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EUPL in 2010 The European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) are delighted to announce that they have been re-appointed by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture, as the consortium to organise the European Prize for Literature (EUPL) to be awarded in November 2010 to emerging authors from 11 countries participating in the EU Culture Programme. The countries selected for 2010 are: Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. As a first step, the consortium will organise the setting up of juries in each of these countries. The juries will start their selection process as of January 2010 and deliver a final report to the consortium by the end of June 2010. The aim of the EUPL is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest in non-national literary works. In 2009, 12 prizes were awarded to emerging authors from the first set of countries, during a ceremony in Brussels celebrating the diversity of European literature in the presence of Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the Swedish bestselling author Henning Mankell (who had accepted the role of ‘Patron of the EUPL’ in 2009), Ms Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (Minister of Culture Sweden), and Ms Doris Pack (MEP, Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Education and Culture). In 2011, authors from the 12 remaining countries from the total of 35 participating in the EU Culture Programme will be eligible for the awards. Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, said: ''The EU is a world super-power in culture. Our rich cultural diversity is a huge asset, and we must maximise our efforts to exploit it, to stimulate creativity, innovation and economic growth. The European Union Prize for Literature is an example of what can be done in this filed, as it helps promote emerging European literary talents and showcase European culture.'' EBF President, John Mc Namee, commented: “EBF is delighted to be a player in this extremely valuable initiative which brings talented writers to the due attention of European readers across borders.” EWC President, Pirjo Hiidenmaa, added: “The first edition of the EUPL has proven that the prize has the power to raise awareness about European contemporary literature and to open doors across Europe for emerging talents.” FEP President, Federico Motta underlined the “central role of literature in our common European cultural heritage”, adding that the three partners “will draw on last year’s experience to ensure that this year’s prize – and the winning authors - will receive even greater visibility.” Besides the setting up of the juries, the role of the consortium will be the co-ordination of the initiative and the practical organisation of the awards' ceremony. The EUPL is co-financed through the Culture Programme of the European Union. The programme supports trans-national cultural cooperation projects involving operators from a minimum of three different countries participating in the programme. It also provides specific support for the translation of literary works and is open to all cultural sectors except audiovisual, for which a separate programme exists.
The new European Union Prize for Literature puts twelve emerging European authors in the limelight (28/09) In the Flagey Theatre in Brussels, 12 emerging European authors received the new European Union Prize for Literature during a ceremony attended by 800 people from the European cultural scene. President José Manuel Barroso and writer Henning Mankell launched the event with a dialogue about literature. They concluded that the real value of this prize will be its success to get literature across borders in Europe and beyond. The award ceremony in Brussels today was attended by the Commission President José Manuel Barroso , the Commissioner for Education and Culture Ján Figel' , the Swedish Minister for Culture Ms Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth , the prize winning authors themselves, Henning Mankell —the patron of this years' prize—as well as a great number of the participants in this week's Culture in Motion conference - where cultural projects funded by the European Commission took the stage prior to the Award event. The European book sector generates significant revenues and is an important driver of creativity and a generator of growth and jobs in the EU. It is estimated to generate sales revenues of around €23 billion per annum, for example. In contrast with existing book prizes, this new prize highlights and promotes the full diversity of European literature. The prize will be granted in three phases, in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, with 11 or 12 winners each time. In this way, literature in all the 34 countries participating in the Culture Programme will be covered by the prize over a period of three years. The award spotlights emerging talent and aims at stimulating the circulation of their books across Europe and contributes to changing attitudes to awareness and openness to literature from abroad. Portrait of winners: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/glance/glance2388_en.htm
Events at a glance http://ec.europa.eu/culture/glance/glance2377_en.htm The 2009 winners: AUSTRIA Winning author: Paulus Hochgatterer Book awarded: Die Suesse des Lebens (2006) Publishing house: Deuticker Verlag CROATIA Winning author: Mila Pavićevic Book awarded: Djevojčica od leda i druge bajke (2006) Publishing house: Naklada Bošković FRANCE Winning author: Emmanuelle Pagano Book awarded: Les Adolescents troglodytes (2007) Publishing house: Editions P.O.L HUNGARY Winning author: Noémi Szécsi Book awarded: Kommunista Monte Cristo (2006) Publishing house: Tericum IRELAND Winning author: Karen Gillece Book awarded: Longshore Drift (2006) Publishing house: Hachette, Dublin ITALY Winning author: Daniele Del Giudice Book Awarded: Orizzonte mobile (2009) Publishing house: Giulio Einaudi editore LITHUANIA Winning author: Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė Book Awarded: Kvėpavimas į marmurą ( 2006) Publishing house: Alma Littera NORWAY Winning author: Carl Frode Tiller Book Awarded: - Innsirkling (2007) Publishing house: Aschehoug POLAND Winning author: Jacek Dukaj Book Awarded: LÓD ( 2007 ) Publishing house: Wydawnictwo Literackie PORTUGAL Winning author: Dulce Maria Cardoso Book Awarded: Os Meus Sentimentos (2005 ) Publishing house: Asa Editores SLOVAKIA Winning author: Pavol Rankov Book Awarded: Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy) (2008) Publishing house: Kalligram SWEDEN Winning author: Helena Henschen Book Awarded: I skuggan av ett brott (2004) Publishing house: Brombergs
