Wiener Werkstattpreis
Encyclopedia
The international Wiener Werkstattpreis is a literary award
established in 1992 in Austria
. Since 2000, the award has been given annual. The organizers hope to bring public attention to writers who are not well known.
The grand prize is 1,100 EUR, with a second prize of 800 EUR awarded by the audience. In 2007, authors could compete in three categories: short story
, poetry
and essay
. Supported and partly financed by the Austrian government and the city administration of Vienna
, the award is organized by the publisher FZA.
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
established in 1992 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Since 2000, the award has been given annual. The organizers hope to bring public attention to writers who are not well known.
The grand prize is 1,100 EUR, with a second prize of 800 EUR awarded by the audience. In 2007, authors could compete in three categories: short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
. Supported and partly financed by the Austrian government and the city administration of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, the award is organized by the publisher FZA.
Awardees
- 2009 Wolfgang Ellmauer and Markus Thiele
- 2008 Axel Görlach
- 2007 Klaus EbnerKlaus EbnerKlaus Ebner is an Austrian writer, essayist, poet, and translator. Born and raised in Vienna, he began writing at an early age. He started submitting stories to magazines in the 1980s, and also published articles and books on software topics after 1989. Ebner's poetry is written in German and...
(main price and winner in the categories short story and essay)
Winner in the category poetry: Norbert Sternmut - 2006 Constantin GöttfertConstantin Göttfert- Biography :He studied German language und Cultural Sciences at the university of Vienna. Göttfert is living in Vienna. He received a number of literary prices.- Works :*Holzung, short stories, Arovell Verlag, Gosau 2006 ISBN 978-3901435812...
- 2005 Felician Siebrecht
- 2004 Ingeborg Woitsch and Daniel Mylow
- 2003 Uljana Wolf
- 2002 Susanne Wagner
- 2001 Olaf Kurtz
- 2000 Christine Thiemt
- 1994 FranzobelFranzobelFranzobel is the pseudonym of the Austrian writer Stefan Griebl. He was born on March 1, 1967 in Vöcklabruck. He now lives in Vienna.- Books :* Der Wimmerldrucker. Ein Lexikaroman. Eigenverlag, 1990....