BRICS Literature Award: Long List announced, BRICS Literature Network launched
At the II BRICS Forum “Traditional Values” in Brasília, the round table of the BRICS Literature Award marked an important cultural milestone. The official Long List of the Award was announced, featuring 27 writers from India, China, South Africa, Russia, the UAE, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, and Brazil.
A key institutional outcome of the round table was the signing of the declaration establishing the BRICS Literature Network. The new platform brings together writers’ unions, literary scholars, and publishers across BRICS countries. Proposed by the Chinese side in 2025, the Network aims to foster long-term cultural exchange, coordinate literary cooperation, and support the BRICS Literature Award.
A key institutional outcome of the round table was the signing of the declaration establishing the BRICS Literature Network. The new platform brings together writers’ unions, literary scholars, and publishers across BRICS countries. Proposed by the Chinese side in 2025, the Network aims to foster long-term cultural exchange, coordinate literary cooperation, and support the BRICS Literature Award.
Literary cooperation within BRICS reflects a shared understanding that culture creates durable connections where politics and economics alone are not enough, offering a space for dialogue grounded in mutual respect and human experience.
“BRICS Literature Network should support not only the Literature Award and research into traditional values, but also other important joint initiatives,” said Dmitry Kuznetsov, State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation and Vice President of the Forum.
“Art and literature know no borders. The BRICS Literature Award brings communities together and opens a new chapter in international literary cooperation,” noted Dr. Hemang Joshi, Member of the Indian Parliament and member of the Award Organizing Committee.
“BRICS Literature Network should support not only the Literature Award and research into traditional values, but also other important joint initiatives,” said Dmitry Kuznetsov, State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation and Vice President of the Forum.
“Art and literature know no borders. The BRICS Literature Award brings communities together and opens a new chapter in international literary cooperation,” noted Dr. Hemang Joshi, Member of the Indian Parliament and member of the Award Organizing Committee.
“The BRICS Literature Award allows countries to understand one another through culture and traditions. Literature remains a powerful way to tell the stories of nations,” added Zelalem Melak Bogale, Member of the Ethiopian Parliament and member of the Organizing Committee.
BRICS Literature Award Long List
• India: Jai Vasavada, Dr. Rajan Kumar, Sonu Saini
• China: Ma Boyong, A Yi
• South Africa: Ntabiseng JahRose Jafta, Bongeka Mhlongo, Zainab Khan
• United Arab Emirates: Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Maisoon Saqer, Reem Al Kamali
• Russia: Alexey Varlamov, Andrey Gelasimov, Dmitry Danilov
• Ethiopia: Abere Adamu
• Iran: Mansour Alimoradi, Majid Gheisari, Reza Amirkhani
• Indonesia: Iksaka Banu, Intan Paramaditha, Denny JA
• Egypt: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, Salwa Bakr, Fathi Embabi
• Brazil: Ana Maria Gonçalves, Patrícia Melo, Ricardo Aleixo
• India: Jai Vasavada, Dr. Rajan Kumar, Sonu Saini
• China: Ma Boyong, A Yi
• South Africa: Ntabiseng JahRose Jafta, Bongeka Mhlongo, Zainab Khan
• United Arab Emirates: Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Maisoon Saqer, Reem Al Kamali
• Russia: Alexey Varlamov, Andrey Gelasimov, Dmitry Danilov
• Ethiopia: Abere Adamu
• Iran: Mansour Alimoradi, Majid Gheisari, Reza Amirkhani
• Indonesia: Iksaka Banu, Intan Paramaditha, Denny JA
• Egypt: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, Salwa Bakr, Fathi Embabi
• Brazil: Ana Maria Gonçalves, Patrícia Melo, Ricardo Aleixo