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Lithuanian prose writer and playwright to be awarded with EU literature prize
BC, Vilnius/Brussels, 17.07.2009.
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Print versionFor the first time, Lithuanian prose writer and playwright Laura Sintija Cerniauskaite has become a laureate of the EU literature prize, reports ELTA/LETA.
On Thursday, the European Commission, the European Books Publishers Federation (EBF), the European Writers Council (EWC) and the European Sellers' Federation (FEP) announced 12 European writers who will be awarded with prizes in Brussels on September 28.
Famous Swedish writer Henning Mankell has been titled the EU literature premium ambassador.
Laureates will be presented with premiums of 5,000 euros (over 17,000 litas).
Cerniauskaite was awarded this premium for her book "Kvepavimas i Marmura" ("Breathing into Marble") published by Alma Littera in 2006.
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