Authors’ Rights, freedom of speech, and cooperation across borders: The writers and translators of the European book sector stand together for a sustainable future and the diversity of books.
The AISBL is administered by a board composed of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 7 members designated from among the representatives of the full members. Board members are elected by the general assembly with a mandate of two years, for a maximum of four mandates, consecutive or flexible.
The executive board is responsible of management and administration, subject to the powers reserved to the general assembly. The day-to-day management is delegated to the secretary general and to the coordinator.
For the current terms until 2027 the Board is composed by:
Sebastià Portell (since 2025)
The EWC consists since May 2025 of 53 organisations from 34 countries in the EU and EEA area, including Iceland, Norway, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, representing over 250,000 writers of all genres, and is the largest federation worldwide, solely representing writers from the book sector.
The Annual General Meeting 2025 (AGM) of EWC FAEE took place on 23rd-25th May in Oslo. 57 delegates from 30 countries and 50 professional authors’ organisations, representing over 250,000 writers and translators from the European and international book sector, spent three days discussing the political, economic and literary challenges of the future.
During the AGM 2025, the European Writers’ Council voted about the ratification of three new members:
FUIS – Federation of Italian Authors‘ Association | Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scritorri Association, Italy.
NO – The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators | Norsk Oversetterforening (NO), Norway
ASOS – Slovak Writers’ Association | Asociácia spisovateľov Slovenska, Slovakia
Soon you will find the introduction of our new members also here: