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OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG WRITERS!
15-06-2026

Applications are now open for the Presidential Special Literary Award for young Kazakhstani writers and poets.

This award was established to support young authors and to help shape a new generation of talented poets and writers. This year, the award will be presented for the fourth time.

🔹 Participants: authors aged 18 to 35;
🔹 Submitted works must not have previously participated in international or national competitions;
🔹 Each author may apply in only one nomination category.

📖 Categories:

  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Children’s Literature

📅 Application deadline: until June 30, 2026.

📍 Applications (in paper and electronic form) must be sent to:
8 Mangilik El Avenue, Entrance 14, Committee for Archives, Documentation and Book Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Room 273, Astana.

📞 For more information:
+7 (707) 525 24 54
8 (7172) 740-407
8 (7172) 740-384
8 (7172) 740-408

Don’t miss the chance to showcase your talent and become a recipient of the Presidential Special Literary Award!

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