The Open Literature School of Almaty (OLSA) and literary online magazine "Dactyl", with the support of the event agency EZ Solutions, announced the launch of the third season of the Qalamdas literary award, dedicated to the memory of Olga Markova, the founder of the public foundation "Musaget", El.kz reports.
The prize fund of the competition is 2 million tenge. The Qalamdas Award is aimed at supporting talented authors in Kazakhstan and creating unified creative environment for their further development.
Acceptance of applications started on September 10 and will last until December 9, 2024.
The winners in each category will be announced in May 2025 at the award ceremony.