Shortlisted authors for the EU Prize for Literature 2026 announced
Emerging authors from 14 countries have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature, the flagship literary prize supported by Creative Europe. The jury will announce the winner on 29 May at the Warsaw book fair.
Shortlisted authors
These are the shortlisted authors for the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) in 2026.
| Country | Author | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Sargis HOVSEPYAN | You Die Today, I Die Tomorrow |
| Croatia | Lora TOMAŠ | Paper of Your Skin |
| Czechia | Dora KAPRÁLOVÁ | The Maribor Hypnosis |
| Cyprus | Evridiki PERICLEOUS-PAPADOPOULOU | Sorely Grieved: Helen of Karpasia |
| Estonia | Lilli LUUK | Night Mother |
| Finland | Susanna HAST | Despair |
| France | Hélène FRÉDÉRICK | Rivers of White |
| Kosovo 1 | Arben IDRIZI | The Man Who Wondered and Other Stories |
| Liechtenstein | Mathias OSPELT | Ebony |
| Luxembourg | Elise SCHMIT | General doubts about the future course of events |
| Moldova | Paula ERIZANU | Here Is Both Heaven and Hell. Republic of Moldova: A Century of Lived History |
| Montenegro | Vladimir VUJOVIĆ | Free Kicks |
| North Macedonia | Ivan SHOPOV | Zentrifuge |
| Sweden | Frans WACHTMEISTER | Förlorad mark |
The 2026 EUPL laureate and the special mentions will be revealed on 29 May, during the announcement ceremony at the Warsaw Book Fair.
All shortlisted authors will be promoted across Europe to help them reach a more international audience and connect with readers beyond their national and linguistic borders.
About the European Union Prize for Literature
The prize is an annual initiative of the Creative Europe programme. It 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.
- This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence ↩ back
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