European Union Prize for Literature
European Union Prize for Literature is a European Union literary award. The award is funded and founded by the Culture Programme of the European Union, and is coordinated by a Consortium, selected by a Commission. The Consortium is composed of the European Booksellers Federation, the European Writers' Council and the Federation of European Publishers. The Consortium sets up the national juries and organizes the awards.
Each year 11 or 12 countries are selected to be part of the award, national juries are selected for each country, and each country's jury then selects a winner. After three years of rotation, all countries will have been included. Countries eligible for inclusion include:
- The 28 Member States of the European Union
- The 3 EEA countries: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
- The candidate countries for accession to the EU: Albania, Turkey, Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia
- Potential candidate country for accession to the EU: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winners
2009
Winners for 2009 were announced November 2009.- : Paulus Hochgatterer, Die Suesse des Lebens
- : Mila Pavićević, Djevojčica od leda i druge bajke
- : Emmanuelle Pagano, Les Adolescents troglodytes
- : Szécsi Noémi, Kommunista Monte Cristo
- : Karen Gillece, Longshore Drift
- : Daniele Del Giudice, Orizzonte mobile
- : Laura Sintija Cerniauskaité, Kvėpavimas į marmurą
- : Carl Frode Tiller, Innsirkling
- : Jacek Dukaj, Lód
- : Dulce Maria Cardoso, Os Meus Sentimentos
- : Pavol Rankov, Stalo sa prvého septembra
- : Helena Henschen, I skuggan av ett brott
2010
- : Peter Terrin, De Bewaker
- : Myrto Azina Chronides, To Peirama
- : Adda Djørup, Den mindste modstand
- : Tiit Aleksejev, Palveränd
- : Riku Korhonen, Lääkäriromaani
- : Iris Hanika, Das Eigentliche
- : Jean Back, Amateur
- : Răzvan Rădulescu, Teodosie cel Mic
- : Nataša Kramberger, Nebesa v robidah: roman v zgodbah
- : Raquel Martínez-Gómez, Sombras de unicornio
- : Goce Smilevski, Сестрата на Зигмунд Фројд
2011
- : Kalin Terziyski, Има ли кой да ви обича
- : Tomáš Zmeškal, Milostný dopis klínovým písmem
- : Kostas Hatziantoniou, Agrigento
- : Ófeigur Sigurðsson, Jon
- : Inga Zolude, Mierinājums Ādama kokam
- : Iren Nigg, Man wortet sich die Orte selbst
- : Immanuel Mifsud, Fl-Isem tal-Missier
- : Andrej Nikolaidis, Sin
- : Rodaan Al Galidi, De autist en de postduif
- : Jelena Lengold, Vašarski Mađioničar
- : Çiler İlhan, Sürgün
- : Adam Foulds, The Quickening Maze
2012
- : Anna Kim, Die gefrorene Zeit
- : Lada Žigo, Rulet
- : Laurence Plazenet, L’amour Seul
- : Viktor Horváth, Török Tükör
- : Kevin Barry, City of Bohane
- : Emanuele Trevi, Qualcosa di Scritto
- : Giedra Radvilavičiūtė, Šiąnakt aš miegosiu prie sienos
- : Gunstein Bakke, Maud og Aud: Ein Roman om Trafikk
- : Piotr Paziński, Pensjonat
- : Afonso Cruz, A Boneca de Kokoschka
- : Jana Beňová, Cafe Hyena: Plán odprevádzania
- : Sara Mannheimer, Handlingen
2013
- : Isabelle Wéry, Marilyn Désossée
- : Faruk Šehić, Knjiga o Uni
- : Emilios Solomou, Hμερολóγιο μιας απιστίας
- : 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, РЕЗЕРВЕН ЖИВОТ
- : Ioana Pârvulescu, Viaţa începe vineri
- : Gabriela Babnik, Sušna doba
- : Cristian Crusat, Breve teoría del viaje y el desierto
2014
- : Ben Blushi, Otello, Arapi i Vlorës. Mapo Editions, 2011
- : Milen Ruskov, Възвишение, Janet 45, 2011
- : Jan Němec, Dějiny světla. Host, 2013
- : Makis Tsitas, Μάρτυς μου ο Θεός. Kichli, 2013
- : Oddný Eir, Jarðnæði. Bjartur, 2011
- : Jānis Joņevs, Doom 94. Mansards, 2013
- : Armin Öhri, Die dunkle Muse: Historischer Kriminalroman. Gmeiner, 2012
- : Pierre J. Mejlak, Dak li l-Lejl Iħallik Tgħid. Merlin Publishers, 2011
- : Ognjen Spahić, Puna glava radosti. Nova knjiga, 2014
- : Marente de Moor, De Nederlandse maagd. Querido, 2010
- : Uglješa Šajtinac, Sasvim skromni darovi. Arhipelag, 2011
- : Birgül Oğuz, Hah, short stories. Metis, 2012
- : Evie Wyld, All The Birds, Singing. Vintage, 2013
2015
- : Carolina Schutti, Einmal muss ich über weiches Gras gelaufen sein. Otto Müller Verlag, 2012
- : Luka Bekavac, Viljevo. Fraktura, 2013
- : Gaëlle Josse, Le dernier gardien d’Ellis Island. Editions Noir sur Blanc, 2014
- : Edina Szvoren, Nincs, és ne is legyen. Palatinus, 2012
- : Donal Ryan, The Spinning Heart. Doubleday Ireland, 2013
- : Lorenzo Amurri, Apnea. Fandango Libri, 2013
- : Undinė Radzevičiūtė, Žuvys ir drakonai. Baltos lankos, 2013
- : Ida Hegazi Høyer, Unnskyld. Tiden Norsk Forlag, 2014
- : Magdalena Parys, Magik. Świat Książki, 2014
- : David Machado, Índice Médio de Felicidade. Dom Quixote, 2013
- : Svetlana Zuchova, Obrazy zo života M.. Marenčin PT, 2013
- : Sara Stridsberg, Beckomberga - ode till min familj. Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2014
2016
- : Christophe Van Gerrewey, Op de Hoogte
- : Tanja Stupar-Trifunović, Satovi u majčinoj sobi
- : Antonis Georgiou, Ένα Άλπουμ Ιστορίες
- : 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 Cetăţii.
