. Along with the main prize, the “Student Booker” is also awarded, the jury of which includes undergraduate and graduate students.

6. Southeast Asian Literary Award

This international literary prize recognizes the best poetry and prose works authors from ASEAN countries. The Chairman of the Prize Organizing Committee is the Prince of Thailand, Prem Purachatra.

5. ABS premium

The Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Prize is awarded for the best works of science fiction written in Russian. The award winners are Evgeny Lukin, Kir Bulychev, Dmitry Bykov.

4. Booker Prize

For many, this prize is the most prestigious in the world of English-language literature. The winner is awarded a check for 50,000 British pounds. Four times in history, Booker laureates have also received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

3. Prix Goncourt

The French literary prize has been awarded annually since 1903. According to the statute, the prize can be awarded to any author only once during his lifetime. Over the years, the Prix Goncourt was awarded to Marcel Proust, Simone de Beauvoir, and Alphonse de Chateaubriand.

2. Pulitzer Prize

This American prize has been awarded since 1911. The main prize is 10 thousand US dollars. Despite the fact that laureates almost never appear on book bestseller lists, the prize is considered one of the most prestigious in the literary world.

1. Nobel Prize in Literature

This prestigious award is given annually for achievements in the field of literature. The winners are mainly writers from Europe and the United States, so the award is often criticized for bias. Among Russian authors, Boris Pasternak, Mikhail Sholokhov, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Today Leila Budaeva sums up the literary results of the past year: talks about the five main book awards modernity and shares a list of winning novels and shortlisted works. You can start making your reading list for next year now!

Booker Prize

It was founded in 1969, but until 2014 only writers from Great Britain, Ireland and the British Commonwealth could apply for it. Nowadays a novel from any country can be nominated for a prize, as long as it is written in English language.

This year's winner was “Lincoln in the Bardo” by American George Saunders. The book takes place over the course of one evening and touches on a real event - the death of 11-year-old William, the son of US President Abraham Lincoln in February 1862. The boy finds himself in the bardo - a kind of intermediate state described in Buddhism as the interval between death and the separation of mind and body. According to Saunders, the inhabitants of the bardo are "disfigured by desires that they did not fulfill while they were alive." Wanting to get out of this trap, William tries to communicate with his father.

“4 3 2 1”, Paul Auster (USA)- the novel takes place in the second half of the twentieth century and tells the story of four versions of the life of a boy named Archibald Ferguson, developing parallel to each other. Each of them speaks in its own way about his studies, growing up and relationships.

"The Story of Wolves", Emily Fridlund (USA) is the debut novel by a famous novelist, telling the story of a fourteen-year-old girl Madeline. She lives with her parents in the wilderness of northern Minnesota, acutely feeling loneliness and isolation from the world.

"Exit to the West", Mohsin Hamid (Pakistan)- the novel touches on the themes of emigration and refugee problems. The plot is based on the story of a young couple, Said and Nadya, who find themselves in the center civil war in an unnamed country.

"Elmet", Fiona Moseley (UK)- another debut novel on the award shortlist. Brother and sister Daniel and Katie live with their father in the village of Elmet: they walk along the moors, raise cattle, and sincerely care about each other. The idyll continues until the family begins to be threatened...

"Autumn", Ali Smith (UK)- 101-year-old Daniel ends his days in a nursing home, where 30-year-old Elizabeth regularly visits him. Between them, despite the colossal age difference, a truly warm relationship developed. The novel takes place in the fall of 2016, after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, and, as the Man Booker Prize jury put it, is “a meditation on a changing world.”

Prix ​​Goncourt

The French award for achievements in the novel genre has been awarded annually since 1903. According to the charter, its laureate can only be won once. The only exception is the writer Romain Gary. He received the prize for the first time in 1956, and 19 years later he received it again under the name Emile Azhar.

This year's winning novel was The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard. The plot is based on real events and takes place in Hitler's Germany. The book tells the story of the formation of the Nazi regime in alliance with prominent German industrialists.

The award shortlist also included:

"Bakhita", Véronique Olmi- the main rival of the winning novel, the plot of which is also based on real events. This is the story of a girl born in western Sudan in mid-19th century. Kidnapped by slave traders at the age of seven, she passes from one owner to another until she is redeemed by the Italian consul. In Italy she is placed in a convent, after which she expresses a desire to be baptized...

