Call for Proposals – Organisation of the EU Prize for Literature (EUPL)

Call for Proposals – Organisation of the EU Prize for Literature (EUPL)

The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to select an organisation or consortium that can organise and implement the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) for the next three years 2019-2021.

The EUPL is a prize for literary talent, awarded annually to new and emerging European authors for recently published literary works of fiction. Launched by the European Commission in 2009, the Prize is open to countries participating in the Creative Europe programme.

The EUPL aims to:

•showcase and put a spotlight on Europe’s diverse wealth of contemporary fiction;
•raise the profile of winning authors outside their home country and help them cross borders and reach broader readership;
•raise general awareness and stimulate interest in the entire book sector about the literary diversity in Europe;
•promote actively the publishing, translation, selling and reading of books from other European countries;
•Encourage transnational circulation of literature, both in Europe and internationally.

The total budget for the co-financing for the 2019 edition of the EUPL is estimated at 500.000,00 EUR. The EU grant is limited to a maximum co-financing rate of 80 %.

Deadline: 14/09/2018 19:00 CET

Read the call for proposals here.