The contest for the Petro Skunts Prize starts in Uzhgorod

Candidates for the Petro Skunts Prize can be nominated until July 1  

The founder of the Prize is Uzhgorod city council.
 The Prize is awarded to writers and local historians whose works popularize Uzhgorod city, its history, present and prominent Uzhgorod residents.
 It will be awarded for highly artistic works published over the last three years, but no later than three months prior to their nomination for the Prize, that have become a notable phenomenon in literature or local history.
 The Prize is awarded usually to writers and local historians who were born, live or have been working for a long time in Uzhgorod and in the region.
 Candidates for the award are nominated by creative unions, organizations, associations, educational institutions, publishing houses, editorial offices of newspapers and magazines, the Department for Culture, Sports, Youth and Family of Uzhgorod City Council.
 Self-nomination of candidates is not allowed.
 The Prize is personal and is awarded only once. It can be awarded posthumously.
 Petro Skunts Prize is awarded in two categories:
 – literature
 – local history.

 The grand awarding will take place during the celebration of the Day of Uzhgorod.   

Uzhgorod City Council. Official page