"Hold Your Crown Tight" by Yannick Haenel- a certain writer created a useless script for a film about Herman Melville (author of the famous “Moby Dick”). In New York, he meets a famous director who is interested in his manuscript, after which a time of adventure begins in the hero’s life.

"The Art of Losing" by Alice Zenite- a novel about a girl from a Kabyle family who came to France from the north of Algeria. The book tells the story of the fate of several generations of refugees left in captivity of the past, as well as the right to be yourself - without taking into account anyone else's ideas about who you should become.

Pulitzer Prize

Established in the USA in 1903 and awarded for achievements in the fields of literature, journalism, music and theater. An interesting fact is that many award-winning books never made the bestseller lists (exceptions include John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch, which I discussed in a post about American literature), A most of The awarded plays were never staged in Broadway theaters.

The winner of the award for fiction was The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. The book takes place on the eve of the Civil War. Dark-skinned slave Cora decides to escape and ends up on a secret route system - underground railway, with the help of which slaves were moved from the southern (slave-owning) states to the north. Whitehead talks emotionally about important milestones in the history of American slavery and subsequent segregation - the forced division of the population along racial lines.

The nominees also included:

"Imagine Me Gone", Adam Haslett- a story about how difficult relationships within a family develop after a depressed father of three children commits suicide.

"The Sport of Kings", C.E. Morgan- The plot takes place in the American South. Ambitious Henry, a representative of one of the oldest families in Kentucky, decides to turn his family lands into a stud farm for breeding thoroughbred horses - future race winners.

Russian booker

The prize was established in 1992 on the initiative of the British Council in Russia as a project similar to the British Booker Prize. Awarded for the best novel published during the year.

The 2017 novel winner was Alexandra Nikolaenko’s book “Kill Bobrykin: the story of a murder.” 200 pages of text tell what is going on in the soul of the impressionable Sasha: day after day he is nostalgic for the times when he was in love with his classmate Tanya. Now she is married to Sasha’s neighbor, Bobrykin. To the hero he seems to be a personal demon, some kind of evil that has been haunting him since childhood - for this reason he is going to kill him.

The award shortlist also included:

“The Secret Year”, Mikhail Gigolashvili- the novel describes two weeks in the life of Ivan the Terrible during that strange period of Russian history when he left the throne to Simeon Bekbulatovich and secluded himself in the Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda for a year. Book with elements of phantasmagoria draws psychological picture the king, his vulnerable, painful subconscious.

“Golomyanoe Flame”, Dmitry Novikov- a story declaring love to the harsh Russian North. The writer builds a bridge from the present day to the distant past, sincerely admires the beauty and richness of nature and talks about the spiritual component of modern life.

"Zahhok", Vladimir Medvedev- the book tells the story of a Russian teacher, Vera, who was unwillingly left with her children in Tajikistan during the civil war in the early 1990s. Polyphonic novel, written from the perspective of several characters, allows you to view events from several angles.

“Date with Quasimodo”, Alexander Melikhov- Dozens of murderers pass through the office of criminal psychologist Yulia, whose fate depends on her decision to consider them sane or not. What makes them break the law? The subject of reflection in this philosophical novel is the phenomenon of beauty.

“Nomakh. Sparks from a big fire”, Igor Malyshev- another novel on the theme of the civil war. Nomakh ( main character) exactly follows the path of Nestor Makhno, an anarcho-communist and leader of the insurgent movement in southern Ukraine in 1918-1922.

Nobel Prize

Unlike other prizes, the Nobel Prize does not have an official list of finalists. We will learn about those who competed for the main literary prize of the world this year only half a century later, when the archives are published. I received an award British writer Japanese origin Kazuo Ishiguro, who “in his novels of incredible emotional power reveals the abyss hidden behind our illusory sense of connection with the world” - this was the formulation voiced by the Nobel Committee.

The beauty is that most of Ishiguro’s prose has been translated into Russian, and the cult “The Remains of the Day” and “Never Let Me Go” have been filmed. “At the End of the Day” (under this title the film was released in Russia) was nominated for eight Oscars, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. The less successful film Never Let Me Go starred Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley and young Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.

