Litera 2026 literary award winners announced
The winners of Litera 2026, the literary award run by the Georgian PEN Center, have been announced. Goga Kobalia won Novel of the Year and Tako Tsulaia Best Debut. Special awards went to Mikheil Charkviani (dedicated to the jailed poet Zviad Ratiani), Nato Ingorokva for civic activism, Datia Badalashvili for work in education and Irakli Lomouri for courage in his creative work and civic stance. Some authors withdrew from the competition after it emerged that one of the five jury members had been appointed by ministerial order.
Winners as listed by Georgia Today; the full list by category is in the source.