- : Jasmin B. Frelih, Na/pol
- : Jesús Carrasco, La tierra que pisamos
- : Nenad Joldeski, Секој со своето езеро''
2017
- : Rudi Erebara, Epika e yjeve të mëngjesit, 2016
- : Ina Vultchanova, Остров Крах, 2016
- : Bianca Bellová, Jezero, 2016
- : Kallia Papadaki, Δενδρίτες, 2015
- : Halldóra K. Thoroddsen, Tvöfalt gler, 2016
- : Osvalds Zebris, Gaiļu kalna ēnā, 2014
- : Walid Nabhan, L-Eżodu taċ-Ċikonji, 2013
- : Aleksandar Bečanović, Arcueil, 2015
- : Jamal Ouariachi, Een Honger, 2015
- : Darko Tuševljaković, Jaz, 2016
- : Sine Ergün, Baştankara, 2016
- : Sunjeev Sahota, The Year of the Runaways, 2015
2019
- : Laura Freudenthaler, Geistergeschichte
- : Piia Leino, Taivas
- : Sophie Daull, Au grand lavoir
- : Réka Mán-Várhegyi, Mágneshegy
- : Beqa Adamashvili, პროლოგი
- : Nikos Chryssos, Καινούργια μέρα
- : Jan Carson, The Firestarters
- : Giovanni Dozzini, E Baboucar guidava la fila
- : Daina Opolskaite, DIENŲ PIRAMIDĖS
- : Marta Dzido, Frajda
- : Tatiana Țîbuleac, Grădina de sticlă
- : Ivana Dobrakovová, Matky a kamionisti
- : Halya Shyyan, ЗА СПИНОЮ
- : Melissa Harrison, All Among the Barley
2020
- : Nathalie Skowronek, La carte des regrets
- : Lana Bastašić, Uhvati zeca
- : Maša Kolanović, Poštovani kukci i druge jezive priče
- : Σταύρος Χριστοδούλου, Τη μέρα που πάγωσε ο ποταμός
- : Asta Olivia Nordenhof, 'Penge på lommen'
- : Mudlum, Poola poisid
- : Matthias Nawrat, Der traurige Gast
- : Shpëtim Selmani, Libërthi i dashurisë
- : Francis Kirps, Die Mutationen
- : Stefan Bošković, Ministar
- : Петар Андоновски, Страв од варвари
- : Maria Navarro Skaranger, Bok om sorg
- : Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla
Translations
- Selja Ahava, Things that fall from the sky, Oneworld Publications, 2015
- Gabriela Babnik, Dry Season, Istros Books, 2012
- Jana Beňová, Seeing People Off, Two Dollar Radio, 2017
- Dulce Maria Cardoso, Violeta Among the Stars, MacLehose Press, 2020
- Laura Sintija Cerniauskaité, Breathing into Marble, Noir Press, 2017
- Myrto Azina Chronides, The Experiment, Garnet Pub Ltd, 2012
- Cristian Crusat, A Brief Theory of Travel and the Desert, Hispabooks Pub, 2016
- Afonso Cruz, Kokoschka's Doll, MacLehose Press, 2020
- Lidija Dimkovska, A Spare Life, Two Lines Press, 2016
- Oddný Eir, Land of Love and Ruins, Restless Books, 2016
- Jasmin B. Frelih, In/Half, Oneworld Pubns, 2018
- Paulus Hochgatterer, The Sweetness of Life, MacLehose Press, 2006
- Çiler İlhan, Exile, Istros Books, 2015
- Jānis Joņevs, Doom 94, Wrecking Ball Press, 2018
- Gaëlle Josse, The Last Days of Ellis Island, World Edtns Llc, 2020
- Anna Kim, Frozen Time, Ariadne Press, 2008
- Jelena Lengold, Fairground Magician, Istros Books, 2013
- Katri Lipson, The Ice Cream Man, Amazon Crossing, 2012
- David Machado, The Shelf Life of Happiness, Amazon Crossing, 2016
- Paavo Matsin, The Gogol Disco, Dalkey Archive Press, 2020
- Immanuel Mifsud, In the Name of the Father , Parthian Books, 2019
- Marente de Moor, The dutch Maiden, World Editions International, 2016
- Andrej Nikolaidis, The Son, Istros Books, 2013
- Birgül Oğuz, Hah, World Editions International, 2016
- Emmanuelle Pagano, One Day I’ll Tell You Everything, Text Publishing, 2020
- Ioana Pârvulescu, Life Begins on Friday, Istros Books, 2016
- Piotr Paziński, The Boarding House, Dalkey Archive, 2018
- Faruk Šehić, Quiet Flows the Una, Istros Books, 2016
- Goce Smilevski, Freud's Sister, Penguin Books, 2012
- Ognjen Spahić, A Head Full of Joy, Dalkey Archive Press, 2018
- Peter Terrin, The Guard, MacLehose Press, 2012
- Carl Frode Tiller, Encircling, Graywolf Press, 2017
- Emanuele Trevi, Something written, World Editions International, 2016
- Makis Tsitas, God Is My Witness, Aiora Books, 2019
- Benedict Wells, The End of Loneliness, Sceptre, 2018
- Tomáš Zmeškal, Love Letter in Cuneiform, Yale University Press, 2008