A ‘Literary marathon’ took place on 9 June, during the Book World Prague Festival.

A selection of EUPL laureates joined the event, representing the diversity of languages rewarded by the Prize: David Machado (Portugal, 2015), author of ‘Indice Medio de Felicidade’ (Average Happiness Index, Dom Quixote, 2013), Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, 2014), who won the Prize with ‘Jarðnæði’ (Land of love; plan of ruins, Bjartur, 2011) and Antonis Georgiou (Cyprus, 2016), author of Ένα αλπούμ ιστορίες’ (An Album of Stories, Το Ροδακιό, 2014).

EUPL Spanish laureates Raquel Martínez-Gómez (2010), Jesús Carrasco (2016), and the 2022 special mention Jacobo Bergareche participated in a panel discussion during this year's Madrid Book Fair, discussing their new novels.

The 24th International Book Fair Santo Domingo 2022 (Dominican Republic) will be held in Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo) from 23 April to 2 May. This year's theme is “Ven al libro” (Come to the book) and the special guest is the European Union.

As special guest, the EU will hold a pavilion which will be showcasing a collection of books by writers who have won the European Union Prize for Literature.

In addition, three EUPL laureates will come in person to the Book Fair this weekend (30 April - 1 May) to conduct interviews:

Get to know EUPL 2020 Spanish laureate Irene Solà, as she presents the English translation of the EUPL-winning novel at the London Book Fair

Where: Author HQ
When: Thursday, 7 April, 11:45 - 12:30

Introducing Walid Nabhan, award-winning Maltese poet, novelist, and literary translator, who will take part in two panels at the London Book Fair 2022.

Where: Poet’s Corner
When: Tuesday, 5 April, 11:00 - 12:00

Please join us in celebrating the British launch of the novels W by Igor Štiks and August, After Midnight by Luka Bekavac, both translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.

When: Monday, 4 April 2022, from 7 pm BST

Where: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

The authors will be in conversation with:
Ruth Padel, poet and novelist
Chris Agee, poet and essayist
Seid Serdarević, publisher

More information in the attached flyer. 

This Thursday, 10. 3. 2022, join a virtual discussion with Anja Mugerli, EUPL 2021 Slovenian laureate

We will talk to the writer Anja Mugerli about her short story collection The Bee Family, whose red thread is rituals or old customs typical of Slovenian culture, the European Union Prize for Literature and its creative paths. In the spirit of Women's Day, we will also touch on the profession of writer and position of literary creators throughout history. The conversation will be conducted by journalist Mojca Plaster.