Kadare Prize

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.[1]

Kadare Prize
Awarded forthe best Albanian prose by authors in the albanian-speaking regions of the Balkans and beyond.
DateAwarded during the first week of May, preceding the Razma Literary Days festival.
LocationRazëm
CountryAlbania
Presented byMapo Foundation
Hosted byAlfred Lela
Reward(s)€10,000
First awarded2015

List of Winners
Year Author Title Genre(s) Country
2015 Rudolf Marku[2] The Three Divorces of Mr Viktor N. Novel  United Kingdom
2016 Shkëlqim Çela[3] Embriology Novella  United States
2017 Musa Ramadani[4] The Prophet from Prague Novel  Kosovo
2018 Virgjil Muçi[5] Pyramid of Souls Novel  Albania
2019 Loer Kume[6] Amigdala Mandala Short story  Albania
2020 Prize was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Gani Mehmetaj[7] Cuckoo's birds Novel  Kosovo
2022 Vera Bekteshi[8] Pusulla të verdha Novel  Albania
2023 Nurie Emrullai [9] Duhet të jetë dashuri Novel  Albania

Winners

2018
Winner
  • Virgjil Muçi for his novel Piramida e shpirtrave (Pyramid of Souls)
Juria [10]
Shortlist [10]
  • 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
Jury [11]
  • Bashkim Shehu (chair)
  • Agim Baçi
  • Ylljet Aliçka
  • Ledia Dushi
  • Mirela Oktrova
Shortlist[11]

The winner was announced on 28 May 2017 by Frédéric Mitterrand.[4]

2016
Winner
  • Shkëlqim Çela, for his “Embriologji” (Embriology).
Jury [12]
  • Agim Baçi
  • Preç Zogaj
  • Diana Çuli
  • Ylljet Aliçka
  • Gilman Bakalli
  • Rudolf Marku
  • Alfred Lela
Shortlist

2015
Winner
  • Rudolf Marku for his novel “Tri divorcet e zotit Viktor N.”
Jury[13]
  • 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
  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.
  3. "ÇMIMI "KADARE": SHKËLQIM ÇELA SHPALLET FITUES I EDICIONIT TË DYTË".
  4. "Shpallja e "Çmimit Kadare"". Gazeta MAPO. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  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.
  10. "Ja kush janë 5 finalistët e çmimit Kadare". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  11. "'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.
  12. "Çmimi Kadare 2015: Londo dhe Bekteshi në konkurrim". Gazeta MAPO (in Albanian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  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.


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