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18 November 2010 EUPL Awards Ceremony

The European Commission, Pirjo Hiidenmaa, President of the European Writers’ Council, John Mc Namee, President of the European Booksellers Federation, Fergal Tobin,  President of the Federation of European Publishers, have the pleasure of announcing the 

Awards Ceremony of the 2010 European Union Prize for Literature

The 11 winning authors from the participating countries in 2010 will be presented an award for their work by Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, the Commissioner in charge of Culture, Education, Multilingualism and Youth, in the presence of public figures from the fields of culture, literature and politics.

The aim of the European Union Prize for Literature is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of contemporary European fiction, to promote the circulation of literature in Europe and encourage greater interest in literary works generally.

The European Union Prize for Literature is co-funded by the EU Culture Programme and by a consortium composed of the European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP).

The ceremony will take place at the KVS (Royal Flemish Theatre) - 1000 Brussels on 18^th November at 18h00 and will be followed by a cocktail party. (Please note that the starting time given is provisional – participants will be notified of any change in this regard).

More information:  www.euprizeliterature.eu

The countries selected for 2010 are: Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.