Debut Prize


The Debut Prize, is an award established by the International Pokolenie Foundation, given to young authors of literary works in the Russian language, regardless of their place of residence. The award is presented annually in five to seven categories, reflecting the major fiction genres. Many past Debut Prize winners and finalists have gone on to become internationally known writers.
In 2012, the Debut Prize winners toured the eastern USA and participated in the Festival of Russian Arts in New York.

History

The Debut Prize was first awarded in 2000, with financial support from philanthropist Andrei Skotch. At that time the maximum age of the winners was 25 years. In 2011, however, the threshold was changed, and now award applicants are authors who are under 35 years of age at the time of award.
During the first five years of the "Debut" more than 170,000 manuscripts were submitted from all regions of Russia, most of the countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union, as well as from the United States, Israel, Australia and Japan.
In 2007, the prize "Debut" created a new award, "Young Russian world" presented annually to young writers, writing in Russian, and living outside the Russian Federation. In the competition for the prize of "Young Russian world" includes all the authors who have sent work to "Debut" and meet the conditions of award. Presented annually to the first, second and third prize.

Selection of the winners

Young writers of books in the Russian language are may be nominated by publishers, media, literary organizations, or the authors themselves. Tens of thousands of texts are nominated each year. After the texts are read in e-reader form by literary experts, a "long list" of recommended candidates with a brief annotation of each work is sent to be read by a jury composed of five to seven people who are prominent writers, critics, editors and other members of the literary and cultural process. The composition of the jury are changed from year to year.
Based on the long list, the jury forms a short list of three to four works in each category. The members of the jury then conduct weekly creative workshops with the finalists. On the evening before the awards are announced the jury holds a closed session to determine the winners in all categories.
The announcement of winners and presentation of awards takes place at a reception in December of each year.

The prize

Winners in all categories receive a "Bird" award, and a publishing contract with the Pokolenie Foundation worth one million rubles.
Works of the winners and finalists of the Debut Prize are published annually in collections and individual books. The winners in all categories receive publication fees, and those on the "short list" get 20 author copies.

Winners

2000

Under the "Debut" special premiums and prizes, meet the urgent tasks of the literary process.

Books published as a result of the Debut Prize

2000

In late 2007, have been issued:
In 2007, the publishing house "ACT" in the publishing of the "Debut" was a book of some nominees for the "Debut" of different years, clearly currently declared, but not become winners: