Poetess Anna Barseghyan was awarded with Best Author of the New Millennium medal of the Russian Union of Writers (RUW) and founders of Russia’s Golden Pen national literary prize.

Besides, she was awarded with Griboyedov Literary Prize, Yerkramas paper of Armenians of Russia reported.

Currently, it is the only prize, which is awarded to writers irrespective of the place of their residence and citizenship.

2000 applications of writers from 32 countries were received in 2010. Anna Barseghyan submitted tales in verse, lyric poetry and translations to the jury.

The Central House of Writers in Moscow hosted the awarding ceremony.