EWC, EIBF and FEP coordinate the jury organisation and selection procedures in the participating countries. Jury members are appointed by EIBF, EWC and FEP Members.
In 2019, EWC coordinated the organisation of the juries of Finland, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania, EIBF those of France, Italy, Ukraine and UK and FEP those of Austria, Georgia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
EUPL 2019*
- Austria
Jury members:
- Alexander Potyka
- Karl Pus
- Carolina Schutti
- Brigitte Schwens-Harrant
- Nathalie Rouanet
Shortlisted candidates:
- Laura Freudenthaler, Geistergeschichte, Graz: Droschl, 2019
- Wolfgang Popp, Die Ahnungslosen, Wien: Edition Atelier, 2018
- Verena Mermer, Autobus Ultima Speranza, Salzburg: Residenz, 2018
- Günter Wels (Günter Kaindlstorfer), Edelweiß, Wien: Czernin, 2018
- Hanna Sukare, Schwedenreiter, Salzburg: Otto Müller Verlag, 2018
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- Finland
Jury members:
- Ville Rauvola
- Sinikka Vuola
- Malin Kivelä
- Aki Järvinen
- Anne Mäntynen
Shortlisted candidates:
- Mia Franck, Bombträdgård / Pommipuutarha, Helsinki: Förlaget; Teos, 2018
- Heikki Kännö, Sömnö, Turku: Sammakko, 2018
- Piia Leino, Taivas, Helsinki: S&S, 2018
- Eeva Rohas, Raivo, Helsinki: Otava, 2018
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- France
Jury members:
- Stephen Carrière
- Éric Lafraise
- Stanislas Rigot
- Gaëlle Josse
- Marianne Payot
Shortlisted candidates :
- Sophie Daull, Au grand lavoir, Paris: Philippe Rey, 2018
- Jérémy Fel, Helena, Paris: Rivages, 2018
- Paul Greveillac, Maîtres et esclaves, Paris: Gallimard, 2018
- Pascal Manoukian, Le paradoxe d’Anderson, Paris: Le Seuil, 2018
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- Georgia
Jury members :
- Natalia Lomouri
- Tinatin Beriasvhili
- Medea Metreveli
- Paata Shamugia
- David Barbakadze
Shortlisted candidates:
- Beka Adamashvili, ამ რომანში ყველა კვდება, Tbilisi: Sulakauri Publishing, 2018
- Luka Bakanidze, სად ხარ, ლაზარე, Tbilisi: Palitra L Publishing, 2018
- Iva Pezuashvili, ფსკერის სახარება, Tbilisi: Intelekti Publishing, 2018
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- Greece
Jury members:
- Liana Sakelliou
- Erasmia Louisa Stavropoulou
- Makis Tsitas
- Athina Sokolis
Shortlisted candidates:
- Dimitris Grapsas, I ginaika tou proinou trenou, Athens: Kastaniotis, 2018
- Nikos Hryssos, Kenourgia Mera, Athens: Kastaniotis, 2018
- Agis Petalas, Is tin Psyhin Elpida, Athens: Estia, 2018
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- Hungary
Jury members :
- Endre Szkarosi
- Sarolta Deczki
- David Szollat
- Jozsef P. Korossi
- Joelle Dufeuilly
Shortlisted candidates :
- Réka Mán-Várhegyi, Mágneshegy, Budapest: Magvető, 2018
- Róbert Milbacher, Léleknyavalyák, avagy az öngyilkolás és egyéb elveszejtő szerek természetéről, Budapest: Magvető, 2018
- László Szilasi, Luther kutyái, Budapest: Magvető, 2018
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- Ireland
Jury members :
- Conor Kostick
- Sinéad Mac Aodh
- Sorcha De Brún
- Ronan Colgan
- Nessa O'Mahony
Shortlisted candidates:
- Niamh Boyce, Her Kind, Dublin: Penguin Ireland, 2019
- Jan Carson, The Fire Starters, London: Transworld, 2019
- Rosemary Jenkinson, Catholic Boy, Galway: Connemara, 2019
- Bernie McGill, The Watchhouse, London: Tinder Press, 2017
