The contest of young readers and poets is carried out by "The Obnovlenie" (Renewal) party from 2013. There were about fifty participants at the beginning. Every year the competition gathered more and more talented children. This year the young readers of "The Living Word" became about a thousand people. They are students of the republic's schools from Kamenka to Dnestrovsk. With feeling, with sense, with arrangement children recited works about the Native land, love to mother, nature. Organizers and members of the jury note that when choosing the best readers, attention was paid to the clarity of their speech, artistry, the ability to convey the meaning of the work to listeners, to touch their hearts.
Many of the guys participate in creative contest not for the first time. The jury notes a noticeable increase in the level and quality of the preparation of the contestants' performances. The participants read the poems of Eduard Asadov, Sergei Yesenin, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Agniya Barto and other famous poets. More complex works, such, for example, as "Still Life" by Joseph Brodsky sounded. Contestants also presented poems of their own compositions.
"The Living Word" became a unique event in the popularization of reading among children. The works selected by the children reflected the variety of languages spoken in Pridnestrovie. According to organizers 22 participants read the works in Moldavian, four - in Ukrainian.
Participants of "The Living Word" annual contest received memorable diplomas, and prize-winners - books.