Submission Deadlines

March 15, 2009 for Award presented March 2010
March 15, 2011 for award presented March 2012
March 15, 2013 for award presented March 2014

Details and Rules of the Kobzar Literary Award

The Prize

• The Kobzar Literary Award, valued at $25,000, is awarded every second year. The author of the winning submission will be awarded $20,000 and the publisher of the work will be awarded $5,000.
• The Kobzar Literary Award is sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, a National, chartered philanthropic institution providing leadership by building and nurturing a permanent endowment fund dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Ukrainian Canadian cultural heritage and the advancement of a flourishing Ukrainian community for the enrichment of Canada..
• The first winner of The Kobzar Literary Award was announced in March 2006.

• Authors must be either Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Submissions may be tendered in English, French, or Ukrainian. Translated work will be eligible for the next round.
• No self published books shall be eligible.

• Works may be submitted by writers, publishers or literary agents.
• Each nomination must be submitted with the author’s consent.
• All books must have an ISBN, and be distributed in book form in Canada.
• Reprints will not be considered.
• Titles may be submitted only once.
• There is no limit to the number of titles that may be submitted by a nominator, provided that the work entered meets all other eligibility requirements.

• A completed and signed entry form - Download the entry form here (PDF).
• Author’s curriculum vitae
• Note: An author consent letter is not required if it is the publisher who is filling out the entry form.
• Six (6) copies of the publication must be submitted to :
             Kobzar Literary Award
             Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko
             96 Yorkleigh Avenue
             Toronto, ON M9P 1Y7

• Submission will be judged by a maximum four person jury in a peer review process.

• The composition of the jury will be announced no later than four (4) months prior to announcing a winner.
• A shortlist will be published no later than two (2) months prior to announcing a winner.

• All entry material, including book copies, will become the property of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko
• Nominated and/or winning author(s) to participate in all reasonable publicity associated with The Kobzar Literary Award, including interviews, readings and appearances.
• Publishers to place stickers of the Kobzar Award seals on all copies of the shortlisted and/or winning book(s) on all subsequent reprints. These seals will be provided by the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevkenko.