Armenian Writers Association of California announces a literary contest of Hrant and Manush Simonian to select the best poet and prose writer of the year. The winners of the first contest will receive $500 awards.

Interested persons can submit up to 15 poems or 5 novels to the office of Armenian Writers Association of California. Names of the winners will be announced in late September and the award-giving ceremony will be held on October 1 at the Glendale Public Library.