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- Italy
Jury members:
- Barbara Hoepli
- Annamaria Malato
- Alessia Rastelli
- Anna Rottensteiner
Shortlisted candidates:
- Desy Icardi, L’annusatrice di libri, Roma: Fazi Editore, 2019
- Giovanni Dozzini, E Baboucar guidava la fila, Roma: Minimum Fax, 2018
- Raffaele Riba, La custodia dei cieli profondi, Roma: 66thand2nd, 2018
- Stefano Zangrando, Fratello minore. Sorte, amori e pagine di Peter B., Cagliari: Arkadia Editore, 2018
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- Lithuania
Jury members:
- Daiva Tamošaitytė
- Rūta Elijošaitytė
- Audinga Peluritytė-Tikuišienė
- Laimantas Jonušys
- Marielle Vitureau
Shortlisted candidates:
- Daina Opolskaitė, Dienų piramidės, Vilnius: Tyto alba, 2019
- Mindaugas Jonas Urbonas, Šimtmečių melancholija, Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2017
- Gabija Grušaitė, Stasys Šaltoka: vieneri metai, Vilnius: LAPAS, 2017
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- Poland
Jury members:
- Anna Nasilowska
- Bernadeta Darska
- Wojciech Nowicki
- Grzegorz Jankowicz
- Maria Krześlak-Kandziora
Shortlisted candidates:
- Anna Cieplak, Lekki bagaż, Kraków: Znak - Litera nova, 2019
- Marta Dzido, Frajda, Kraków: Korporacja Ha!art, 2018
- Jarosław Maślanek, Góra miłości, Warszawa: W.A.B. 2018
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- Romania
Jury members who selected the shortlisted candidates:
- Liviu Papadima
- Razvan Voncu
- Oana Doboşi-Potcoavă
- Angelo Mitchievici
- Daniel Cristea-Enache
Jury members who selected the winning author:
- Ioana Pârvulescu
- Răzvan Rădulescu
- Claudiu M. Florian
Shortlisted candidates:
- Augustin Cupșa, Așa să crească iarba pe noi, Bucharest: Humanitas, 2017
- Tudor Ganea, Porci, Iași: Polirom, 2018
- Alina Pavelescu, Sindromul Stavroghin, Bucharest: Humanitas, 2019
- Tatiana Țibuleac, Grădina de sticlă, Chișinău: Cartier, 2018
- Bogdan Alexandru Stănescu, Copilăria lui Kaspar Hauser, Iași: Polirom, 2017
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- Slovakia
Jury members:
- Vladimír Barborík
- Radoslav Passia
- Peter Šulej
- Miroslava Vallová
Shortlisted candidates:
- Ivana Dobrakovová, Matky a kamionisti, Bratislava: Marenčin PT, 2018
- Richard Pupala, Čierny zošit, Bratislava: Marenčin PT, 2017
- Mária Modrovich, Flashback, Bratislava: Drewo a srd, 2017
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- Ukraine
Jury members:
- Andriy Kurkov
- Oleksandra Koval
- Ola Hnatiuk
- Ostap Slyvynsky
- Iryna Slavinska
Shortlisted candidates:
- Victoria Amelina, Дім для Дома, Lviv: Видавництво Старого Лева, 2017
- Markiyan Kamysh,Чормет, Kiev: Nora-Druk publishers, 2017
- Haska Shyyan, За спиною, Kiev: Fabula 2019
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- United Kingdom
Jury members:
- Sheila O’Reilly
- Claire Malcolm
- Sandeep Mahal
- Toby Lichtig
- Philip Jones
Shortlisted candidates:
- Benjamin Wood, The Station on the Path to Somewhere Better, London: Simon & Schuster, 2018
- Michael Hughes, Country, London: John Murray, 2018
- Melissa Harrison, All Among The Barley, London: Bloomsbury, 2018
* The EUPL steering committee has agreed, upon verifying the active promotion in bookshops, that titles published earlier than 18 months before the date of the ceremony could be eligible.