Initially awarded only for scientific works, award it for outstanding works literature and art began only in 1957.

The first and only unofficial award in the field of culture in the USSR was the Andrei Bely Prize, established in 1978 by the Leningrad samizdat magazine “Hours”.

Prizes of the Russian Empire

Demidov Prize

Status- national scientific prize.
Period- from to 1865.
Founder- Pavel Demidov.
Awarded- St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Target- “to promote the success of sciences, literature and industry in one’s homeland.”
Prize- 20,000 rubles in state banknotes annually: two full bonuses of 5,000 rubles and four half bonuses of 2,500.

Uvarov Prize

Status - national award for essays on Russian history and dramatic works.
Period- from to 1876, when dramatic works were excluded from the number of works that could participate in the competition for awards.
Founder- Alexey Uvarov (in memory of father Sergei Uvarov).
Awarded- St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Target- to encourage Russian writers to study Russian and Slavic history.
Prize- 3000 rubles annually: one large award of 1500 rubles, two smaller ones of 500 rubles and one incentive award of 500 rubles (for carrying out research proposed by the Academy).

Lomonosov Prize

Status- national prize for achievements in various fields of knowledge, including literature.
Period- from to 1918.
Founder- the government of the Russian Empire (in memory of the services rendered by Mikhail Lomonosov to domestic education).
Awarded- St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Pushkin Prize

Status- national prize “for original works printed in Russian belles lettres in prose and poetry."
Period- from to 1919 every two years (in 1888–1895 - annually).
Founder- St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Awarded- Department of Russian Language and Literature of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Prize- full bonus of 1000 rubles or half bonus of 500 rubles.

Griboyedov Prize

Status- national award for the best play of the theater season.
Period- from to 1917.
Founder- Society of Russian Dramatic Writers and Opera Composers.

Alexander Kireev Prize

Status- national award for the best dramatic essay.
Period- only 1915.
Founder- St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Stalin Prize in Literature and Art

Status
Period- from to 1952.
Founder- Council of People's Commissars of the USSR.
Awarded- Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. The nominations of the laureates were presented by the Committee for the Stalin Prizes in Literature and Art.
Target
Prize- three prizes of 100,000 rubles in each of four categories in the field of literature.

IN Soviet encyclopedias and reference books of the 1960–1980s, its former laureates were retroactively renamed “State Prize laureates,” that is, the prize was equated to the official State Prize.

Lenin Prize in Literature and Art

Status- state award for outstanding creative achievements in the field of literature.
Period- from 1991 every two years.
Founder- Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
Awarded
Target- encouragement of citizens of the USSR for creative achievements in the field of literature.
Prize- five prizes: diploma, gold medal and 10,000 rubles.

USSR State Prize in the field of literature, art and architecture

Status- the second most important literary prize in the USSR after the Lenin Prize.
Period- from to 1991.
Founder- Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
Awarded- Committee on Lenin and State awards in the field of science and art under the Council of Ministers of the USSR after approval by the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
Target
Prize

State Prize of the RSFSR named after Maxim Gorky

Status- State Prize for outstanding creative achievements in the field of literature.
Period- from to 1991.
Founder- Council of Ministers of the RSFSR.
Target- encouragement of authors for the most talented, highly ideological works of literature.
Prize- diploma and badge of honor indicating the year the award was awarded.

Lenin Komsomol Prize

Status- literary prize for young authors.
Period- from to 1991.
Founder- Central Committee of the Komsomol.
Target- encouragement of young authors for outstanding achievements in the field of literature.
Prize- diploma and badge.

USSR KGB Prize in the field of literature and art

Status- literary prize for creating works about the work of Soviet state security agencies.
Period- from to 1988.
Founder- State Security Committee of the USSR.

Andrey Bely Prize

Status- the first regular unofficial award in the field of culture in the USSR.
Period- since 1978.
Founder- "Watch" magazine.
Prize- one ruble, a bottle of vodka and an apple.

