These are, if necessary, translated into English and sent out to each jury member. Following the nominations, the first jury meeting is held. The number of nominees is reduced and a shortlist is drawn up after discussions centering on the criteria: relevance of subject; originality; complexity; credibility and authenticity; structure; language and style; and whatever other elements make a particular work outstanding. The shortlist contains seven texts. These texts are then translated in their entirety, if necessary, and sent to all jury members. The final decisions are made after all candidate texts have been entirely and thoroughly read by each and every jury member. Past winners 2003 1st prize. Anna Politkovskaya, Tchétchénie: le déshonneur russe, (Buchet/Chastel, Paris, 2003). 2nd prize. Nuruddin Farah, Yesterday Tomorrow: Voices from the Somali Diaspora, (Continuum International, London, New York, 2000). 3rd prize. Jiang Hao, Revealing the Secrets of Poachers, (Qunzhong chubansche, Beijing, 2000). 2004 1st prize. Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao, Survey of Chinese Peasants, (People's Literature Publication Company, Beijing 2003). 2nd prize. Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, (Random House, New York, 2003). 3rd prize. Daniel Bergner, Soldiers of Light (Allen Lane/Penguin, London, 2004). 2005 1st prize. Alexandra Fuller, Scribbling the Cat. Travels with an African Soldier, (Penguin Press, New York, 2004). 2nd prize. Abdellah Hammoudi, Une saison à la Mecque. Récit de pèlerinage, (Seuil, Paris, 2004) [A Season in Mecca. Account of a Pilgrimage]. 3rd prize. Riverbend, Baghdad Burning. Girl Blog from Iraq, (The Feminist Press, New York, 2005. Published in the UK by Marion Boyars Publishers, London, 2005). 2006 1st prize. Linda Grant, The People on the Street. A Writer’s View of Israel, (Virago Press, London, 2006). 2nd prize. Érik Orsenna, Voyage aux pays du coton. Petit précis de mondialisation, (Fayard, Paris, 2006) [Journey to the Lands of Cotton. A Brief Manual of Globalisation]. 3rd prize. Juanita León, País de plomo. Crónicas de guerra, (Aguilar, 2005) [Country of Bullets. War Diaries]. See also Reportage Creative nonfiction New Journalism Lettre International (Berlin) References External links Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage — official site Lettre International (Berlin) — official site Guardian story on 'Riverbend' Journalism awards Awards established in 2003 German literary awards