On 13 September, the Writers' House of Georgia in partnership with the Tbilisi International Festival of Literature, welcomed author Iva Pezuashvili for a presentation of his EUPL Prize-winning book ‘ბუნკერი’ (A Garbage Chute - Intelekti, 2020) to the general public, followed by a discussion moderated by his peer, the writer and poet Paata Shamugia.
We are proudly presenting to you a book presentation of this year’s special mention of The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) “In the ditch” by Slađana Nina Perković, on Thursday, 22nd of September at 7pm at Cultural Centre Grad (Brace Krsmanovic 4, Belgrade).
The discussion was moderated by Darko Tusevljakovic, writer and winner of the EUPL 2017, and excerpts from the book were read by actress Jelena Puzic.
In cooperation with Creative Europe and The European Prize for Literature (EUPL) within the platform Booking.
From 2 to 18 September, with the support of the Writers’ House, a EUPL 2022 nominating organisation, and the Embassy of Georgia in Greece, Georgia got a national stand and literary program for the first time at the Athens International Book Fair. Among the participating authors were Iva Pezuashvili (Winner of the EUPL 2022) and Beqa Adamashvili (Georgia, 2019). Both authors participated in meetings with readers and also met with members of the large Georgian diaspora in Greece.
The EUPL Consortium, comprising the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) and the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), leading the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), is happy to reveal the 2022 edition of its yearly European Stories publication: the EUPL 2022 Anthology.
Featuring excerpts from the winning books of the year in both original versions and in English or French translations, the EUPL 2022 Anthology aims to be a window into the worlds, countries and cultures of the 14 EUPL authors of the year and their exceptional works.
Jacobo Bergareche, EUPL 2022 Special Mention, is participating in two events of the 17th Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, taking place from 24 to 27 August 2022:
The Festival is also collaborating with Creative Europe Desk.
See the full program here.
Raluca Nagy, EUPL 2022 nominee, presented her nominated book 'Teo de la 16 la 18 (Teo from 4 to 6)' in Brussels on Sunday, 31 July
The event took place from 17:00 in EuropaNova Brussels, a cultural centre that aims to promote Romanian language and culture, as well as that of other countries in Balkan and Eastern Europe, within the wider Brussels region.
The event was moderated by Mirela Nita Sandu and took place in Romanian.
You can see photos of the event here.
Bianca Bellová will read parts of her EUPL-awarded book 'Jezero' (The Lake - Host, 2016) in the Citizens' Garden in Brussels. This reading, organised by the Czech Centre of Brussels, is part of the series Encounter with Czech Literature, which runs throughout the Czech EU Presidency.
This series will feature other Czech writers such as Alena Mornštajnová (22 September, Planetarium of Brussels), Petr Hruška (12 October), Markéta Pilátová & Jáchym Topol (30 November, Passa Porta).
While the main theme of the 24th Salon International du livre insulaire (International Island Book Fair) is Ireland, the fair will be chaired by the writer recently awarded the European Literature Prize Special Mention for Madame Lazare: Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin. The writer will be present for two talks:
Conversation with Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin.
Three Spanish authors attended the 'Marathon des mots' literary festival, which is always sensitive to new Hispanic literature: Elena Medel, Miqui Otero and EUPL laureate Irene Solà (Spain, 2020).
On 28 June, Jan Carson participated in several events in Toulouse as part of the 'Marathon des mots' literary festival. She gave interviews and readings of her EUPL-awarded book ‘The Fire Starters’ (Transworld, 2019), translated in French by Sabine Wespieser Editions in 202
