The Belarusian PEN and the International Union of Belarusian Writers invite submissions for the fifteenth season of the Jerzy Giedroyc Award — a prize for the best original book in the Belarusian language in the genres of fiction and documentary prose.
The award accepts books first published between January 1 and December 31, 2025, in one of the eligible formats: print, electronic, or audio.
Authors, publishers, creative associations, cultural institutions, media outlets, jury members, and the organizing committee may nominate books.
To nominate a book, applicants must complete a special form.
Deadline: March 3, 2026 (23:59 Belarus time).
All details are available here.
The Jerzy Giedroyc Award has existed since 2012 and is now the main independent literary prize in Belarus.
During last season’s ceremony at the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk, the winners were: Siarhei Dubavets with the book “Zanzibar: The Formation of a Young Soul” (1st place), Yuhasia Kaliada with the book “Change of Places” (2nd place), and Zmicer Dziadzenka with the book “Circe’s Games” (3rd place).
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