Alfred Töpfer Foundation Pushkin Prize

Status- a prize to reward authors who have made an outstanding contribution to Russian literature and have been translated into many languages ​​of the world.
Period- from to years (in 2000–2003 - once every two years).
Founder- Alfred Töpfer Foundation.
Awarded- May 26 (on the birthday of Alexander Pushkin according to the old style) in Moscow, a jury from the GDR (Wolf Schmid and Helene von Sakhno) and the USSR (Yuri Gribov and Dmitry Urnov, then Andrei Bitov and Oleg Chukhontsev, then Andrei Bitov Sergei Bocharov).
Prize- 40,000 marks (in 2000–2003 - 30,000 marks). Two scholarships were also awarded for travel to Germany, each worth 6,000 marks, allowing young writers to establish contacts with German writers, publishers and translators, as well as get to know literary process Germany.

State Prizes of the Russian Federation

State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art

Status- state prize for contribution to the development of literature.
Period- since 1992.
Founder- President of Russian Federation .
Awarded- by decree of the President at the proposal of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Culture and Art.
Target- encouragement of citizens of the Russian Federation for the creation of particularly significant literary works.
Prize- three prizes: a diploma, a badge of honor and a tailcoat badge, 5,000,000 rubles.

State Pushkin Prize

Status- state prize for creating the most talented works in the field of poetry.
Period- from to 2005.
Founder- President of Russian Federation .
Awarded- on a competitive basis by decree of the President on the proposal of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for State Prizes in the field of literature and art.
Target- encouraging the creation of talented works in the field of poetry.
Prize- initially a monetary reward in the amount of 400 minimum wages, later - in the amount of 1,600 minimum wages.

Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art

Status- state prize for outstanding creative and scientific contribution to artistic culture Russia.
Period- from to 2005.
Founder
Awarded
Target- encouragement artistic creativity And scientific research in the field of culture.
Prize- ten awards: a diploma, a commemorative medal and a cash reward in the amount of 600 minimum wages.

State Prize for works for children and youth

Status- state prize for outstanding works for children and youth.
Period- since 1998.
Founder- President of Russian Federation.
Awarded- Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for State Prizes in the field of literature and art.

State Prize named after Bulat Okudzhava

Status- state prize for creating outstanding poetic works And highest achievements in the genre of art song.
Period- from 1998 to 2004.
Founder- President of Russian Federation.
Awarded- Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for State Prizes in the field of literature and art.
Target- encouragement of Russian poets, as well as creators and performers of songs of their own composition.

Federal departmental awards of the Russian Federation

Award of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation

Status- a prize for authors (teams of authors) of the best works in the field of literature dedicated to the activities of Russian foreign intelligence and its employees.
Period- from the year 2000.
Founder- Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
Prize- three awards: diploma, badge, 120,000 rubles.

Award of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Status- a prize for authors of literary works for creating “at a high artistic level the image of employees of state security agencies and objective coverage of their activities.”
Period- since 2006.
Founder- Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
Prize- a memorial sign with FSB symbols, cash reward (first place - 100,000 rubles, second - 50,000 rubles, third - 25,000).

Prizes of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

Prize of the Administration of the Krasnodar Territory named after Epistinia Fedorovna Stepanova

Status- literary prize of the Krasnodar region.
Period- since 1978.
Founder- Krasnodar Society of Book Lovers (since 2001 it has the status of a prize from the Administration of the Krasnodar Territory).
Awarded- June 22 in the city of Timashevsk, Krasnodar Territory, at the Stepanov family museum, by decree of the governor of the Krasnodar Territory.
Target- encouraging the creation of talented literary, artistic and journalistic works by Kuban authors.

Unknown Petersburg

Status- literary prize of St. Petersburg.
Period- since 2013.
Founder- Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko (to the 310th anniversary of St. Petersburg).
Awarded- by the government of St. Petersburg together with the St. Petersburg House of Writers.
Prize- diploma, cash prize. Based on the results of the competition, collections of works by the laureates and best works participants

Non-state awards of the Russian Federation

Prizes of the Writers' Union of the Russian Federation

All-Russian Literary Prize "Vasily Terkin" named after Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky

Status- a prize for writers, poets and journalists for highly artistic works that contain the original folk poetic principle, ineradicable vitality, patience and faith in the triumph of the ideals of Russia.
Period- since 1995.
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia, Administration of the Smolensk Region.
Awarded- June 21 (on the birthday of Alexander Tvardovsky) on the Zagorye farm, Pochinkovsky district, Smolensk region.
Prize- three prizes: diploma, 10,000 rubles.

