Kotryna Zylė wins the Dausa Family Literary Prize
The Dausa Family Literary Prize has been awarded to Kotryna Zylė for THE BONES OF THE BELOVED for the novel’s original artistic vision and its creative fusion of Lithuanian mythological imagination with a contemporary urban setting.
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4/24/20261 min read
The Dausa Family Literary Prize has been awarded to our beloved author Kotryna Zylė for her novel THE BONES OF THE BELOVED. Chosen unanimously from nine candidates, Zylė was recognized for the novel’s original artistic vision and its creative fusion of Lithuanian mythological imagination with a contemporary urban setting.
Established by the Canadian Lithuanian Foundation, the Dausa Family Literary Prize is a prestigious recognition that celebrates outstanding Lithuanian-language literature, supports writers, and helps bring greater international visibility to contemporary Lithuanian literary achievements.


