Award process
Over 150 books are submitted into the competition every year. The Organizing Committee creates a list of 25 works in two categories: Humanities and Natural and Exact Sciences. Topics include ideas, theories, interesting facts, and new discoveries, and they have to be at least 30,000 words. The application must be accompanied by a document which confirms that the author agrees with their participation in the competition, and each book or manuscript can be submitted only once. After that, an independent jury selects 8 short-listed books. A book nominated for the prize must be written in Russian The Enlightener Prize Council was created in 2012, and it includes jury members, former finalists and authors. Their role is to assist the organizing committee in nominating and evaluating the books submitted. ==Notes==