Christl Greller

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Christl Greller in front of the picture Red Poppy by Maru Löffko-Pycha. Photo: Traute Molik

Christl Greller (born December 18, 1940 in Vienna ) is an Austrian writer .

Life

Christl Greller was born in Vienna, where she mostly lives. After graduating from high school and advertising academy, she wrote for many years as a conceptualist and copywriter for the international advertising industry until she turned to literary writing in 1995.

Wolfgang Bauer praised her work as follows: “In her fine, unpretentious writing, much of what characterizes literature plays at the same time: the story in the non-story, the thriller suspense in the observation (...), the apparently targeted plot, which Surprisingly dissolves into nothing and thus becomes an art plot, psychological perfection that is compatible with abstract aesthetics. ”(“ Querlandein ”, Residenz Verlag 1995, ISBN 3-7017-0940-8 , 7 ff).

Through her future husband, Christl Greller came to Burgenland, where she was also able to establish herself in the literary scene. Christl Greller is a member of the Austrian Writers 'Association, the Graz Authors' Assembly, the Podium Literature Circle, the Lower Austria Cultural Network and a board member of the IG Authors.

Literary subjects

Christl Greller focuses in her writing on the areas of poetry and prose. In her work she addresses the fate, fear and homelessness of people.

Awards and literary prizes

  • 1998 2nd prize at the BEWAG Literature Prize for Poetry
  • 2002 Wilhelm Szabo Poetry Prize of the Austrian Writers' Association for the poem "Zeugenschaft" (in "Verendung ist", Verlag Resistenz Linz, ISBN 3-85285-121-1 )
  • 2006 Best German-language poem 2005 at the 17th International Poetry Competition Féile Filíochta for "im snowstorm" (in "Bildgebendesverfahren", ISBN 978-3-85285-181-5 )
  • 2006 Poem of Europe Award of the Assemblée des Régions d'Europe for the winning poem 2005 from among 5375 entries: "im Schneesturm" (in "Bildgebendes procedure", ISBN 978-3-85285-181-5 )
  • 2009 Forum Land literary competition: 1st prize prose for the story "The French Revolution" (in: "Trau Schau Frau", Verlag AV Buch, ISBN 978-3-7040-2374-2 )
  • 2010 Joseph Heinrich Colbin Prize of the Network of Freelance Cultural Journalists for the story “Stiegen. Houses. "(In:" Die nackte Angst ", Verlag Books on Demand, ISBN 978-3-8423-6510-0 ; Edition: 2nd edition. (November 16, 2011))
  • 2012 Literature competition Forum Land: 1st prize prose for the story "Schwalbenland" (in: "Habitat", Verlag AV Buch, ISBN 978-3-7040-2466-4 )
  • 2017 1st place in the public voting in the tender "umbrella poems" by Ö1 and ORF Teletext.

Literary work

In addition to numerous articles in anthologies, international literary magazines, radio and the Internet, the following books were created:

  • The pothole. Stories, Passagen Verlag, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-85165-316-5 .
  • Törések. Poems, Hungarian in translation by Ildikó Balázs , Upper Hungary Publishing House, Miskolc 2002, ISBN 963-9280-62-3 .
  • Night bird days. Roman, Edition Roetzer, Eisenstadt 2002, ISBN 3-85374-350-1 .
  • Cast shadows. Stories, Resistance Publishing House, Linz 2002, ISBN 3-85285-087-8 .
  • change is. Poems, Verlag Resistenz, Linz 2004, ISBN 3-85285-121-1 .
  • A pillangólábú . Hungarian in translation by Ildikó Balázs. Verlag Oberungarn, Miskolc, 2004. 127.
  • Donaustadt Mozart project: zartART. Lyric cycle, + picture cycle “Alles Mozart?” By Milu Löff-Löffko and CD “Mozart's Vienna Years” by Richard Fuller. Edition Roetzer, Eisenstadt 2006, ISBN 3-85374-383-8 .
  • imaging process. Poems, Verlag Resicherung, Linz 2009, ISBN 978-3-85285-181-5 .
  • Podium Portrait 54: Christl Greller - new and selected poems. Verlag Podium, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-902054-83-8 .
  • tender. Mozart inspirációk, impressziók, interpretációk. CD label. Hungarian in translation by Ildikó Balázs. Verlag Oberungarn, Miskolc, 2013. 64.
  • In the tower of fools. Stories, Edition Rösner, Mödling 2014, ISBN 978-3-902300-83-6 .
  • city ​​soul land. Poems, Verlag Resicherung, Linz 2016, ISBN 978-3-85285-287-4 .
  • and time flows like water like word. Edition Lex Liszt 12, Oberwart 2018, ISBN 978-3-99016-145-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ http://www.burgenlandkultur.at/kuenstler/db/99
  3. ↑ http://www.schriftstellerverband.at
  4. ↑ http://www.gav.at
  5. ↑ http://www.podiumliteratur.at
  6. ↑ http://www.kulturvernetzung.at
  7. ↑ http://www.literaturhaus.at/index.php?id=6541
  8. ↑ http://www.oesv.or.at/lyrik-wettbewerbe/articles/wilhelm-szabo-lyrik-wettbewerb-49.html
  9. ↑ http://www.dlrcoco.ie/library/feile05/gerprandrules05.htm
  10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.einseiten.info
  11. ↑ http://www.noeforumland.at/index.php?id=320
  12. ↑ https://www.ots.at/mobile/presseaussendung/OTS_20170413_OTS0038/orf-teletext-und-oe1-aktion-schirm-gedichte-christl-grellers-gedicht-fremdenzimmer-gewinnt-publikumswahl
personal data
SURNAME Greller, Christl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian author
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna