Writer Vladimir Makanin speaking at a news conference at the Treatyakov Gallery in Moscow.The long list of 45 authors for the Big Book prize was announced there. The prize organizers have received 442 manuscripts and books from Russia and other countries. The prize fund is 5.5 million rubles. The first award is 3 million rubles, the second -1.5 million rubles and the third award is 1 million rubles.