Poetry collections by Alen Brlek and Dražen Katunarić longlisted for the prestigious Prix Mallarmé étranger

Académie Mallarmé jury, made up of twenty-nine members and chaired by Sylvestre Clancie, has just announced the longlist for the prestigious Prix Mallarmé and Prix Mallarmé étranger which this year includes two Croatian authors: Alen Brlek and Dražen Katunarić.

Théories nocturnes by Alen Brlek has been translated into French by Martina Kramer, and Je reste plus longtemps dans la mer by Dražen Katunarić by Martina Kramer, Brankica Radić and Vanda Mikšić. Both poetry collections have been published by l'Ollave in 2022 and are nominated for the Prix Mallarmé étranger, with eight other nominees. 


The Prix Mallarmé is one of the oldest and most prestigious French poetry prizes awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French-speaking poet, for a particular book or the overall oeuvre. 

The Prix Mallarmé étranger, launched in 2022, aims to promote both the work of translators who work to open up new literary perspectives and foreign poetry translated into French.

The award ceremony will be held in November during the Brive Book Fair, and here is the list of all nominees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bavarian Prize for publishing project goes to Tatjana Gromača's German publisher Stroux

German publisher Stroux was awarded the Verlagsprämien des Freistaats Bayern 2022 for the German translation of Tatjana Gromača's novel Die Goettlichen Kindchen, translated from Croatian to German by Will Firth.

The prize honors the valuable work of independent publishers and is dedicated to 10 publishers yearly and it encompasses 5.000 €. The prize goes to a convincing publishing profile and a publishing project.

Die Goettlichen Kindchen takes us to the early 1990s. Aas Yugoslavia begins to crumble, so too does a woman, known only as Mother. Ostracized by her neighbors because of her background, the bright cheer Mother brought to her role as a wife and mother is darkened by the onset of mental illness that devours an entire family. Seen through the acerbic and wry perspective of Mother’s eldest daughter, Divine Child paints a picture of the forces that batter an individual into shape in a time of economic crisis and rabid nationalism.

This unforgettable survival narrative won the 2013 Jutarnji list Award for Novel of the Year in Croatia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jagna Pogačnik, Jutarnji list on Deserter

With this novel, Telećan makes his debut bravely and equally ‘deserter-like’ with regard to recent prose-production, but he does it in a sovereign, masterly and highly intellectual manner.

The Croatian author Martina Vidaić has been awarded the overall winner of EUPL 2023 for her novel 'Bedbugs'

The Croatian author Martina Vidaić has been awarded the overall winner of The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) 2023 for her novel Bedbugs.

Published in Croatia in 2021 by Naklada Ljevak, the novel was shortlisted for the Fric Award, awarded annually for the Best Prose Fiction written in the Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, or Montenegrin language. Vidaić received numerous awards for her work, both poetry and prose, including the prestigious Goran Prize for Young Poets, Ivan Goran Kovačić Award, and Janko Polić Kamov Award.

Following a 2022 EUPL edition which introduced changes to the overall organisation of the Prize, a seven-member European jury made of literary experts with professional influence awarded one overall winner accompanied by five special mentions on April 28 2023 at Leipzig Book Fair. There was a total of thirteen nominees for EUPL 2023: Armenia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Poland, Sweden, revealed on 7 March 2023, one for each participating country.


Special mentions:

- Cyprus: Χάρη Ν. Σπανού (Hari N. Spanou), Φυλάκιο (The Outpost), Publisher: Εκδόσεις Αιγαίον (Aegan Publications)
- Estonia: Tõnis Tootsen, Ahvide pasteet. Ühe ahvi mälestusi ja mõtteid (Pâté of the Apes: One Primate’s Thoughts and Memories), Publisher: Kaarnakivi Seltsi Kirjastus
- Finland: Iida Rauma, Hävitys (Destruction), Publisher: Siltala Publishing
- France: Maud Simonnot, L’heure des oiseaux (The Hour of Birds), Publisher: Editions de l’Observatoire
- Kosovo: Ag Apolloni, Kësulëkuqja, përrallë për të rritur (Red Riding Hood, a fairy tale for adults), Publisher : Bard Books


EUPL recognises emerging fiction writers from the European Union and beyond. Engaging the 41 countries participating in the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, the Prize celebrates 41 outstanding new literary talents across a cycle of three years. Spotlighting the creativity and the diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature in the field of fiction, EUPL aims to encourage the circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest in non-national literary works.

The EUPL is organised by a Consortium of associations comprising the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) and the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), with the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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