The winner of the All-Ukrainian Literary Prize Kotsiubynskyi (+ photos)

Following a secret ballot the jury, September 14 in the premises of Regional State Administration held the All-Ukrainian literary award Prize Kotsiubynskyi. In the vote chaired by Deputy Chairman - Director of DeparDepartments of Education and Science RSA Igor Ivasyuka attended by 11 members of the jury. Voting took place in three stages. According to the results of this year's winner of the prestigious literary prize named Ukrainian Kotsiubynskyi Kiev became poet-folklorystka Oksana Shalak which has submitted to the two books: the monograph "Ukrainian folClore skirts in records and studies XIX - early XX century "and a collection of poems" Prayer of the Garden. " Ukrainian Literary Prize is awarded Kotsiubynskyi the purpose of commemorating the great Ukrainian writer, our countryman Kotsiubynskyi and highly celebration of Ukrainian writers. This yearto participate in the competition for state literary prize has been 33 nominees from many regions of Ukraine - Kyiv, Lviv, Donetsk and writers from Ivano-Frankovsk, Sumy and Cherkassy regions. "Every year in the days of September, to celebrate the birth Kotsiubynskyi, we assign nationwide literary etc.emiyu name Kotsiubynskyi. This year, on September 17 we will celebrate the 151 anniversary of the birth of the writer. The prize winner is awarded the birthday Kotsiubynskyi is a good tradition skirts. This year the task of the jury - the best choose the best candidate, "- said the head of the tender committee Igor Ivasjuk.He also stressed that Vinnichiny very prestigious annual literary award state awards such a high level. "This is, without exaggeration, is a significant event in the cultural life not only in our region but also in whole Ukraine", - said Igor Ivasjuk. Summing up the meeting, the jury noted the rather high level works that wereparticipate in the competition for this year's Prize Kotsiubynskyi and geographic expansion participants. Award winners will be awarded a diploma and a monetary prize under the provisions of the competition, during the traditional "Saturday" Kotsiubynskyi in Vinnytsia literary - memorial museum of the writer. About thisreported in the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration

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