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Literary award National Bestseller starts 18th season

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Literary award National Bestseller starts 18th season


10.01.2018

vkontakteThe literary award National Bestseller has started a new season. The list of jury who will suggest one book for nomination has been published.

There are 67 writers in the list. They have to review books that in their opinion may become literary bestsellers. Among this seasons’s jury are translator and publisher Maxim Amelin, writer Andrey Astvatsaturov, writer and critic Pavel Basinsky, publisher Elena Shubina, writers Sergey Shargunov, Roman Senchin, Leonid Uzefovich, critic Valeria Pustova and others.

Only the books published in Russian last year can be nominated for the award. The biographic books and books that were in the final of other literary awards are not allowed.

The list of nominated books will be released on January 23, the short-list on April 10. The finalist will be awarded on May 26.

Last year’s winner was Anna Kozlova with her book F20. A year earlier the award went to Leonid Uzefovich with the documentary Winter Road.

The first prize is 15 thousand US dollars. It is granted to the winner, but may be shared 9/1 with the jury member that had proposed the book. The other finalists will receive 1000 US dollars each.

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