Elke Laznia

Elke Laznia (2019)

Elke Laznia (* 1974 in Klagenfurt ) is an Austrian author .

Life

Elke Laznia grew up in the Drau Valley , in 1994 she graduated from Zams in Tyrol . In the same year she went to study in Salzburg , where she has lived and worked ever since. She has been working as a freelance writer since 2011. Her debut novel Kindheitswald , published in 2014, was one of ten titles on the shortlist of the Alpha literary award and on the ORF best list in April 2014. Other works have been published in the literary magazines manuskripte and SALZ , among others .

Publications (selection)

2014: Kindheitswald , Roman, Müry Salzmann, Salzburg / Vienna / Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-99014-093-2
2017: Salinity: Seals , Müry Salzmann, Salzburg / Vienna / Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-99014-146-5
2019: Lavender song , Müry Salzmann, Salzburg / Vienna / Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-99014-193-9

Awards (selection)

2012: Rauris Literature Prize - Promotion Prize
2012: manuskripte-Literaturförderungspreis for the text Blind Windows
2013: Maria-Zittrauer-Lyrik-Förderpreis
2013: Promotion Prize for the Rotahorn Literature Prize
2013: Theodor Körner Prize for Literature
2014: Alpha Literature Prize - Shortlist with Childhood Forest
2014: Annual scholarship from the State of Salzburg for literature
2014: Promotion Prize of the State of Carinthia for Literature
2016: Georg Trakl Prize for Poetry - Promotion Prize
2016: Recognition award from the Carinthian Writers' Association
2017: Poetry Prize from Stadtwerke Klagenfurt
2020: Shortlist Xylophone Literature Prize for the best second book for lavender song

Web links

Short biography and reviews of works by Elke Laznia at perlentaucher.de

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Elke Laznia: Short biography . Retrieved September 3, 2017.
↑ Literature Network: Elke Laznia . Retrieved September 3, 2017.
↑ Leaderboard: Top 10 in April 2014 - tv.ORF.at . Retrieved September 3, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Alpha Literature Prize 2014: Shortlist has been set . OTS news from September 11, 2014, accessed on September 3, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b State of Salzburg: Prize winners . Retrieved September 3, 2017.
↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: Elke Laznia: Powerful, direct & full of visual power . Article of January 8, 2013, accessed on September 3, 2017.
^ Theodor Körner Fund 2013 . Retrieved June 20, 2018.
^ Theodor Körner Prize for Literature . Retrieved June 20, 2018.
↑ Portrait: Elke Laznia . Article dated November 30, 2016, accessed September 3, 2017.
↑ Kleine Zeitung: Carinthian Poetry Prize from Stadtwerke Klagenfurt: Successful word clerk from Feistritz im Drautal . Article dated November 21, 2017, accessed November 21, 2017.
↑ Opening / announcement of the winners for the best second book. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Laznia, Elke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian poet and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Klagenfurt

[literaturhaus-1] Elke Laznia: Short biography . Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[2] Literature Network: Elke Laznia . Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[3] Leaderboard: Top 10 in April 2014 - tv.ORF.at . Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[OTS_20140911_OTS0016-4] Alpha Literature Prize 2014: Shortlist has been set . OTS news from September 11, 2014, accessed on September 3, 2017.

[sbgv-5] State of Salzburg: Prize winners . Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[6] Salzburger Nachrichten: Elke Laznia: Powerful, direct & full of visual power . Article of January 8, 2013, accessed on September 3, 2017.

[7] Theodor Körner Fund 2013 . Retrieved June 20, 2018.

[8] Theodor Körner Prize for Literature . Retrieved June 20, 2018.

[9] Portrait: Elke Laznia . Article dated November 30, 2016, accessed September 3, 2017.

[10] Kleine Zeitung: Carinthian Poetry Prize from Stadtwerke Klagenfurt: Successful word clerk from Feistritz im Drautal . Article dated November 21, 2017, accessed November 21, 2017.

[11] Opening / announcement of the winners for the best second book. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .