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We're still not over how amazing Friday night was! During the @EUPLPrize we celebrated 13 authors, laureate Nicoletta Verna 🇮🇹 & Sheila Armstrong 🇮🇪 and Philippe Marczewski 🇧🇪 as special mentions, in a day filled with stories at the Prague Book Fair. Books matter. Always. 📚

Congratulations to Irish author, Sheila Armstrong who received a Special Mention from @EUPLPrize for Falling Animals. The 2025 EUPL laureate is Nicoletta Verna, Italy, I Giorni di Vetro for The Days of Glass. #EUPL2025 creativeeuropeireland.eu/news-events/eu…

Fabian Paagman, president of @Booksellers_Fed: "EUPL prize serves as a reminder of the enduring potential of European literature to transcend borders. In a world where restrictions on freedom of expression keep increasing, promoting diverse voices is of paramount importance."📚

Sonia Draga, president of the @FEP_EU about #EUPL2025 shortlists : "Reading across languages opens minds, fosters empathy, and strengthens our shared European identity. We look forward to seeing your books reach new readers in many languages." 🇪🇺✨

The European book industry is one of the largest cultural industries, publishing 600,000 books annually and generating €22 – 24 billion in turnover. #EuropeanLiterature #BookLovers

🎭 Culture connects us. Artistic freedom and cultural exchange matter – and the EU plays a key role in supporting artists and preserving our shared heritage. Find out more about the authors: euprizeliterature.eu

📚 Every year, EU Prize for Literature celebrates the best upcoming fiction writers from across Europe! It shines a light on Europe’s rich, creative, and diverse literary landscape – and encourages us all to explore stories beyond our borders.

A huge congratulations to the winner of this year’s EU Prize for Literature, Nicoletta Verna with her book ‘I Giorni di Vetro’, as well as special mentions Philippe Marczewski and Sheila Armstrong, and all the other nominees. 👏

📚 I met Sonia Draga (FEP) and Fabian Paagman (EIBF) — two tireless advocates for Europe’s book sector. Books are the foundation of our democracies. €5 million invested by Creative Europe to support European literature is a step in the right direction. Let’s keep celebrating European literature.

A heartfelt thank you to our authors, jury, partners, guests, and everyone who made tonight possible. To our 13 finalists: thank you for your words. Here’s to more books, more readers, and more European stories! 💙📚

We're proud to reveal the Laureate of this year's European Union Prize for Literature! 🇮🇹 The jury has selected Nicoletta Verna from Italy, author of 'I Giorni di Vetro' ('The Days of Glass') as #EUPL2025 Laureate. Congratulations!🥂

We're excited to announce our Special Mentions for #EUPL2025! They are Sheila Armstrong (Ireland 🇮🇪) with her book 'Falling Animals', and Philippe Marczewski (Belgium 🇧🇪) with his book 'Quand Cécile' ('When Cécile'). Congratulations! 👏

Final group of finalists: 📘 Bogdan Crețu (Romania) 📘 Lukáš Cabala (Slovakia) 📘 David Uclés (Spain) 📘 Halyna Matveeva (Ukraine)

Continuing with: 📖 Nicoletta Verna (Italy) 📖 Kotryna Zylė (Lithuania) 📖 Maria Kjos Fonn (Norway)

More brilliant voices on stage: 📚 Tea Topuria (Georgia) 📚 Makis Malafekas (Greece) 📚 Sheila Armstrong (Ireland)

Now we’re meeting the finalists! ✨ Ljuba Arnautović (Austria) ✨ Philippe Marczewski (Belgium) ✨ Mihaela Šumić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

We’re honoured to have Commissioner @GlennMicallef and Czech Deputy Minister of Culture David Kašpar on stage, sharing words about the power of books and the importance of supporting culture across Europe.

Kicking things off with welcome words from Radovan Auer, followed by Petr Vizina introducing the EUPL, launched in 2009 to highlight Europe’s rich literary diversity and talent. Let the celebration begin! 🥂

🎉 And we’re live from @svetknihypraha! Tonight, we celebrate incredible emerging literary voices from across Europe. Stay tuned as we meet the shortlists and announce this year’s laureate and special mentions! 📚🇪🇺

We are waiting for you today at 18:00, at the Bohemian Pavilion at @svetknihypraha for the Award Ceremony announcement. Our seven member jury will decide who the laureate and two special mentions are!