The European Union Prize for Literature

The award ceremony is taking place in person this time at Flagey, in Brussels and will be streamed live online.

The EUPL 2021 award will be presented for their outstanding literary works to the 13 laureates:

• Tom Kuka (Albania)
• Aram Pachyan (Armenia)
• Georgi Bardarov (Bulgaria)
• Lucie Faulerová (Czech Republic)
• Sigrún Pálsdóttir (Iceland)
• Laura Vinogradova (Latvia)
• Lara Calleja (Malta)
• Gerda Blees (Netherlands)
• Frederico Pedreira (Portugal)
• Dejan Tiago Stanković (Serbia)
• Anja Mugerli (Slovenia)
• Maxim Grigoriev (Sweden)
• Amine Al Ghozzi (Tunisia).

Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth,
Dr. Vasko Simoniti, Minister for Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, representing the Council Presidency and
Sabine Verheyen, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament are going to be present during the event.

The EUPL Consortium, will be represented by

• Nina George, President of the European Writers’ Council (EWC)
• Peter Kraus vom Cleff, President of the Federation of European Publishers, (FEP)
• Jean-Luc Treutenaere, co-President of the European & International Booksellers Federation (EIBF).