Macedonian author Ivan Shopov is among the shortlisted authors for the European Union Prize for Literature 2026 with his novel Zentrifuge. Emerging authors from a total of 14 countries have been selected for the shortlist of this prestigious literary prize, which is one of the flagship initiatives of the Creative Europe Programme.
All shortlisted authors will be promoted across Europe with the aim of reaching a broader international audience and connecting with readers beyond national and linguistic borders.
The 2026 EUPL laureate and the special mentions will be announced on 29 May, during the announcement ceremony at the Warsaw Book Fair.
The European Union Prize for Literature has been awarded since 2009 and aims to recognise and support Europe’s most promising emerging authors, while highlighting the linguistic diversity and quality of contemporary European literature. Previous Macedonian winners of this prize are: Goce Smilevski for Sigmund Freud’s Sister (2010), Lidija Dimkovska for A Spare Life (2013), Nenad Joldeski for Each with His Own Lake (2016), and Petar Andonovski for Fear of Barbarians (2020). The Macedonian organiser of the prize for this year is the Public Institution City Library “Brothers Miladinovci” – Skopje.
More information about this initiative and the shortlisted authors is available at the following link.