Ovid Prize (Ovidius Prize)
おゔぃどしょう
International literary award established in 2002. Honors the author's overall achievements (body of work), with the main prize of €10,000. The award ceremony is held at Romania's "Days and Nights of Literature" festival.
- Established
- 2002
- Organizer
- Romanian Cultural Institute; Romanian Writers' Union
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Recommendation
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around June
- Status
- Ended
Description
The Ovid Prize is an international literary award established in 2002 to comprehensively honor the author's achievements. Organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute and Romanian Writers' Union, recipients are nominated and selected by the festival's jury. The award ceremony is held at the Days and Nights of Literature festival (June) in Neptun and Mangalia. The main prize is €10,000. The Ovid Festival Prize (€5,000) was established in the same year, its commission was changed in 2007, and since 2008 it has been awarded to outstanding young talents. In 2012, it was canceled due to funding shortages.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Ovid Prize: €10,000; Ovid Festival Prize: €5,000
- Cash Prize
- 10,000 EUR
- Ovid Festival Prize: €5,000
- Honor and festival participation at the award ceremony
- Recognition as a young talent award (Festival Prize since 2008)
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomination | Festival jury (representatives from Writers' Union of Romania and Romanian Cultural Institute) | — | — |
| Selection (final decision) | Festival jury (Jury) | — | — |
| Announcement | Festival jury | — | Announced at the award ceremony during the Days and Nights of Literature Festival (Neptun / Mangalia) |
Criteria
- Comprehensive evaluation of the author's body of work
- Literary excellence (style, expression, depth of themes)
- International influence and translation record
- Originality and contribution
Application Tips
Dos
- Build a substantial body of work over the long term
- Increase translations into English etc. and international exposure
- Build relationships with publishers, translators, and literary festival organizers to create nomination routes
- Participate in and network at festivals/international literary events
Don''ts
- Expect to apply directly by sending individual application documents (nomination-based)
- Exaggerate achievements through short-term excessive promotion
- Falsify or exaggerate award history or career
From Judges
- The award evaluates the author's entire body of work, not individual works
- Emphasizes literary originality, depth of expression, and international influence
- Ovid Festival Prize targets outstanding young talents since 2008
Related Awards
- Ovid Festival Prize
- Ovidius Prize (alternative name)
- Days and Nights of Literature Festival
- Other international literary awards and Romanian literary awards