A lovely surprise from the postman this morning - Arabic translation of The Fire Starters has arrived. Translation bookshelf is fairly filling up

El buen soldado Švejk y yo ya estamos en Praga. @euplprize #praga #svejk

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! 🥂

We’re honoured to have Commissioner Glenn Micallef 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.

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

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

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

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

📚 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

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! 👏

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!🥂

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! 💙📚

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

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. 👏

📚 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.

🎭 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

Congratulations to Irish author, Sheila Armstrong who received a Special Mention from EUPL 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…

We're still not over how amazing Friday night was! During the EUPL 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. 📚