---------------------------------------- Twelve European Authors will receive the European Union Prize for Literature(16/07) The names of twelve European authors to receive the first ever European Union Prize for Literature were announced today by the European Commission, the European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). The prizes will be presented during an Award ceremony in Brussels on 28 September. In recognition of his oeuvre and literary success Henning Mankell, the well-known and bestselling Swedish author, has accepted the role of Ambassador of the European Union Prize for Literature for this year. The award ceremony on the 28 th of September will be attended by the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso , the Commissioner for Education and Culture Ján Figel' , the prize winning authors, this year's patron of the European Union Prize for Literature Henning Mankell , and many European writers, artists, publishers, editors and other personalities from the European book publishing and cultural scene. It will be held in the Flagey Theater in Brussels. Commissioner Figel ' said: “ This prize spotlights the excellence of literary talents in Europe and all they have to offer. It underlines Europe's strength in the quality and creativity of its literary output. The prize is aimed at getting the works of new authors off the book shelves and into the hands and hearts of people across Europe.'' EBF President, John Mc Namee , commented: " Today's prize announcements are the culmination of a lengthy collaboration between the European Commission, EBF, EWC and FEP. To have such a prize is wonderful for authors, publishers and booksellers. It's an opportunity to bridge cultural gaps within Europe and create a greater understanding of each other. EBF are delighted to be involved and look forward to future years working together. " "The creative writer is one of mankind’s best sources of richness. Writers give us the future by creating alternative ways of living, or by criticising and envisioning new realities. The European Union Prize for Literature is a celebration and acknowledgment of the work by prominent talents who constitute the driving force behind the classics of tomorrow," s aid Pirjo Hiidenmaa , EWC President. FEP President, Federico Motta added: “ Today's announcements highlight the fundamental role of all players in the book value chain: transforming wonderful acts of creativity by individual citizens of different European countries, with different languages and cultures, into works that are appealing to people across the whole continent and that contribute to increasing the diversified European cultural heritage. " The Award Ceremony will follow the 'Culture in Motion' Conference – the conference presenting project results from the EU's Culture programme – and will precede the European Culture Forum on 29 and 30 September and will be bringing together 600 interested parties from the field of culture. The authors and their works will then be presented during the Frankfurt Book Fair in October and other promotional activities will be going on throughout the year and in 2010. ---------------------------------- Press Release - 23 March 2009 European Union Prize for Literature - Juries set up in the 12 countries of the first round (23/03) The consortium of European associations of writers’, booksellers and publishers, appointed by the EC to organise the first European Union Prize for Literature, is pleased to announce that the juries have now been established in the 12 countries participating in the first round of the prize, to be awarded in September 2009. An initiative of the European Commission (DG Culture), the EUPL will award emerging talents in all of the 34 countries taking part in the EU Culture Programme between 2009 and 2011. EBF (European Booksellers Federation), EWC (European Writers’ Council) and FEP (Federation of European Publishers), jointly responsible for organising the first ever European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) to be awarded to emerging talents in the field of contemporary fiction are making public the names of the members constituting the juries in the 12 countries participating in the 2009 edition of the award. The selection of the jury members has been coordinated by EWC in close cooperation with EBF and FEP. Depending on the synergies in the various countries, the national juries are composed by authors, booksellers and/or publishers. By the end of May 2009, each jury will have selected one winning emerging author, based on a set of guidelines and criteria for the award. To see the composition of the juries in the countries participating in the 2009 EUPL award, click on the links below: The award ceremony will take place on 28th September 2009, in the framework of the European Cultural Forum. A well-known literary figure will be nominated shortly as “Ambassador” of the EUPL, to promote the prize and the winning authors beyond their national and linguistic borders. The EUPL is co-financed by the European Union's Culture Programme and the consortium. The Culture programme aims at promoting cross-border mobility of those working in the cultural sector; encouraging the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output, and fostering intercultural dialogue.
PRESS RELEASE in FRENCH - in GERMAN ----------------------------------- Press Release - 12 December 2008 The European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) are delighted to announce that they have been appointed by the European Commission, DG Culture, to organise the European Prize for Literature (EUPL) to be awarded in autumn 2009.
The role of the consortium will be the co-ordination of the initiative, the setting up of national juries and the practical organisation of the award ceremony.
EBF President, John Mc Namee, commented: “It is a very important step by the European Union to recognize the value of emerging talents which otherwise may not receive recognition or attention.” Said John Erik Forslund, EWC President: “This is a much longed for initiative giving possibilities for new findings and new awareness of our rich European contemporary literatures.” The prize is financed through the Culture Programme of the European Union. The programme supports trans-national cultural cooperation projects involving operators from a minimum of three different countries participating in the programme. It also provides specific support for the translation of literary works and is open to all cultural sectors except audiovisual, for which a separate programme exists Press Release in GERMAN - in FRENCH
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