Press Release: Twelve European Authors receive the European Union Prize for Literature

The names of twelve European authors to receive the first ever European Union Prize for Literature were announced on 16 July, 2009, by the European Commission, the European Booksellers Federation (EBF), the European Writers' Council (EWC) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). The prizes will be presented during an Award ceremony in Brussels on 28 September. In recognition of his oeuvre and literary success Henning Mankell, the well-known and bestselling Swedish author, has accepted the role of Ambassador of the European Union Prize for Literature for this year.