📅 KEY DATES

• Submission Deadline: 01 October 2026

• Winners Announcement: December 2026

 

I. ESTABLISHMENT

The VSBN – Global Philosophy Prize is established as an international distinction
within the certification system:

VSBN (Video & Book Narrative Standard)

The Prize is a permanent initiative of the
Foundation for Transformation of the Essence,

dedicated to the recognition and advancement of:

• philosophical thought

• literary excellence

• video-based narrative innovation

within the field of conscious culture and integral thinking.

 

II. STATUS

• The Prize is international in scope

• Organized and governed by the
  Foundation for Transformation of the Essence

• Conducted annually

• Operates within the VSBN certified standard system

 

III. PURPOSE

The VSBN Global Philosophy Prize aims to:

• Recognize outstanding philosophical and literary contributions

• Establish new forms of philosophical expression

• Develop standards for video books and narrative media

• Encourage visionary and metaphysical thinking

• Build an international network of authors and thinkers

• Support youth and educational engagement

 

IV. AWARD HIERARCHY

1. VSBN Certified Nominee

2. VSBN Finalist

3. VSBN Gold Seal

4. VSBN Laureate

👑 Grand VSBN Laureate Prize

Awarded for lifetime contribution and global impact

 

V. CATEGORIES

🌍 INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

(Official language: English)

1. VSBN Award for Video Book Excellence
   For philosophical video books and audiovisual narratives

2. VSBN Award for Philosophical Narrative Treatise
   For systematic philosophical works and conceptual research

3. VSBN Visionary Metaphysics Prize
   For original contributions in metaphysics and ontology

4. VSBN Award for Philosophical Novel
   For fiction with a strong philosophical structure

5. VSBN Award for Contemporary Philosophical Literature
   For essays and integral philosophical prose

6. VSBN International Youth Educational Philosophy Award
   For authors under 30 in:
   – philosophical essays
   – educational concepts
   – innovative learning formats
   – philosophy-driven projects

📌 Requirement:
All submissions must be in English

    7. 🇧🇬 NATIONAL CATEGORY – BULGARIA

VSBN Foreign-Language Philosophical Literature Award