Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, awarded yearly in Klagenfurt, Austria during a publicized event which lasts several days, is one of the most important awards for Germanophone literature.

Description

The prize winner is determined during a three-day reading marathon in which 18 previously-selected candidates vie to impress both the audience and the nine member professional jury. An award of €22,500 accompanies the prize.

The grand prize of the competition is given in memory of Ingeborg Bachmann, one of the most distinguished Austrian writers. Over the years, additional prizes have been awarded:
* the Jury Prize (since 2000, €10,000)
* the 3sat Award (given by 3sat, €7,500)
* the Ernst-Willner-Preis (€7,000)
* the Audience Prize (since 2002, €5,000)
* Editor's special prize

Winners of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

*2007 Lutz Seiler: "Turksib"

*2006 Kathrin Passig: "Sie befinden sich hier"

*2005 Thomas Lang: "Am Seil"

*2004 Uwe Tellkamp: "Der Schlaf in den Uhren"

*2003 Inka Parei: Excerpts from the novel "Was Dunkelheit war"

*2002 Peter Glaser: "Geschichte vom Nichts"

*2001 Michael Lentz: "Muttersterben"

*2000 Georg Klein: Excerpt from a long work of prose

*1999 Terézia Mora: "Der Fall Ophelia"

*1998 Sibylle Lewitscharoff: "PONG."

*1997 Norbert Niemann: "Wie man's nimmt"

*1996 Jan Peter Bremer: "Der Fürst spricht"

*1995 Franzobel: "Die Krautflut"

*1994 Reto Hänny: "Guai"
** Carinthia Prize: Raoul Schrott: "Ludwig Höhnel - Totenheft"
** 3sat Award: Doron Rabinovici: "Mullemann"

*1993 Kurt Drawert: "Haus ohne Menschen. Ein Zustand"

*1992 Alissa Walser: "Geschenkt"

*1991 Emine Sevgi Özdamar: "Das Leben ist eine Karawanserei"

*1990 Birgit Vanderbeke: "Das Muschelessen"

*1989 Wolfgang Hilbig: "Eine Übertragung"

*1988 Angela Krauß: "Der Dienst"

*1987 Uwe Saeger: "Ohne Behinderung, ohne falsche Bewegung"

*1986 Katja Lange-Müller: "Kaspar Mauser - Die Feigheit vorm Freund"

*1985 Hermann Burger: "Die Wasserfallfinsternis von Bad Gastein"

*1984 Erica Pedretti: "Das Modell und sein Maler"
** Award: Thomas Strittmatter: "Der Schwarzwursthammer"

*1983 Friederike Roth: From "Das Buch des Lebens"

*1982 Jürg Amann: "Rondo"
** Federation of Austrian Industry Prize: Einar Schleef: "Wittenbergplatz"

*1981 Urs Jaeggi: "Ruth"

*1980 Sten Nadolny: "Kopenhagen 1801"

*1979 Gert Hofmann: "Die Fistelstimme"
** Award: Walter Müller: "Apokalypso"

*1978 Ulrich Plenzdorf: "kein runter kein fern"

*1977 Gert Jonke: "Erster Entwurf zum Beginn einer sehr langen Erzählung"

ee also

* Ingeborg Bachmann
* German literature
* List of literary awards
* List of poetry awards
* List of years in literature
* List of years in poetry
* Literary award

External links

* [http://www.bachmannpreis.at Official website]