Information from the Commission - European literary prize - organizational rules
Date: 1990-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cultural prize, literature













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Information from the Commission - European literary prize - organizational rules  


Official Journal C 035 , 15/02/1990 P. 0007 - 0008 





European  literary prize - Organizational rules (90/C  35/04) Aims and conditions 1.    An annual  prize will be awarded to an author who has made a significant contribution to contemporary European  literature. The prize will be awarded for a single work (1), which may belong to any literary genre  (2). It must have been published in the three years preceding the opening date for the submission  of entries.  2.    Candidates must be nationals of a Member State of the European Community. However, nationals  of European countries which are not members of the Community are also eligible, in conformity with  the resolution of 18 May 1989 concerning books and reading (3).  3.    The literary work must be submitted in one of the official languages of the European  Community (4).  Amount A prize of ECU 20  000 will be awarded to the author. In accordance with copyright laws  and agreements, Community aid to stimulate translation of the prize-winning work into the other  official languages of the Community, up to a maximum of ECU 25  000, will be granted at the  initiative of the publisher(s) holding the translation rights. Requests must be submitted no later  than two years after the prize has been awarded. This Community aid constitutes a special category,  with separate financial arrangements, in the framework of the pilot project for the translation of  literary works, and requests should be formulated in conformity with the annex of this (reproduced  here as an annex for information).  Organization 1.    Each Member State may nominate up to three separate works for consideration by  the European jury. It will be for each Member State to determine their selection procedure for this  purpose.  2.    The selected works will be made public by the Secretariat referred to in 4 below.  3.    The European jury will comprise nine members, who will be chosen each year by the Commission  acting on the basis of proposals from the Member States and on the advice of the Committee on  Cultural Affairs. A member's term of office may be renewed no more than twice.  4.    The decision of the jury is final. It will establish its own rules of procedure.  5.    Administration of the prize will be entrusted by the Commission to an independent  Secretariat, which will work in close cooperation with the organization responsible for the  European City of Culture.  6.    The authorities of the Member State hosting the European City of Culture will submit to the  Committee on Cultural Affairs the timetable for the procedures relating to the award of the prize,  in particular: the opening date, the deadline for Member States' submission of the three works to  the European jury, the deadline for forming the European jury and the date of the prize-giving  ceremony.  7.    Before 30 June 1992 the Committee on Cultural Affairs will examine, in the light of  experience gained, any adjustments to these arrangements that it considers necessary.  8.    The Commission will publish these arrangements for the European Literary Prize in the  Official Journal of the European Communities for information.  (1)  The work will be assessed solely on the basis of its literary quality.   (2)  E.g. novel, short story, drama, essay, poetry, etc.   (3)  Such entries should be included in the lists of works submitted by the Member States of the  Community (see below 'Organization`).   (4)  As the Treaties of the European Communities are also drawn up in Irish, literary works in this  language may also be submitted.  ANNEXAnnex to the pilot project for the translation of  literary works  (reproduced in connection with the paragraph 'Amount` of the organizational rules)   Supporting information to be provided in the submission by the publisher intending to publish a  translation of a contemporary literary work -  Assessment of the anticipated market.  -Evidence that Community support will make a material difference to the translation's commercial  viability. -Agreement in principle between the rights holder(s) and the publisher of the translation. -Projected completion and publication dates and price, as well as draft contract for the  translation and assurances concerning the competence of the translator. -Marketing plans. -Assurances that no other public funding has been obtained by the publisher. -Assurances that both the translator and the European Community will receive a clear  acknowledgement.