Big Book (award)

Big Book
Awarded forBest prose in Russian
Sponsored byCenter for the Support of Domestic Literature
VenuePashkov House
CountryRussia
Reward(s)3 million RUB
First awarded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Last ownerMariya Stepanova (2018)
Websitewww.bigbook.ru

Big Book (‹See Tfd›Russian: Большая Книга, romanized: Bolshaya Kniga) is a Russian literary award for best prose in Russian.

The award is financed by the founders of the Center for the Support of Domestic Literature, Russian major businessmen and business structures.

Acceptable candidates for the award are works of all prose genres, including memoirs, biographies and other documentary prose, written in or translated to Russian.[1]

The cash reward is as follows:[2]

  • First place — 3 million rubles.
  • Second place — 1.5 million rubles.
  • Third place — 1 million rubles.
  1. ^ "Polozhenie / 1. Obshchie voprosy" Положение / 1. Общие вопросы [Regulations / 1. General issues]. Big Book National Literary Award (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nagrada" Награда [Reward]. Big Book National Literary Award (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.