Baku: Azerbaijan is set to introduce a new national literature prize inspired by the prestigious Booker Award. The initiative aims to foster literary development within the country. ‘The Ministry of Culture has almost completed the regulations and legal framework for the new literature award and has submitted them to the relevant authorities,’ Vasif Gurbanzade, Head of the Book Industry Department of the Ministry of Culture, said in an interview with APA.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Gurbanzade emphasized that this award would serve as the Azerbaijani version of the Booker Prize. The award is expected to play a pivotal role in enhancing the literary landscape in Azerbaijan. The completion of the necessary regulations and their submission to relevant authorities marks a significant step forward in the establishment of this national prize.