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:

• 13 July - 4PM CEST - gymnasium of Ouessant

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

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: