EWC LITERARY EVENTS

Creating and sustaining diversity and inclusion — strategies for systemic, cultural, and behavioral change

EWC Welcomes the Launch of a European Literacy Coalition

September 27, 2026

On 22-23 September 2026 the launch took place of a new initiative of the European Commission: the European Literacy Coalition. Earlier in the year, dozens of literacy organisations and partners, including the European Writers’ Council (EWC), had met in Warsaw to workshop the key goals…

EWC is co-founder of the European Literacy Coalition, launched on 22 September 2026

September 16, 2026

The Coalition acts as a multi-stakeholder network joining forces to strengthening cooperation to promote literacy and reading in Europe. The initiative is part of the European Commission and its Union of “Skills strategy and Action Plan on Basic Skills” and gathers 40 stakeholders – with…

AI FOMO leads to turning a blind eye on damages done: EWC’s Response on the Call for Evidence “AI Strategy for the CCS”

September 11, 2026

RESPONSE by the EUROPEAN WRITERS’ COUNCIL CALL FOR EVIDENCE FOR AN INITIATIVE (without an impact assessment):“AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors” –Ref. Ares(2026)7389748 – 27/07/2026 To the attention of Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture – Unit D1 for Cultural Policy Brussels,…

Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI: EWC’s Call for a Change in Europe’s Mindset

September 1, 2026

Own-Initiative Report on Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI (2025/2180(INI)), Rapporteur: Hélder Sousa Silva MEP, CULT Submission by the European Writers’ Council (EWC): Europe’s competitiveness does not lie primarily in simply replicating the same model, albeit with a few more legal safeguards.

EWC’s Toolkit for a Perfect Author’s Meeting

August 31, 2026

The EWC created a Toolkit for a Perfect Author’s Meeting with the aim of providing guidance to the organisers when it comes to planning, contacting, hosting and accompanying a reading or a meeting with an author. Toolkit for a perfect author’s meeting by EWC and…

EWC on the MFF/AgoraEU proposals: “Marginal compared to what Europe’s vibrant cultural landscape offers”

March 4, 2026

Foster the writer as critical infrastructure of European values, fundamental rights, and a stable democracy. Feedback of the European Writers’ Council (EWC) on the Report on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for 2028-2034 (2025/0550(COD)) Dear Co-Rapporteur and Shadow Rapporteurs, Dear Members…

Joint Statement: Authors, book professionals and literature need a proper funding and reading promotion, especially at the funding of Creative Europe

June 27, 2025

The book sector calls for proper funding for authors, book professionals and literature and reading promotion in the next MFF, looking especially at the funding of Creative Europe pdf: Joint Statement The underestimated ressource The books you have in your hands or on your screen…

EWC Resolution: The Threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights and freedom of Expression

June 3, 2025

53 European Writers’ and Translators’ associations condemn the continued threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights, and freedom of expression Oslo, EWC AGM, 25th May 2025 pdf: EWC Statement, AGM 2025 The 53 Member organisations of the European Writers’ Council (EWC), representing…

EIBF, FEP, EWC – Common Statement: For the sake of the book chain and democracy

October 18, 2023

The EU must act now to ensure that Generative AI is more transparent – for the sake of the book chain and democracy On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the biggest book fair in the world, the European Writers’ Council (EWC), the Federation…

EWC project #Freeallwords translated text by Nobel Price for Peace Laureate

December 9, 2022

The international support project #FreeAllWords translates works of Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aleś Bialacki into seven languages ++ PRESS RELEASE ++ Brussels, 9 December 2022 In October 2022, the Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 to the Belarusian lawyer and…

Women in Literature: The FIL Symposium

June 20, 2022

On the occasion of the Symposium Women* in Literature on 18 and 19 June 2022 and organised by EWC Member A*dS (Authors and Translators Switzerland) EWC President Nina George gave the opening speech: “Who is afraid of Writing Women”? (more…)

EWC STATEMENT: The EUPL is not inclusive anymore

March 1, 2022

The EWC has withdrawn from the Consortium of the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) with effect from January 2022. “The new EUPL concept does not promote multilingualism as key to the European language diversity, and is not following the principles of equal treatment for…

Happy Hieronymus Day!

September 30, 2021

How EWC member organisations and the European book sector celebrate translators and translations on 30 September On 24 May 2017, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 71/288 and declared 30 September as International Translation Day. This day celebrates the feast of St.…

Women in Literature: Keynote by EWC President

December 12, 2020

On the occasion of the Digital Workshop on Gender data in the creative sector – how to bridge the gap on 11 December 2020 in the context of the EU Council Presidency Ship of Germany, EWC President Nina George takes part as rapporteur on the European book…

Women in Literature – closing the Data Gap

December 11, 2020

On the occasion of the Digital Conference on Gender Equality in Culture & Media on 8 December 2020 in the context of the EU Council Presidency Ship of Germany, EWC President Nina George takes part as Keynote speaker and rapporteur on the European book sector…

The EWC condemns the detaining of poets and translators in Minsk and the action against Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich

September 9, 2020

The European Writers’ Council condemns the detaining of three poets and translators in Minsk and the action against the Nobel Prize winner for literature, Svetlana Alexievich Yesterday evening the poets and translators, Hanna Komar, Uladz Liankevich and Siarzh Miadzvedzeu of the Belarusian PEN Centre, were…

EWC Statement on Belarus: we urge the governments of the European Union not to stand by in silence

August 17, 2020

The European Writers’ Council vehemently condemns the massive violations of free speech and human rights in Belarus The European Writers’ Council is highly concerned about the violent and systematic oppression of peaceful protests against the official results of the presidential elections and against the autocratic…

Creative Europe Programme: Support to Literary Translation projects

March 5, 2020

Now open: Call for proposals (5. March – 5. May 2020) – support to Literary Translation projects Support for literary translation projects is regularly enhanced, building on feedback from Member States, publishers and the book sector as well as on the experience of the first…