Maybe Malaysia's literary prize can learn something from The Oceanos Literature Award which is awarded to works in Portuguese. The award, which is based in Brazil, has three stages. In the first stage for this year, 592 literary works were selected, as announced on its website, Itau Cultural. And now the judges had just finished deliberating in the second stage of the judging process, in 14 finalists have been shortlisted.
For the final stage, eight authoritative judges will decide the eventual winners of The Oceanos Literature Award. The first prize winner will receive 100,000 reais, which is equivalent to RM116,000, while the second winner - 60,000 reais (RM69,000). The third prize winner will be awarded 40,000 reais (RM46,000) and the fourth prize is 30,000 reais (RM34,000).
It is not only the selection of works that have been conducted in a transparent manner; a voting system has also been adopted to choose the judges when 60 scholars and writers voted among themselves who will be the judges for a particular year.
The Oceanos Literature Award started in 2003, introduced by a major telecommunication company from Portugal. In a way, this reminds us to a literary competition in Malaysia that was once organized and sponsored by PETRONAS. The competition was warmly and passionately received by our literary circle. Unfortunately the competition was a one-off occasion, and has yet to be replicated.
For the final stage, eight authoritative judges will decide the eventual winners of The Oceanos Literature Award. The first prize winner will receive 100,000 reais, which is equivalent to RM116,000, while the second winner - 60,000 reais (RM69,000). The third prize winner will be awarded 40,000 reais (RM46,000) and the fourth prize is 30,000 reais (RM34,000).
It is not only the selection of works that have been conducted in a transparent manner; a voting system has also been adopted to choose the judges when 60 scholars and writers voted among themselves who will be the judges for a particular year.
The Oceanos Literature Award started in 2003, introduced by a major telecommunication company from Portugal. In a way, this reminds us to a literary competition in Malaysia that was once organized and sponsored by PETRONAS. The competition was warmly and passionately received by our literary circle. Unfortunately the competition was a one-off occasion, and has yet to be replicated.
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