The National Liberation Front party has honoured several men of letters (novelists, poets, literary critics, playwrights, historians and journalists) in recognition of their efforts to enrich national culture and preserve national identity. Among the lucky winners are writer and former minister Zhour Ounissi, writer and moudjahid Mohamed Seghir Belaalam, writer and former minister Mahieddine Amimour and poet Slimane Djouadi.