On July 19, a final ceremony of the Literary Competition “Machabeli” was held at GSU. The event was opened by Mr. Aleksandre Mghebrishvili, Mr. Giorgi Khorbaladze, Mr. Mirian Khositashvili, Poet Tariel Kharkhelauri, Mrs. Tamar Gelitashvili, poet: Jemal Injia. Jury members also greeted and congratulated winners on their success: Nana Tonia, Irma Tavelidze, Zaal Chkheidze, Nana Trapaidze, Natia Rostiashvili.

2023 Machabeli winners are:
Soso Meshveliani for his poem collections
Datia Badalashvili for his short stories
Khatuna Tskhadadze for translating Italo Calvino
Maia Badridze for translating Katya Petrovskaya
Beso Khvedelidze for the best play
Jury prize was given to poet Manana Chitishvili
The event was led by the actor Duta Skhirtladze, jazz-bend Canudos and singer Bairan Shahin performed at the final ceremony
We thank sponsors and partner organizations: Gori Municipality Hall, “Agro Kartli”, “Prometal”, “Kula”, restaurant chain “Jozep”, Terasa Gori and general partner Liberty Bank.
Machabeli competition has been fulfilled for tree years with partnership and support from GSU, GSU Literary Café, Gori Municipality Hall and Georgian Parliament Library and general sponsor Liberty Bank