The shortlist has been selected for the 2025 Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada, celebrating "the commitment of small presses to exceptional works of literary merit." Organizers will distribute a total of $35,000: each press with a longlisted book receives $2,000; the five shortlisted books will be rewarded an additional $3,000 each, split equally between publisher and author, or publisher, author, and translator. The winner will be announced March 10.
The shortlist:
Dreaming of Dead People by Rosalind Belben (And Other Stories)
Little Lazarus by Michael Bible (CLASH Books)
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, trans. by David McKay (New Vessel Press)
The Endless Week by Laura Vazquez, trans. by Alex Niemi (Dorothy, a publishing project)
Hothouse Bloom by Austyn Wohlers (Hub City Press)
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The shortlist has been announced for the European Union Prize for Literature, which recognizes "emerging fiction writers from the European Union and beyond." The Prize honors 41 outstanding new literary talents over a three-year period. This year there are 14 shortlisted books, nominated by national entities knowledgeable about the literary scene in their countries and used to promoting their own literature abroad. The winner and two special mentions will be announced May 29 in Warsaw. To see the shortlisted titles, click here.
The EUPL is organised by a consortium of associations comprising the Federation of European Publishers and the European and International Booksellers Federation, with the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.