Helikon (Literature Prize)
The Helikon Literature Prize ( Bulgarian Хеликон ) has been awarded annually in the week before Christmas since 2002 by the largest Bulgarian bookstore chain of the same name, based in Burgas . The award recognizes contemporary works by Bulgarian authors. The prize is a sculpture by artist Evgeni Kusmanow depicting a falcon. The prize is endowed with 3000 leva (approx. 1500 euros). Only works that have appeared in the current year will be evaluated by a five-member jury and proposed for the prize.
Prize winners and works
- 2002 - "Ниво за напреднали", Alek Popow , (German: "Level for advanced", German translation for advanced , Residenz-Verlag)
- 2003 - "Поражението", Konstantin Iliev, (German meaning: "The defeat")
- 2004 - "Господи, помилуй", Dejan Enew , (German meaning: "Oh Lord, have pity")
- 2005 - "Аутопсия на една любов", Viktor Paskow , (German meaning: "Autopsy of a love", German translation autopsy , Dittrich-Verlag)
- 2006 - "Читателска група 31", Elena Aleksieva, (German meaning: "Reader group 31")
- 2007 - "Проклятието на жабата", Emil Andreev , (German meaning: "The curse of the frog")
- 2008 - "Кръглата риба", Momtschil Nikolov, (German meaning: "The round fish")
- 2009 - "Кратка история на самолета", Sachari Karabaschliev, (German meaning: "Brief History of the Airplane")
- 2010 - "Колкото до шотландеца", Rossiza Tascheva, (German meaning: "About Scotland")
- 2011 - "Деград", Wassil Georgiev, (German meaning: "Degrad")
- 2012 - "Името", Christo Karastojanov, (German meaning: "The Name")
- 2013 - "Сестри Палавееви", Alek Popow, (German meaning: "The Palaveevi sisters", German translation Schneeweißchen and Partisanenrot , Residenz-Verlag)
- 2014 - "Една и съща нощ", Christo Karastojanov, (German meaning: "One and the same night")
- 2015 - "432 херца", Nedjalko Slavov, (German meaning: "432 Hertz")
- 2016 - "Камбаната", Nedjalko Slavov, (German meaning: "The bell")
- 2017 - "Другият сън", Vladimir Poleganov, (German meaning: "The other dream")
- 2018 - no prize awarded
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the "Helikon" literary prize (Bulgarian)