On Thursday, December 8, 2022, in the meeting room of the Galaţi County Council, the "Writers' Gala" took place, a project organized by the Galați County Council in partnership with the Romanian Writers' Union, the South-East Branch, and “Dunarea de Jos " Cultural Center. The jury, made up of writers from the South-Eastern Branch, awarded 10 prizes and cultural distinctions to writers from the south-east of Romania, prizes for Poetry, Prose, Translations, Literary Chronicles, Cultural Events, the Writer of the Year prize and the Opera Omnia prize.

The translation awards were given to the writers Carmen Andrei and Oana Celia Gheorghiu, academic staff of "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, who are specialized in French and English literature and translation studies.
 
The "Writers' Gala" project, held for the first time in Galati, rewards the works of writers and aims to reconfigure the place and role of contemporary Romanian literature, bringing it back to the public's attention.