Feldkircher Lyrikpreis facts for kids
The Feldkirch Poetry Prize is a special award given every year to talented poets. It's like a big competition for people who write amazing poems in German. This prize helps celebrate new and exciting poetry from different countries.
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What is the Feldkirch Poetry Prize?
The Feldkirch Poetry Prize, also known as Feldkircher Lyrikpreis in German, was started by Erika Kronabitter. She is an artist and writer from Austria. The prize is given out every year by the Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch, a town in Vorarlberg, Austria.
Many different groups help support this prize. These include the Austrian government and local authorities in Vorarlberg. Private banks also help fund the award. The very first poetry prize was given out in 2003.
How Does the Prize Work?
Poets from all over the world are invited to send in their poems. The poems must be written in German. A group of experts, called a jury, reads all the poems. This jury is made up of German language experts and other poets.
The winners are announced and presented to the public every autumn. It's a chance for everyone to hear the winning poems. The texts from the winning poets are kept safe in the Library of Vorarlberg. This way, their amazing work can be read for many years to come.
Past Winners
Many talented poets have won the Feldkirch Poetry Prize over the years. Here are some of the recent winners:
2024
- Johanna Hansen
- Hannah K Bründl and Ozan Zakariya Keskinkilic (they shared the second prize)
- Audience Prize: Stefan Feinig
2023
- Sabine Göttel
- Slata Roschal
- Audience Prize: Ulrike Titelbach
2022
- Ann Kathrin Ast
- Philipp Hauser and Armin Steigenberger (they shared the second prize)
- Audience Prize: Sascha Kokot
2021
- Sarah Rinderer
- Martin Piekar
- Elke Laznia
2020
- Tobias Pagel
- Simone Schabert
- Monika Vasik
