The shorlist of Litera Award, a joint award by Wrieters' House and Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia, is revealed.

Confidential jury named the finalists in 6 nominations.

Literary Award Litera exists since 2015. The winners will be awarded monetary award of 5000 Gel and "Litera" prize.

The winners will be anounced on June 25th, at 18:00, at Writers' House

This year's finalists are:

Novel

Shorena Lebanidze - "Penelope Traveler", Artanuji Publishing

Zurab Karumidze - "UNTERGANG - trip to Europe", Intelekti Publishing

Iva Pezuashvili - "Gospel of the bottom", Intelekti Publishing

Aka Morchiladze - "Cupid at the Kremlin Wall", Bakur Sulakuri Publishing

Beka Adamashvili - "Everybody dies in the novel", Bakur Sulakauri Publishing

Prosaic Collection

Gogi Ochiauri - "Khevsureti stories", Bakur Sulakauri Publishing

Dato Gorgiladze - "The Club of Elderly Harlots", Intelekti Publishing

Ina Archuashvili - "I am not waiting for anybody", Intelekti Publishing

Poetry Collection

Mariam Tsiklauri - "Crossing the Road", Intelekti Publishing

Givi Alkhazishvili - "Long minute", Nodar Dumbadze Publishing and Literary Agency 

Beka Akhalaia - ""Dove's Iona", Intelekti Publishing

Manana Kobaidze - "New August", Intelekti Publishing

Documentary Prose

Medea Zaalishvili - "Housein mid-air", Artanuji Publishing

Davit Tserediani - "The theme and variations", Intelekti Publishing

Nino Lomadze - "Apple orchard", Indigo Pubshing

Guram Megrelishvili - "An alternative map of Georgia", Intelekti Publishing

Salome Benidze, Dina Oganova - "SHEROES", Books in Batumi Publishing

Debut

Nika Lashkhia - "Donor", Intelekti Publishing

Ilia CHanturia - "25 Ninoshvili St", Intelekti Publishing

Lela Kotorishvili - "Smart lessons", Intelekti Publishing

Levan Inauri - "We have stolen Germany", Intelekti Publishing

Iago Tvalibeishvili - "Transmutation", Palitra L Publishing

Vakhtang Vakhtangadze - "Allah is my friend", Palitra L Publishing

Temur Babluani - " The sun,the moon and bread field", Bakur Sulakauri Publishing

Book cover design

Teona Chanishvili - "April 14th, 1978", Ana Bakanidze - Artanuji Publishing

Teona Chanishvili - "The life of jazz", Zurab Karumidze - Intelekti Publishing

Tornike Lortkipanidze - "100 years - 100 photos", Indigo Publishing

Sopio Kirtadze, Viola Tughushi - "Incredible adventure of Miguel de Cervantes", Ema Vigodskaya, Artanuji Publishing

Sopia Antidze - "Everybody dies inthe novel", Beka Adamashvili, Bakur Sulakauri Publishing