Shortlisted authors for the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature announced
Emerging authors from 13 countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 edition. The jury will announce the winner on 16 May in Prague.
The shortlisted authors for the European Union Prize for Literature in 2025 are:
- Austria: Ljuba Arnautović
- Belgium: Philippe Marczewski
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mihaela Šumić
- Georgia: Tea Topuria
- Greece: Makis Malafekas
- Ireland: Sheila Armstrong
- Italy: Nicoletta Verna
- Lithuania: Kotryna Zylė
- Norway: Maria Kjos Fonn
- Romania: Bogdan Crețu
- Slovakia: Lukáš Cabala
- Spain: David Uclés
- Ukraine: Halyna Matveeva
The 2025 EUPL Prize winner and the special mentions will be revealed on 16 May, during the announcement ceremony at the Prague Book Fair.
All shortlisted authors will be promoted across Europe. This will help them reach a wider and more international audience, as well as connect with readers beyond their national and linguistic borders.
Warm congratulations to all the nominees shortlisted authors of this year’s edition of the European Union Prize for Literature. I am proud to see such a variety of emerging talents from so many different horizons. Books know no borders. Authors are the creators of this magical place where printed words become images, thoughts and ideas, that can then be shared, debated or passed on. Through their writing, they convey the universal values that shape our European societies. The book sector therefore deserves our continued support to maintain its tremendous contribution to the cultural and creative industry, but also to make sure books keep their special role in our everyday lives.
– said Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport.
About the European Union Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature is an annual initiative of the Creative Europe programme that started in 2009 to recognise the best European emerging authors and celebrate the linguistic diversity and excellence of literature in countries participating in the Creative Europe programme.
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