European Literature Award won by Mudlum from Estonia

The 2020 European Literary Award was won by Mudlum from Estonia with the work "Polish Boys". A total of 13 writers were awarded this award this year.

Each country's 2020 laureate was selected by a national jury of literary experts. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, for the first time, winners were announced digitally. The winning books and authors were revealed on May 19, 2020, at noon on the EUPL website and in a video published on social media.

The winners of the 2020 European Prize for Literature are:

- Nathalie Skowronek, La carte des regrets, (from French-speaking Belgium)

- Lana Bastašić, Uhvati zeca, (Bosnia and Herzegovina )

- Maša Kolanović, Poštovani kukci i druge jezive priče (Croatia)

- Σταύρος Χριστοδούλου (Stavros Christodoulou), Τη μέρα που πάγωσε ο ποταμός (Cyprus),

- Asta Olivia Nordenhof, Penge på lommen (Denmark)

- Mudlum (Made Luiga), Polish boys, (Estonia)

- Matthias Nawrat, Der traurige Gast (Germany)

- Shpëtim Selmani, Libërthi i dashurisë (Kosovo),

- Francis Kirps, Die Mutationen (Luxembourg)

- Stefan Bošković, Ministar (Montenegro)

- Петар Андоновски (Petar Andonovski), Страв од варвари (North Macedonia),

- Maria Navarro Skaranger, Bok om sorg (Norway)

- Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla (Spain).

Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Nina Obuljen Koržineki, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, sent a congratulatory message to all the laureates.

The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) recognises writers from all over Europe. Over a three-year cycle, the prize covers 41 countries participating in the Creative Europe programme. The European Prize for Literature is an initiative aimed at strengthening Europe's cultural and creative sectors. The EUPL was established in 2009 and has since recognised 122 writers for the 11th time.

Every year, national juries are set up of experts in literature, publishing and book sales from the countries participating in the Creative Europe programme. After a national list of two to five candidates has been appointed, the juries each select the winner for their respective countries.

The EUPL is organised by a consortium of European Writers' Council (EWC), the European Publishers' Federation (FEP) and the European and International Booksellers' Federation (EIBF) with the support of the European Commission. The prize is funded by Creative Europe and is available to all countries participating in this EU funding programme for the cultural and creative sectors.

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