Honorable zodiac symbols "Gold Cupid" and diplomas found their owners at the awards ceremony of the national literary contest "The best work of 2013", which took place during the celebration of the Day of Belarusian Written Language in Zaslaul
Creative competitions were held in nine categories. Recognized as the best poet Alexander Bykov for the book "For mezhy circle." Among novelists was not equal Ales Savitsky, who wrote the novel "Obal." Nominated "Children's Literature" won Tatiana Siwiec (the book "Kuzia prapala Malpe Mania?"), And "Local history" - Alexander Volkovich for a series of local history articles published in the almanac "Astramechaўski rukapic." In the category of "Criticism and Literary Studies" noted Eugene Gorodnickij for a series of literary articles. Among the writers identified Vladimir Naumovicha who created a manual for students of specialized secondary and vocational education "Belarusian litaratura." Anatoliy Andreev for his novel "The universe is not the place for sorrow" was the best in the category "adventure literature." In the genre of translation is marked Andrei Tyavlovsky transfer books of poems Zmitroka Morozov Russian "Parent prayer speech." In the song genre was Ivan Titovets unsurpassed. He received the award for a collection of songs for children and youth "Vasilkovaya kraina."
Signs, symbols and diplomas were presented by the Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the date of written Anatoly Tozik, as well as chairman of the Union of Writers of Belarus Nikolai Cherginets.
Another prize "Crystal Pegasus" was presented to the capital XXI Belarusian Written Language Day Zaslavl.
Organizers of the contest - the Union of Writers of Belarus, the Ministry of Information, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education and the Minsk City Executive Committee. This year, creative competitions were held for the seventh time.