Jasmin Imamovic, mayor of Tuzla and founder of the award series, says he intends to turn Tuzla into a centre of writing, books and literature, and, by doing so, honour Selimovic.
Jasmin Imamović, gradonačelnik Tuzle i osnivač ove književne nagrade, kaže kako namjerava pretvoriti Tuzlu u središte pisanja, književnosti i literature, te tako odati počast Selimoviću.