Kadare Prize
The Kadare Prize, established in 2015, is a literary prize awarded annually to a work by an Albanian author. It is named in honour of the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. Winners are awarded 10,000 euros.
Winners
2018
; Winner- Virgjil Muçi for his novel Piramida e shpirtrave
- Kim Mehmeti
- Genciana Abazi
- Agim Baçi
- Ledia Dushi
- Eni Vasili
- Vera Bekteshi - Një rrugë e gjatë pa krye
- Virgjil Muci - Piramida e shpirtrave
- Gazmend Krasniqi - Triologjia e Shkodrës
- Rudina Cupi - Shenjat e pikësimit
- Thanas Dino - ''Prishja ose Ndërrimi dhe ndalimi''
2017
; Winner- Musa Ramadani for his novel “The Prophet from Prague”
- Bashkim Shehu
- Agim Baçi
- Ylljet Aliçka
- Ledia Dushi
- Mirela Oktrova
- Musa Ramadani - “Profeti nga Praga”
- Mimoza Ahmeti – “Tutori”
- Ardian Haxhaj – “Vegim”
- Virion Graçi – “800 hapa larg Veneres”
- Arben Kastrati – “I dashuri unë”
- Brajan Sukaj – “Viti i Elefantit”
2016
; Winner- Shkëlqim Çela, for his “Embriologji”.
- Agim Baçi
- Preç Zogaj
- Diana Çuli
- Ylljet Aliçka
- Gilman Bakalli
- Rudolf Marku
- Alfred Lela
- Shkëlqim Çela - “Embriologji”
- Bardhyl Londo - “Qyteti i pandehmave”
- Grigor Banushi - “Simfonia e pambaruar”
- Mustafa Nano - “Selam aleikum, baba”
- Ada Çapi - “morPhina”
- Arb Elo - “Ursa Major”
- Pranvera Bekteshi - “Ora me rërë”
2015
; Winner- Rudolf Marku for his novel “Tri divorcet e zotit Viktor N.”
- Artur Zheji
- Gilman Bakalli
- Gentian Çoçoli
- Ylljet Aliçka
- Alfred Lela
- Preç Zogaj
- Virgjil Muçi
Arti Lushi, Eliona Gjergo, Gazmend Krasniqi, Ilir Bezhani, Primo Shllaku, Shkëlqim Çela, Zija Çela, Shefqet Tigani dhe Rudolf Marku