Mudlum, Kaur Riismaa and Mait Vaik have been nominated for the European Union Prize for Literature

On April 16, the nominees for the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) were announced, the winner will be announced on May 19. The following have been nominated for the award from Estonia:

Mudlum "Polish Boys" (published by Strata, 2019)

Kaur Riismaa "Little Ferdinand" (published by Kakerdaja ja Vihmakass, 2019)

Mait Vaik "Sad Autumn" (published by Puiestee, 2018)

The European Union Prize for Literature has been awarded since 2009 and aims to highlight new authors and to increase literary cooperation in Europe and the spread of contemporary fiction through translation.

The prize is open to authors from 41 countries who have joined the Creative Europe project, but the prizes are spread over three years and 1/3 of the countries are awarded each year. This year, authors from 13 countries will be awarded. In addition to the Estonian author, the prize is also awarded to authors from Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Spain.

The prize is awarded by a consortium set up by the European Commission and consisting of the European and International Booksellers' Association (EIBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the European Publishers' Association (FEP).
The selection of the awardees is made by juries composed of representatives from the aforementioned local organisations. From Estonia, Tiit Aleksejev (chairman), Ilvi Liive, Rebekka Lotman, Marju Kirsipuu and Tauno Vahter will participate in the work of the jury this year.

Creative Europe will support the EUPL award winners with additional communication.