The Bogushevich Prize Shortlist Included Not Only Books, But Also Podcasts and Video Programs, Including "Sarmatian Moustache"
Seven works were included in the final selection — books, podcasts, and author's media projects that explore Belarusian memory, language, history, and contemporary experience through literature, reporting, folklore, and visual storytelling, writes Belarusian PEN.
The shortlist included:
Books:
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«And They Used to Sing Like This: Musical Folklore of Old Believers in Northwestern Belarus» — Volha Baryshnikava (Skaryna Press, London, 2025);
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«Circle of the Day» — Aliaksandra Turava (2025, encrypted participation);
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«Blood Circulation» — Yuliya Tsimafeyeva (Yanushkevich, Warsaw, 2025);
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«Simply Out of Love. Reporter's Portraits of Memory» — Hanna Kandratsiuk (publishing house of the Center for Belarusian Culture in Białystok, Białystok, 2025);
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«Shadows of Foundations» — Milestone (2025, encrypted participation);
Articles, Podcasts, Video Blogs, and Other:
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Podcast «Literary Notes» — author and host Siarhei Dubavets (2025);
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Television project «Sarmatian Moustache» — author and host Tsimafei Akudovich.
The Francišak Bahuševič Prize — an annual literary award, established in 1996. Traditionally, it is awarded for the best works that serve to restore historical memory and contribute to the formation and strengthening of Belarusian identity.
The name of the 2025 laureate will be announced separately.