All-Russian Literary Prize "Stalingrad"

Status- a prize for authors writing about the war for works that reflect the courage, feat, dignity of Russians, and their service to the Fatherland.
Period- from 1995 to 2013.
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Volgograd Regional Administration
Awarded- in Volgograd during the celebration of the anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War Governor of the Volgograd region.
Prize- diploma, honorary silver badge.

All-Russian Literary Prize named after Pavel Vasiliev

Status- bonus.
Period- since 1997.
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia, Administration of the Omsk Region.
Target- note outstanding value creative heritage Pavel Vasiliev and his special contribution to national culture, provide support modern writers, creating epic works and work.
Prize- 50,000 rubles

Great Literary Prize of Russia

Status- prize for authors of poetic, prose, dramatic works who are distinguished by their loyalty national traditions in literature, deep penetration into the moral and psychological foundations of human existence, society, the state, and into the life of a working person.
Period- from the year 2000.
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia and Joint Stock Company "ALROSA".
Target- combine the efforts of intellectual, literary and economic Russia in the designation of iconic names in modern Russian literature.
Prize- three prizes: diploma, cash reward (first place - $15,000, second - $10,000, third - $5,000).

All-Russian Prize named after Alexei Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Status- prize for authors of prose and journalistic works for creative contribution in development Russian literature.
Period- since 2001 (every two years).
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia, administration of the city of Syzran, Interregional literary center Vasily Shukshin.

International Literary Prize named after Sergei Yesenin “O Rus', flap your wings...”

Status- international literary prize.
Period- since 2005 (every two years).
Founder- Union of Writers of Russia, Foundation “Osiennaya Rus”.
Target- identifying the most original and talented poetic works, as well as critical works on Russian poetry, popularization of the song principle, attracting reader and public interest in Russian poetry, increasing the prestige of Russian literature, its social significance and roles in the development of society and the individual.

All-Russian Literary Prize named after Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov for works for children and youth

Status- bonus.
Period- since 2005.
Founders- Union of Writers of Russia.
Target- support for modern writers who continue the traditions of classical Russian literature for children and youth.

All-Russian Historical and Literary Prize "Alexander Nevsky"

Status- Prize for literary authors historical works and museum memorial projects.
Period- since 2009.
Founders- PJSC "Talion" and the Union of Writers of Russia.
Target- maintain interest in the history of Russia, the best museum memorial projects and literary works, dedicated to heroes the history of the country and their deeds for the glory of the Fatherland.
Prize- in two categories: diploma, sculptural image Alexander Nevsky by Eduard Mkhoyan (first place - gold, second - silver, third - bronze), cash reward (first place - 300,000 rubles, second - 200,000 rubles, third - 100,000 rubles).

Thousands of literary awards are held every year around the world. Millions of applications are submitted to participate. The awards are held nationally and globally, in different categories: children's literature, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, science fiction and fantasy.

From 1969 to 2001, the prize was known as the Booker Prize. Since 2005, the main sponsor of the prize has been the Man Group, and therefore the prize has been renamed the Man Booker Prize. The awards are presented every two years. Initially, the Booker Prize only accepted works from the Commonwealth countries, Zimbabwe and Ireland. But since 2014, the award has acquired international status, which has made it possible to expand the number of participants - a writer from any country whose novel is written in English can become a nominee. You can only become a laureate once. The cash prize is 60 thousand pounds sterling. International Prize has a separate award for translating the novel. Since 2016, the Booker Prize has been awarded for translation fiction novel, with the winning author and translator receiving £50,000.

The man credited with founding the Pulitzer Prize was Joseph Pulitzer, a respected journalist originally from rich family, who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The prize is awarded for work in the field of music, literature and journalism, while taking into account the Internet space and printed publications- newspapers and magazines. The Pulitzer Prize is administered by Columbia University and is awarded in 21 categories. Winners of 20 categories are awarded a certificate and $15,000. A gold medal is awarded to one winner by the department civil service journalism competition. Pulitzer Prize for art book was founded in 1918. The first recipient of the prize was Ernest Poole. He received an award for his novel His Family.

