Christoph Szalay

Christoph Szalay at a reading in the Lyrik Kabinett in 2016

Christoph Szalay (* 1987 in Graz ) is an Austrian poet and winter sports enthusiast .

life and work

Christoph Szalay has been active in sports since childhood and youth. He has been jumping and skiing since he was eight years old - both successfully: he was active in the ÖSV B team until February 2007 as a Nordic combined athlete. He first studied German language and literature in Graz and started the Art in Context master’s course at the UdK Berlin in the 2013/2014 winter semester . In addition to his books, he has numerous publications in magazines (e.g. Lichtungen , Podium , perspektiven ), anthologies and on the radio . Christoph Szalay also works cross-cultural, e.g. B. on text sound performances.

Awards

2019 Alice Salomon Poetics Prize

2017 Wolfgang Weyrauch sponsorship award

2015 Vienna Workshop Prize

2015 Feldkircher Poetry Prize (2nd place)

2014 nomination for the Meran Poetry Prize

2013 work grant from the BMUKK

2011 start grant from the BMUKK

2009 Literature Prize of the City of Graz

Single publications

RINGING. Poems. Ritter Verlag, Klagenfurt 2020. ISBN 978-3-85415-607-9
Alex and the moon. (together with Lisa Maria Wagner), Luftschacht, Vienna 2016. ISBN 978-3-902844-95-8
Asbury Park, NJ . An elegy. Air shaft , Vienna 2013
flicker . Poems. Leykam Buchverlag , Graz 2012
city-Country-River. Poems. Leykam Buchverlag , Graz 2009.

Web links

Armin Steigenberger : this (perfect) new sound. Criticism. Poetenladen, February 16, 2010, accessed May 4, 2014 .

Individual evidence

↑ Christoph Szalay. Literaturhaus Graz, accessed on May 4, 2014 .
↑ Max: when we turn off the light. kultmucke, December 21, 2013, accessed May 4, 2014 .
^ Nominations> Szalay Christoph. (No longer available online.) Poetry Prize MeranZweitausendund14, archived from the original on May 5, 2014 ; Retrieved May 4, 2014 . 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@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Szalay, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian lyric poet
DATE OF BIRTH	1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Graz

[1] Christoph Szalay. Literaturhaus Graz, accessed on May 4, 2014 .

[2] Max: when we turn off the light. kultmucke, December 21, 2013, accessed May 4, 2014 .

[3] Nominations> Szalay Christoph. (No longer available online.) Poetry Prize MeranZweitausendund14, archived from the original on May 5, 2014 ; Retrieved May 4, 2014 . 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@ 2