The prize winner is determined during a three-day reading event in which the invited candidates present their literary contributions, which have to be unpublished, to the nine-member professional jury and the public.
Võitja määratakse kolmepäevase kirjandusmaratoni käigus, kus eelnevalt valitud kandidaadid esitavad oma avaldamata teoseid üheksaliikmelisele elukutselisele žüriile ja publikule.