Jonker vu 15 bis 19 Joer, respektiv vun 20 bis 25 Joer konnten an hiere respektiven Alterskategorien Poesie oder Prosatexter areechen. 16 Nimm goufe fir d’Shortlëscht zeréckbehalen, an Ugangs Juni goufen déi 4 Gewënner bekanntginn, woubäi Poesie a Prosa also getrennt bewäert goufen.
Charlotte Benck, Tobias Rault, Jessica Lentz a Catherine Entringer, sou heeschen déi 4 Laureaten déi mat hieren Texter d’Jury iwwerzeege konnten. Fir eise literaresche Podcast “Lecture vun heiheem” huet d’Bea Kneip sech mat hinnen alleguer ënnerhalen. Ausserdeem gitt dir gewuer wéi aus banalen Alldagssituatiounen e spannende literareschen Text entstoe kann, wéi sech Jonker och haut nach vu legendäre Auteuren wéi dem T.S.Eliot oder dem Lewis Carroll inspiréiere loossen, an, (dat däerf scho verroode ginn) et geet ëm e Buch dat aus den Texter vun der Shortlëscht entstoe soll.
Scho fir d’drëtt huet den engleschproochege Verlag Black Fountain Press zesumme mat der Uni Lëtzebuerg de Schreifconcours “Young Voices” organiséiert
Hei och nach de Press Release vu Black Fountain Press an der Uni Lëtzebuerg:
Luxembourg’s English-language publisher, Black Fountain Press, and the University of Luxembourg have the pleasure to announce the winners of the Young Voices Writing Contest 2023.
In the age category 15-19, Tobias Rault (ESL) wins the prize for best poetry with his submission ‘At the Buergbrennen’. The prize for best prose goes to Charlotte Benck (LRSL) for her text ‘Alice, Ronny, Brian and the Frogs’. In the age category 20-25, Jessica Lentz (University of Amsterdam) is awarded the prize for best poetry with her poem ‘Eruption’, and Catherine Entringer (University of Stuttgart) wins the prize for prose with her text ‘Carwash’.
Faced with a wonderful variety of submissions, the jury, consisting of three representatives of the University, Mylène Branco, Jeanne Glesener, Anne-Marie Millim, and three representatives of Black Fountain Press, Tullio Forgiarini, Jean-Marc Lantz and Anne-Marie Reuter, decided to appreciate poetry and prose separately and to attribute two prizes per age category. Forty-eight young writers were inspired by this year’s theme ‘Life – a series of (un)eventful events’ and submitted texts. All contributions remained anonymous until the jury had come to a decision.
The winners were celebrated at the University of Luxembourg yesterday, on 8 June. It was a cheerful get-together of highly talented and inspiring young writers from whom a great deal is to be expected in the years to come. As Jeanne Glesener pointed out in her speech, ‘it was a privilege to be given an insight into the young writers’ minds; it is inspiring and moving to read about their preoccupations, their worries and their passions.’ In his presentation of the winning texts, Jean-Marc Lantz praised the quality of the writing, the originality of the pieces as well as the knowledge of literature they display.
The twelve shortlisted authors who did not win a prize but whose texts will also feature in a publication to be launched at the Walfer Bicherdeeg are the following: Zeynep Celik (ESL), Arnit Dey (AL), Emma Machado Ferreira (LGE), Marie Necsa (LAML), Ipek Sen (ESL), Sujin Vongphanith (AL), Aurelia Wells (AL), Maia Wercollier (LGE), Angeliki Jennie Susan Xydakis (ALR), Delali Amegah (Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology in Berlin), Flame Darinov (University of Luxembourg), Natalia Pikna (Vrije University Brussels).
The jury congratulates the winners and the shortlisted writers, and wishes to thank all the participants.
