In order for books to be eligible for the EBRD Literature Prize 2024, the following criteria must be met:
a) The submitted works* must consist of books of translated literary fiction (including collections of short stories by a single author) translated into English and written originally in any language -- whether official or minority -- of a country where the EBRD currently invests by an author who is (or has been) a citizen of one of these countries.
*Eligible publishers complete the online submission form. If you have any queries, please contact LiteraturePrize@ebrd.com
b) The works may only be submitted by European (including UK) or North American publishers with a valid ISBN and the price printed in the currency of a European or North American country.
c) The works must not be either self-translated or self-published.
d) Submissions for the EBRD Literature Prize 2024 may only be made for books translated into English for the first time in the period between 15 November 2022 and 14 November 2023.
e) Submissions must be received by 30 November 2023.
f) The EBRD may at its sole discretion decide to exclude a work from consideration. Such a decision is final.
g) Any individual publisher may not submit more than one book per EBRD country of operations, but may submit a single book from more than one country of operations. (As an example, a UK publisher may submit one book each from Morocco, Montenegro, Moldova and Mongolia, but not two from Mongolia).
h) The author and translator of the work must be living at the time it is submitted.
i) Entries should be accompanied by a statement giving the date of publication, an e-mail and contact address, and a telephone number for the publisher. The following must also be included:
j) Six copies of each work must be submitted to the EBRD, which will not be returned.
k) The publisher shall agree to sell any work shortlisted for the Prize at a discount of 50% of the recommended retail price to EBRD staff members.
l) The finalists (authors and translators) must agree to participate in the EBRD Literature Prize award ceremony at EBRD Headquarters in London. Travel expenses and accommodation will be covered by the EBRD.
