Jury

NURLAN ORAZALIN – Chief chairman of Kazakhstan writers union, the organisation that unites more than 750 Kazakhstan professional literature experts.

KARINA SARSENOVA – Eurasian Creative Union president, member of Russian Federation writers’ union. Winner of Picul’s award and a Golden Feather of Russia. Producer, TV host.

MARAT BISENGALIYEV –  Honored worker of RK, famous kazakhstani violinist-vituoso and conductor. Birmingham Conservatory professor, one of the AAPRO Asia Pacific region orchestras alliance directors.

ALEX BERTRAN GROMOV –  Russian sci-fi author, historian, literature critic and radio host.