The Bazhov Prize is now awarded in only three categories Automatic translate

YEKATERINBURG. Laureates of the Pavel Bazhov Literary Prize announced.

One of the oldest literary awards in Russia was founded in the jubilee for the famous Russian writer, folklorist, journalist Pavel Petrovich Bazhov in 1999. Among the writers and publicists who received this honorable literary award, there are such well-known names as Igor Sakhnovsky, Vladislav Krapivin, Nikolai Kolyada, Maya Nikulina.

The crisis has made adjustments to the number of nominations. Sections of children’s literature and journalism disappeared. The latter involved the award of the most interesting works on local history and journalism. The new rules by which the works sent to the 2016 competition were evaluated provide for awarding only in three categories: “Master of Poetry”, “Master of Prose” and “Use of the Case”. If the first two nominations do not require decryption, a few words should be said about the third. Any projects that stimulate interest in high-quality modern literature and contribute to its development can be submitted to the prize. The form of their embodiment may be arbitrary. From research to productions and public events.

In 2016, the poet from Chelyabinsk, Vitaliy Kalpidi, whose work was recognized abroad, was recognized as a master of poetry. Literary scholars call his poetic manner revolutionary. The IZBRANNOE award-winning with illustrations by Ural artists includes an almost complete collection of his works. The best author in the prose genre was the writer Nikolai Kolyada, known to the audience more as a playwright. In this capacity, he gained all-Russian and international fame. His plays, translated into many languages, are regularly performed in Russia and abroad. The poster of the Moscow theater “A contemporary of his plays has been present for many years. Now the collection of his stories is appreciated.

The Aelita International Festival won the nomination “Use of Cause”, in the framework of which conferences, seminars, lectures, blitz tournaments for authors working in the fantasy genre are held.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru