Andrei Bely Prize Aleksandr Lavrov, Elena Fanailova and Alexandra Petrova. Andrei Bely Prize The Andrei Bely Prize (Russian: Премия Андрея Белого; "Premiya Andreya Belovo") is the oldest independent literary prize awarded in Russia. It was established in 1978 by the staff of "Hours", the largest samizdat literary journal in Leningrad, to recognize excellence in three categories: prose, poetry, and theory. Among its founders were Boris Ivanov, Boris Ostanin, Viktor Krivulin, Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, and other eminent figures of uncensored literature. The prize was named for Andrei Bely, whose influence spanned Russian poetry, prose, and humanitarianism. Materially, the prize consisted of an apple, a single
Hawthornden Prize the literary, welcoming fiction, travel writing, artistic and historical works. Monetarily, the Hawthornden Prize is modest: it offered £100 in 1936, in 1995 was worth £2000 and by 2017 had increased to £15,000. It is administered by the Hawthornden Trust, and sponsored by Drue Heinz. Hawthornden Prize The Hawthornden Prize is a British literary award that was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender. It is funded by a trust established by her. Authors under the age of 41 are awarded on the quality of their "imaginative literature" which can be written in either poetry or prose. The Hawthornden Committee awards