Another prestigious literary prize, the Neustadt Prize, originated in the United States in 1969. Its original name was “International Prize foreign literature" she received from her founder - editor foreign books Ivara Ivaska. The award changed its name in 1976 and was named in honor of new sponsors, Walter and Doris Neustadt of Ardmore, Oklahoma. Since that time, the University of Oklahoma has been a permanent sponsor of the award. The winner of the award receives a certificate, a silver eagle feather and $50,000. The award recognizes outstanding work in the fields of drama, poetry and fiction.

The award was established in 1971 under the name Whitbread Prize. In 2006, Costa Coffee became the official sponsor of the award, which led to its renaming to the Costa Award. Applicants may be authors from the UK and Ireland whose works are written in English. The award recognizes not only brilliant and outstanding works in the field of literature, but also books that bring pleasure to reading. Promoting reading as an enjoyable pastime is one of the main goals of the award. The prize is awarded in the following categories: Biography, Novel, Children's Literature, Best First Novel and Poetry. The laureates receive 5 thousand pounds sterling.

The American Prize for Literature was introduced in 1994. It is awarded to authors who have made contributions to the field of international writing. In part, the prize was created as an alternative to the famous Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize is sponsored by educational project contemporary art. The prize itself was founded in memory of Anna Farni. Every year, from 6 to 8 jury members, including famous American literary critics, playwrights, poets and writers, gather to determine the winner. The winner does not receive any cash prize for winning.

This award is among the most coveted literary awards United Kingdom. Original title- Literary Prize "Orange". The prize is awarded annually to a female author, regardless of nationality, for an outstanding full-length novel published in the UK in the past year in English. In 1991, the Booker Prize initiated the establishment of the Women's Prize for Fiction, as the committee did not include women in its lists of nominees. After this, a group of men and women who worked in the literary industry met and considered their next steps. The winner of the award receives 30 thousand British pounds sterling and a bronze statuette.

The Hugo Awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the man behind the science fiction magazine Amazing stories" The prize is awarded for best work, published in the past year and written in the genres science fiction or fantasy. The Hugo Awards are sponsored by World Society science fiction.

The award has been presented at the annual World Science Fiction Convention since 1953 in several categories, including: "Best Short Story", "Best Graphic Story", "Best Fanzine", "Best professional artist", "Best Fancast", "Best Dramatic Presentation" and " Best book about fiction."

The prize was established in July 2008 by the University of Warwick. It has no analogues in the world and consists of an interdisciplinary writing competition. Students, alumni and staff of the University of Warwick, as well as those working in the publishing industry, can nominate work. Each year the award is approved new topic. must be written in English.

Every year an international poetry festival takes place in the city of Struga, Macedonia. The festival's coveted Golden Crown award goes to the most talented international poets. The festival was first held in 1961 with the participation of famous Macedonian poets. A few years later, in 1966, the festival was transformed from national to international. In the same year it was founded highest award The Golden Crown Prize, the first winner of which was Robert Rozhdestvensky. Over the years of the award, its laureates have included such outstanding literary figures as Seamus Haney, Joseph Brodsky and Pablo Neruda.

The Nobel Prize is named after Albert Nobel, a man who made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry, literature, engineering and entrepreneurship in the 1800s. Already at the age of 17 he spoke fluently 5 foreign languages. In his will, Albert Nobel stipulated the conditions for establishing the prize and allocated his own money for this. All Nobel Prizes are controlled by different institutions. The Nobel Prize in Literature is administered by the Swedish Academy. The winner receives a medal and money prize, the size of which varies from year to year. The Academy determines the people and institutions that may be nominated for the award. I have the right to nominate my candidacy as a professor of literature and linguistics at higher education institutions. educational institutions, Nobel Literary Prize laureates and members of the Swedish Academy. The Nobel Committee for Literature screens candidates and transmits the collected information to the Swedish Academy. The prize has been awarded since 1901 to writers from different countries.

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