Irish writer Sheila Armstrong nominated for EUPL 2025
Congratulations to Irish author Sheila Armstrong who is one of the EUPL 2025 shortlisted writers!
Emerging authors from 13 countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 edition. The 2025 EUPL Prize winner and the special mentions will be revealed on 16th May, during the announcement ceremony at the Prague Book Fair.
All shortlisted authors will be promoted across Europe. This will help them reach a wider and more international audience, as well as connect with readers beyond their national and linguistic borders.
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), supported by the Creative Europe programme, is an annual initiative to recognise the best emerging fiction writers in Europe.
The Prize puts the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature in the field of fiction, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and to encourage greater interest in non-national literary works. Since 2009, EUPL has recognized 176 authors. The works of the selected winners are promoted in the hopes to reach a wider and international audience, and to touch readers beyond national and linguistic borders.
EUPL 2025 Shortlisted authors
- Austria: Ljuba Arnautović
- Belgium: Philippe Marczewski
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mihaela Šumić
- Georgia: Tea Topuria
- Greece: Makis Malafekas
- Ireland: Sheila Armstrong
- Italy: Nicoletta Verna
- Lithuania: Kotryna Zylė
- Norway: Maria Kjos Fonn
- Romania: Bogdan Crețu
- Slovakia: Lukáš Cabala
- Spain: David Uclés
- Ukraine: Halyna Matveeva
'Warm congratulations to all the nominees shortlisted authors of this year’s edition of the European Union Prize for Literature. I am proud to see such a variety of emerging talents from so many different horizons. Books know no borders. Authors are the creators of this magical place where printed words become images, thoughts and ideas, that can then be shared, debated or passed on. Through their writing, they convey the universal values that shape our European societies. The book sector therefore deserves our continued support to maintain its tremendous contribution to the cultural and creative industry, but also to make sure books keep their special role in our everyday lives.' Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport.Shortlisted authors for the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature announced, 6th March 2025