Open Eurasian Literary Festival and Book Forum

The festival is the most prestigious annual cultural event of the Eurasian space. The first festival was opened in 2012 by the ex-president of Kyrgyzstan, Roza Otunbaeva, who gave impetus to the first international and literary festival in the region. Over the next 8 years, the festival grew from a highly specialized event to a celebration of Eurasian culture. Over five days, there are art exhibitions, music concerts,
seminars, book fairs and book presentations, meetings with poets and writers, and the award ceremony for the winners of the Open Eurasia contest. The festival’s objective is creating a community of talent-
ed Eurasian artists, create a showcase for their works, then invite the widest amount of public to see the greatest examples of Eurasian life. The festival has previously been held in: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan),
London and Cambridge (Great Britain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Stockholm (Sweden), Bangkok and Pattaya (Thailand) and Brussels (Belgium).

"The road to success is always renewed. Success is a forward movement, not a point that can be reached."
(c) Anthony Robbins, American writer, actor, mentor to presidents, Olympic champions, and billionaires.

International Competition… How much enthusiasm, hopes, expectations, impressions and a variety of emotions lurk behind these words! On its site, everything familiar is updated, changes colors, becomes much brighter, more expressive, and the creative process – the status of a participant in an international competition, takes on the meaning of the event.

Competitions and festivals as a means of developing the creative abilities of adults and children. Gifted, talented people are the potential of any country that allows it to develop effectively and constructively solve modern economic and social problems.

Since 2012, the Open Eurasia competition has been held in Russia. It is attended by representatives from different countries. For example, in 2020, 50 countries were represented.

The contest is truly Eurasian, because the entries are accepted in Russian, English, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Romanian, Tajik, Tatar, Turkmen, Uzbek, Ukrainian, and Yakut.

The competition is held among writers, poets, translators, illustrators, and journalists.

Contest categories:
1. Prose
2. Small prose
3. Poetry
4. Journalism
5. Review
6. Literary translation
7. Illustration

To participate in the contest.
You must fill out a form on the contest website
Become a member of the Guild. (you can fill out the form on the website:)
Send the work, excerpt and photo to the post office [email protected]
Wait for the results of the competition (November 2021)

Applications are accepted until September 5.