Kadare Prize

Kadare Prize
Kadare Prize
Awarded for	the best Albanian prose by authors in the albanian-speaking regions of the Balkans and beyond.
Date	Awarded during the first week of May, preceding the Razma Literary Days festival.
Location	Razëm
Country	Albania
Presented by	Mapo Foundation
Hosted by	Alfred Lela
Reward	€10,000
First award	2015

The Kadare Prize (Albanian: Çmimi Kadare), established in 2015, is a literary prize awarded annually to a work by an Albanian author. It is named in honour of the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. Winners are awarded 10,000 euros.

List of Winners

Year	Author	Title	Genre(s)	Country
2015	Rudolf Marku	The Three Divorces of Mr Viktor N.	Novel	United Kingdom
2016	Shkëlqim Çela	Embriology	Novella	United States
2017	Musa Ramadani	The Prophet from Prague	Novel	Kosovo
2018	Virgjil Muçi	Pyramid of Souls	Novel	Albania
2019	Loer Kume	Amigdala Mandala	Short story	Albania
2020	Prize was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Gani Mehmetaj	Cuckoo's birds	Novel	Kosovo
2022	Vera Bekteshi	Pusulla të verdha	Novel	Albania
2023	Nurie Emrullai	Duhet të jetë dashuri	Novel	Albania

Winners

2018

Winner

Virgjil Muçi for his novel Piramida e shpirtrave (Pyramid of Souls)

Juria

Kim Mehmeti (chair)
Genciana Abazi
Agim Baçi
Ledia Dushi
Eni Vasili

Shortlist

Vera Bekteshi - Një rrugë e gjatë pa krye
Virgjil Muci - Piramida e shpirtrave
Gazmend Krasniqi - Triologjia e Shkodrës
Rudina Cupi - Shenjat e pikësimit
Thanas Dino - Prishja ose Ndërrimi dhe ndalimi

2017

Winner

Musa Ramadani for his novel “The Prophet from Prague”

Jury

Bashkim Shehu (chair)
Agim Baçi
Ylljet Aliçka
Ledia Dushi
Mirela Oktrova

Shortlist

Musa Ramadani - “Profeti nga Praga”
Mimoza Ahmeti – “Tutori”
Ardian Haxhaj – “Vegim”

Virion Graçi – “800 hapa larg Veneres”
Arben Kastrati – “I dashuri unë”
Brajan Sukaj – “Viti i Elefantit”

The winner was announced on 28 May 2017 by Frédéric Mitterrand.

2016

Winner

Shkëlqim Çela, for his “Embriologji” (Embriology).

Jury

Agim Baçi
Preç Zogaj
Diana Çuli
Ylljet Aliçka
Gilman Bakalli
Rudolf Marku
Alfred Lela

Shortlist

Shkëlqim Çela - “Embriologji”
Bardhyl Londo - “Qyteti i pandehmave”
Grigor Banushi - “Simfonia e pambaruar”
Mustafa Nano - “Selam aleikum, baba”

Ada Çapi - “morPhina”
Arb Elo - “Ursa Major”
Pranvera Bekteshi - “Ora me rërë”

2015

Winner

Rudolf Marku for his novel “Tri divorcet e zotit Viktor N.”

Jury

Artur Zheji (kryetar jurie)
Gilman Bakalli
Gentian Çoçoli
Ylljet Aliçka
Alfred Lela
Preç Zogaj
Virgjil Muçi

Shortlist

Arti Lushi, Eliona Gjergo, Gazmend Krasniqi, Ilir Bezhani, Primo Shllaku, Shkëlqim Çela, Zija Çela, Shefqet Tigani dhe Rudolf Marku

References

↑ GazetaExpress (18 September 2015). "Shpallet Çmimi Kadare, 10 mijë euro për fituesin". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Rudolf Marku, fitues i Çmimit Kadare". 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "ÇMIMI "KADARE": SHKËLQIM ÇELA SHPALLET FITUES I EDICIONIT TË DYTË".^{[permanent dead link]}
1 2 "Shpallja e "Çmimit Kadare"". Gazeta MAPO. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Virgjil Muçi fiton çmimin "Kadare 2018"". Gazeta MAPO. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
↑ "Loer Kume shpallet fitues i "Çmimit Kadare 2019"!". Gazeta Liberal. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
↑ "Mehmetaj rrëfen emocionet si fitues i Çmimit Kadare 2021". Bota Sot. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ "Vera Bekteshi, e para grua fituese e Çmimit Kadare". Universiteti Europian i Tiranës. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
↑ "Ceremonia e Çmimit Kadare/ Nurie Emrullai, fituese për vitin 2023". Top Channel. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
1 2 "Ja kush janë 5 finalistët e çmimit Kadare". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
1 2 "'Çmimi Kadare'/ Përzgjidhen finalistët, ja kur shpallet fituesi". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Çmimi Kadare 2015: Londo dhe Bekteshi në konkurrim". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Rudolf Marku, fitues i Çmimit Kadare". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

This article about a literary award is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] GazetaExpress (18 September 2015). "Shpallet Çmimi Kadare, 10 mijë euro për fituesin". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[2] "Rudolf Marku, fitues i Çmimit Kadare". 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[Mapo2016b-3] "ÇMIMI "KADARE": SHKËLQIM ÇELA SHPALLET FITUES I EDICIONIT TË DYTË".^{[permanent dead link]}

[Ramadani-4] 1 2 "Shpallja e "Çmimit Kadare"". Gazeta MAPO. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[Mapo2018-5] "Virgjil Muçi fiton çmimin "Kadare 2018"". Gazeta MAPO. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[6] "Loer Kume shpallet fitues i "Çmimit Kadare 2019"!". Gazeta Liberal. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[7] "Mehmetaj rrëfen emocionet si fitues i Çmimit Kadare 2021". Bota Sot. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[8] "Vera Bekteshi, e para grua fituese e Çmimit Kadare". Universiteti Europian i Tiranës. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[9] "Ceremonia e Çmimit Kadare/ Nurie Emrullai, fituese për vitin 2023". Top Channel. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[Shqip2018-10] 1 2 "Ja kush janë 5 finalistët e çmimit Kadare". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[Mapo2017a-11] 1 2 "'Çmimi Kadare'/ Përzgjidhen finalistët, ja kur shpallet fituesi". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[Mapo2016a-12] "Çmimi Kadare 2015: Londo dhe Bekteshi në konkurrim". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[Mapo2015-13] "Rudolf Marku, fitues i Çmimit Kadare". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.