The Central City Library System of Odessa announces the beginning of its annual literary contest dedicated to K.G. Paustovsky.

Submissions will be accepted until May 20, 2025.

The contest features five categories:
- “Prose”;
- “Poetry”;
- “Promotion of K.G. Paustovsky's Works”;
- “Regional Studies”;
- “Maritime Studies”.

Works that promote universal moral values, personal development, and love for one's homeland are eligible for submission.

Entries must be published as a separate edition or as part of an anthology or collection released in the current or previous years.

Nominations for the “Promotion of K.G. Paustovsky's Works” category may be submitted by creative, cultural, and educational organizations.

In the “Maritime Studies” category, writers, artists, and organizers of socio-cultural projects related to the sea are welcome to participate.

Each participant may enter only one category.

A participant can be awarded only once in each category.

The results of the contest will be announced by May 25, 2025.

The award ceremony is scheduled for May 31, 2025.

Submissions must be made EXCLUSIVELY IN UKRAINIAN at the I. Franko Central City Library, located at: Book Lane, 1a, phone: 066 785 34 58.