Winners of the European Writing Contest

The EUPL Writing Contest was a unique short fiction competition that celebrated Europe, literature and – above all – 10 years of the European Union Prize for Literature, which was exclusively open to all previous 106 EUPL winners. Five winners were announced in November 2018 across four categories: Public Prize, Professional Prize, MEPs Prize and Special Mention for the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

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  Jean Back

  Luxembourg

  Jean Back (b.1953) was born in Dudelange, an industrial city on the French border. After finishing secondary education in Esch-Alzette, he became a civil servant, first…

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  Ioana Pârvulescu

  Romania

  Ioana Pârvulescu was born in Braşov, Romania, in 1960. She graduated from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Bucharest, establishing herself as a distinct…

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  Lidija Dimkovska

  The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

  Lidija Dimkovska was born in 1971 in Skopje, Macedonia. She is a poet, novelist, essayist, and translator. She studied Comparative Literature at the University of…

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  Jelena Lengold

  Serbia

  Jelena Lengold (b.1959) is a storyteller, novelist and a poet. She has published five books of poetry, one novel (Baltimore, 2003, 2011) and four books of stories,…

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  Gast Groeber

  Luxembourg

  Gast Groeber grew up in Hollerich, Luxembourg, where he went to primary school. After graduating from high school in 1980, he studied primary education at the Institut…

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EUPL On Tour

The European Union Prize for Literature is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2018. This year, the spotlight is on all EUPL laureates since the beginning of the Prize in 2009. The EUPL is travelling across Europe to showcase our exceptional authors and illustrate the unique diversity of European literature. The map below gives you an overview of all the exciting activities we have planned and by clicking on the countries you can re-discover all of our 108 EUPL winners.

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Click on the countries to find out more about their winners.