The winners of the National Literary Award were honored during the opening ceremony of the festival in Rogachev. The jury chose seven winners out of the total of seventy works:
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Alexander Martinovich – collection of historical short stories “Heat of the Old Hearths”, category “Best Prose”
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Maryan Duksa – book “Bird of Eternity – the Soul”, category “Best Poetry”
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Sergei Davidovich – books “Grandfather’s Flute”, “Fighting Draw”, “Golden Shoot-Out”, category “Best Book for Children and Youth”
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Yegor Konev – play “Crime and Punishment on the Banks of Svisloch”, category “Best Drama”
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Nikolai Borisenko – book “Echo of the ‘Great War’ in Eastern Belarus (1914-1918)”, category “Best Journalistic Piece”
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Tatiana Matyukhina – “Belarusian Impressionism”, category “Best Literature Critique”
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Sergei Klimkovich – “The Mystery of Apartment No.8”, category “Best Debut”.