Gala (

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: გალა) is a literary competition founded under the

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of the

Tbilisi Sakrebulo The Tbilisi Sakrebulo ( ka, თბილისის საკრებულო, tr) is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. Sakrebulo ...

(Tbilisi City Assembly,

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). The idea of the competition belongs to writer and member of

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

City Assembly Zaal Samadashvili. The competition presents awards in seven categories. Winners receive a copy of a Bronze Age axe and prize money (4000

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). The idea of Bronze Age axe sketch pertains to sculptor Gogi Ochiauri, whereas the prize itself was elaborated by Tbilisi City Assembly member Khatuna Ochiauri.

Awards

* Best book * Best handbook * Best translation * Best book for children * Best illustration * Best literary project * Best screenplay (since 2011)

Winners

Gala 2007

* The best handbook: Jemal Karchkhadze for book of selected stories * The best translation: Elza Akhvlediani for translation of ''

The Autumn of the Patriarch ''The Autumn of the Patriarch'' (original Spanish title: ''El otoño del patriarca'') is a novel written by Gabriel García Márquez in 1975. A "poem on the solitude of power" according to the author, the novel is a flowing tract on the life of a ...

'' by

Gabriel Garcia Marquez In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

* The best illustration: Levan Kharanauli and publishing house Litera for illustrating Cervantes's

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of West ...

* The best writing for children: Davit Javakhishvili for book of short stories ''Uncle Seva's Stories''

Gala 2008

* The best book: Archil Kikodze for book of short stories ''Calmly'' * The best handbook: Vakhtang Javakadze for ''Stranger'' * The best translation: Maya Badridze for translation of ''

The Man Without Qualities ''The Man Without Qualities'' (german: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften; 1930–1943) is an unfinished modernist novel in three volumes and various drafts, by the Austrian writer Robert Musil. The novel is a "story of ideas", which takes place in ...

'' by Robert Musil * The best book for children: Tariel Khavtasi for ''The Real Stories about Animals'' * The best illustration: Mamya Malazonya for ''Tutiname'' * The best literary project: Naira Gelashvili for '' Rainer Maria Rilke'' (works in five volumes).

Gala 2009

* The best book: Rostom Chkheidze for monography ''August Children'' * The best handbook: Marry Titvinidze for translation (from Spanish) of essays by

Miguel De Unamuno Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca. His major philosophical essa ...

* The best translation: Sibila Geladze for translation (from French) of ''

Journey to the End of the Night ''Journey to the End of the Night'' (french: Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932) is the first novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline. This semi-autobiographical work follows the adventures of Ferdinand Bardamu in the World War I, colonial Africa, the Un ...

'' by

Louis-Ferdinand Céline Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( , ) was a French novelist, polemicist and physician. His first novel ''Journey to the End of the Night'' (1932) won the '' Pr ...

* The best book for children:

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for ''Montebulsu or Ell's Wonderful Journey'' * The best illustration: Natasha Babunashvili for designing ''

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz afte ...

'' by

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

* The best literary project: Vakhtang Kudava for the project ''Nobel laureates''

Gala 2010

* The best book:

Zurab Lezhava Zurab ( Georgian: ზურაბ) is a Georgian masculine given name. It derives from the Persian Sohrab, a name of the legendary warrior from Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh''. It may refer to: *Zurab Adeishvili (born 1972), Georgian jurist and politicia ...

For ''Child's Bite on Goldcrest in October'' * The best handbook: ''Hero'' from Prime-Time * The best translation: Lia Chlaidze for translation (from Turkish) of ''

My Name Is Red ''My Name Is Red'' ( tr, Benim Adım Kırmızı) is a 1998 Turkish novel by writer Orhan Pamuk translated into English by Erdağ Göknar in 2001. Pamuk would later receive the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel, concerning miniaturists ...

'' by

Orhan Pamuk Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three lan ...

* The best book for children: Mzia Surguladze for ''Georgian History For Children'' * The best illustration: Tinatin Chkhikvishvili for ''Poems'' by Makvala MrevliSvili * The best literary project: Kakha Tolordava for ''Conversations on Jazz''

Gala 2011

* The best book:

Mariam Tsiklauri Mariam Tsiklauri (; ka, მარიამ წიკლაური; born 18 March 1960) is a Georgia (country), Georgian poet, children's author and translator. Biography Mariam Tsiklauri was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She graduated from Tbil ...

for poetry book ''White calves'' (Pegasi publishing) * The best handbook:

Miho Mosulishvili Mikheil "Miho" Mosulishvili (; ka, მიხეილ "მიხო" მოსულიშვილი; born December 10, 1962) is a Georgian writer and playwright. Biography Mosulishvili graduated in 1986 from the Tbilisi State University. A ...

for book '' Vazha-Pshavela (biographical novel)'' (Pegasi publishing) * The best translation: Khatuna Tskhadadze for translation of ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in ficti ...

'' (''Il nome della rosa'', 1980) by

Umberto Eco Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel ''The Name of th ...

(Diogene publishing) * The best book for children: Nato Davitashvili for novel ''In and beyond fogs'' (Logos-Press publishing) * The best illustration: Loreta Abashidze-Shengelia for illustrating Tamri Pkhakadze's book ''The adventure of Globusa and Luke'' (Pegasi publishing) * The best screenplay: Maka Kukulava for ''Ada's movie'' * The best literary project: Zaza Abzianidze for ''100 books - people who changed the world'' (Georgian Biographical Centre)

Gala 2012

* The best book: Baadur balarjishvili for poetry collection 'Cypresses' * The best handbook: Besik Kharanauli for 'Poems' * The best translation: Niko Kiasashvili - Ulisse by James Joyce * The best book for children: Tales by Thea Thophuria * The best illustration: Tamar Bakradze * The best screenplay: Mariam Khatchvani For screenplay DEDE * The best literary project: Books from Diogene

References

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External links

Tbilisi City Assembly - Gala

Submission of Projects Has Finished for Gala Nomination The Best Script of the Year

Gala-2007 Rewarding ceremony

138 Authors take part in the Literature Contest ''Gala''

GALA Awards Ceremony in Renewed National Museum
Literary awards of Georgia (country) Awards established in 2007 2007 establishments in Georgia (country)