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European Union Prize for Literature

The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature amongst European countries, and to highlight the continent's creativity and diversity.

About the Award

The EUPL is funded by the "Creative Europe" programme, the European Commission framework programme for support to the culture and audiovisual sectors. The prize is run by a group of associations made up of the European Writers' Council, the Federation of European Publishers, and the European and International Booksellers Federation, with support from the European Commission. The EUPL Consortium is responsible for the setting up of national juries and the practical organisation of the EUPL award ceremony. They support the laureates in their promotion across Europe and beyond, online and at bookshops and book fairs' events.

Initial format

Each year, national juries consisting of experts in fields of literature, publishing and bookselling are set up in a rotating third of the participating countries to the Creative Europe programme. After deciding on a shortlist of 2 to 5 books from their country's most promising writers, each jury selects its national winner. All participating countries are thus represented across cycles of three years, with the Prize awarding one winning book/author per country. The current list of participating countries include:

  • The 28 Member States of the European Union (as of 2013)
  • The 3 EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
  • The candidate and potential candidate countries for accession to the EU: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.
  • European Neighbourhood Policy countries: Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Tunisia and Ukraine

Revised format

In 2022, the European Commission announced several changes in the prize's structure, indicating that from now, national organisations would make an initial selection of books, nominating one book each, and that a second round of selection conducted by a seven-member European jury would select one winner and five special mentions for the award.

In response to these changes, the European Writers' Council announced that they would withdraw participation in the prize, stating that the new format "does not promote multilingualism."

Prize

Each laureate of the EUPL receives €5,000, and their awarded book is given support for translation, as well as promotion. An EUPL anthology is also published every year, with excerpts from all laureates' awarded books both in the original language and in an English or French translation.

Winners

2009

Winners for 2009 were announced in November 2009.

2010

Winners for 2010 were announced on 18 November 2010.

2011

Winners for 2011 were announced on 11 October 2011.

2012

The EUPL Award Ceremony was hosted in Brussels on 22 October 2012.

2013

The winners were announced on 26 September 2013. The ceremony was hosted in Brussels on 26 November 2013.

  • : Isabelle Wéry, Marilyn désossée
  • : Faruk Å ehić, Knjiga o Uni
  • : Emilios Solomou (Αιμίλιος Σολωμού), Hμερολóγιο μιας απιστίας <small>(Emerológio mias apistías)</small>
  • : Kristian Bang Foss, Døden kører Audi
  • : Meelis Friedenthal, Mesilased
  • : Katri Lipson, Jäätelökauppias
  • : Marica Bodrožić, Kirschholz und alte Gefühle
  • : Tullio Forgiarini, Amok: Eng Lëtzebuerger Liebeschronik
  • : Lidija Dimkovska (Лидија Димковска), Резервен живот <small>(Rezerven život)</small>
  • : Ioana Pârvulescu, Viața începe vineri
  • : Gabriela Babnik, SuÅ¡na doba
  • : Cristian Crusat, Breve teoría del viaje y el desierto

2014

The winners were announced on 8 October 2014 at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

  • : Ben Blushi, Otello, Arapi i Vlorës
  • : Milen Ruskov (Милен Русков), Възвишение <small>(VǎzviÅ¡enie)</small>
  • : Jan Němec, Dějiny světla
  • : Makis Tsitas (Μάκης Τσίτας), Μάρτυς μου ο Θεός <small>(Mártis mou o Theós)</small>
  • : Oddný Eir, Jarðnæði
  • : Jānis Joņevs, Jelgava 94
  • : Armin Öhri, Die dunkle Muse: Historischer Kriminalroman
  • : Pierre J. Mejlak, Dak li l-Lejl Iħallik Tgħid
  • : Ognjen Spahić, Puna glava radosti
  • : Marente de Moor, De Nederlandse maagd
  • : UgljeÅ¡a Å ajtinac (Угљеша Шајтинац), Сасвим скромни дарови <small>(Sasvim skromni darovi)</small>
  • : Birgül Oğuz, Hah
  • : Evie Wyld, All the Birds, Singing

2015

The winners were announced in April 2015, at the opening ceremony of the London Book Fair by Tibor Navracsics, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport at the time.

2016

The winners were announced in April 2016 at the European Commission.

  • : Christophe Van Gerrewey, Op de Hoogte
  • : Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (Тања Ступар Трифуновић), Сатови у мајчиној соби <small>(Satovi u majčinoj sobi)</small>
  • : Antonis Georgiou (Αντώνης Γεωργίου), Ένα άλπουμ ιστορίες <small>(Éna álpoum istoríes)</small>
  • : Bjørn Rasmussen, Huden er det elastiske hylster der omgiver hele legemet
  • : Paavo Matsin, Gogoli disko
  • : Selja Ahava, Taivaalta tippuvat asiat
  • : Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
  • : Gast Groeber, All Dag verstoppt en aneren
  • : Claudiu M. Florian, Vârstele jocului. Strada Cetății.
  • : Jasmin B. Frelih, Na/pol
  • : Jesús Carrasco, La tierra que pisamos
  • : Nenad Joldeski (Ненад Јолдески), Секој со своето езеро <small>(Sekoj so svoeto ezero)</small>

2017

The winners were announced on 21 April 2017.

2018

In 2018, the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) celebrated its 10th anniversary. To mark this special occasion, the EUPL organised a writing contest exclusively open to all previous 108 EUPL winners. The EUPL Anniversary Edition (a short fiction competition) celebrated 5 winners:

  • : Jean Back, Europäesch Wolleken
  • : Lidija Dimkovska (Лидија Димковска), Кога заминав од „Карл Либкнехт“ <small>(Koga zaminav od „Karl Liebknecht“)</small>
  • : Gast Groeber, Aktuelle Wetterwarnung: überwiegend dichter Nebel
  • : Jelena Lengold, Jasmin i smrt
  • : Ioana Pârvulescu, O voce

2019

The winners were announced on 24 May 2019.

2020

The winners were announced on 19 May 2020.

2021

The winners were announced on 18 May 2021.

2022

The 2022 edition introduced a change in the organisation of the Prize. For the first time, a seven-member European jury awarded one overall winner for this edition, accompanied by five special mentions.

Winner:

Special mentions:

Also nominated:

  • : Daniele Mencarelli, Sempre tornare
  • : Kjersti Anfinnsen, Øyeblikk for evigheten
  • : Peter Karoshi, Zu den Elefanten
  • : Raluca Nagy, Teo de la 16 la 18
  • : Richard Pupala, Ženy aj muži, zvieratá
  • : Takis Kampylis (Τάκης Καμπύλης), Γενικά συμπτώματα <small>(Geniká symptómata)</small>
  • : Tomas Vaiseta, Ch.
  • : Vladimir Jankovski (Владимир Јанковски), Скриени желби, немирни патувања <small>(Skrieni želbi, nemirni patuvanja)</small>

2023

Winner:

Special mentions:

  • : Hari N. Spanou (Χάρη Ν. Σπανού), Φυλάκιο <small>(Fylákio)</small>
  • : Tõnis Tootsen, Ahvide pasteet. Ühe ahvi mälestusi ja mõtteid
  • : Iida Rauma, Hävitys
  • : Maud Simonnot, L’heure des oiseaux
  • : Ag Apolloni, Kësulëkuqja, përrallë për të rritur

Also nominated:

2024

Winner:

Special mentions:

Also nominated:

2025

Winner:

Special mentions:

Also nominated:

Translations

The European Union promotes the transnational circulation of literature and its diversity in Europe and beyond. The list below shows a sample of the list of EUPL awarded books available in an English translation:

References

External links

  • official website