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 countries 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: Turkey, Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia Potential candidate country for accession to the EU: Bosnia and Herzegovina Each winner receives â‚¬5,000 and their books are given support for translation funding, as well as promotion.

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Check all the Awards, Winners and Nominations for the European Union Prize for Literature since 2009.

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European Union Prize for Literature 2016 Revealed by the 12 winners (Wed, Jun 08 2016)

European Union Prize for Literature 2013 Check all the winners of 2013 European Union Prize for Literature. (Click on the Award Name or Winner name to get list of all awards/winners)
European Union Prize for Literature Isabelle Wéry Honored for : Marilyn désossée (Belgium)
European Union Prize for Literature Faruk Šehić Honored for : Knjiga o Uni (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
European Union Prize for Literature Emilios Solomou Honored for : Hμερολóγιο μιας απιστίας (Cyprus)
European Union Prize for Literature Kristian Bang Foss Honored for : Døden kører Audi (Denmark)
European Union Prize for Literature Meelis Friedenthal Honored for : Mesilased (Estonia)
European Union Prize for Literature Katri Lipson Honored for : Jäätelökauppias (Finland)
European Union Prize for Literature Marica Bodrožić Honored for : Kirschholz und alte Gefühle (Germany)
European Union Prize for Literature Tullio Forgiarini Honored for : Amok. Eng Lëtzebuerger Liebeschronik (Luxembourg)
European Union Prize for Literature Lidija Dimkovska Honored for : РЕЗЕРВЕН ЖИВОТ (Republic of Macedonia)
European Union Prize for Literature Ioana Pârvulescu Honored for : Viaţa începe vineri (Romania)
European Union Prize for Literature Gabriela Babnik Honored for : Sušna doba (Slovenia)
European Union Prize for Literature Cristian Crusat Honored for : Breve teoría del viaje y el desierto (Spain)

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