Slovenian Ana Marwan, who lives in Lower Austria, won the 46th Ingeborg Bachmann Prize on Sunday in Klagenfurt with her text “Change Toad”. The literary prize of 25,000 euros was awarded for the first time this year according to a points system. 14 authors competed for the prizes awarded by a seven-member jury.
The Deutschlandfunk Prize (12,500 euros) went to the Berlin-born Romanian Alexandru Bulucz, who praised the jury in the winner’s interview. German sociologist Juan S. Guse, who was last traded as a favorite, was awarded the Kelag Prize (10,000 euros). Leon Engler, a German of his choice, received the 3sat prize (7,500 euros).
In addition to these prizes, which were awarded by a seven-member jury, there was the BKS Bank Public Prize (7,000 euros plus a municipal secretary), which was voted online on Saturday afternoon. The young Viennese Elias Hirschl won it.
First award ceremony on site since Corona
After two years of Corona-related full or partial outsourcing to the internet, the Days of German-language Literature brought everyone together again this year: 14 authors, the jury and the public. It remains to be seen whether innovations such as the spatial distribution of lectures and jury discussions and the new allocation method will be retained.
Source: Krone
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