Euregio student literature prize

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The Euregio Student Literature Prize (Dutch: Euregio literatuurprijs voor scholieren / French: Prix ​​littéraire des lycéens de l'Euregio ) is an international literary prize of the German-Dutch-Belgian border region Euregio Meuse-Rhine , which has been awarded annually since 2002. With the participation of 200 to 400 pupils from more than twenty secondary schools in Belgium , the Netherlands and Germany , the winners will be determined from six books nominated by the EuregioKultur eV association .

Two books each written in German, Dutch and French will be selected. Most of them are novels, but short stories and short stories are also nominated. There are translations of all six books into the other two project languages ​​so that all students can read the works in their mother tongue. In the run-up to the selection of the winners, information events, readings by the nominated authors, workshops, panel discussions and jury meetings will take place over several weeks.

The award ceremony takes place alternately in Aachen (2002 to 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019), Eupen (Belgium, 2008, 2014, 2017), Liège (Belgium, 2012, 2018), Vaals (Netherlands, 2011) and Maastricht (Netherlands , 2009, 2015). The prize money is 5,000 euros and is donated by the community foundation for the Aachen region and the EuregioKultur association , which also takes on the organization.

In 2019, Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen , Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, is the patron of this project, which spans state and language borders .

In addition to the Euregio Student Literature Prize for one author, there are prizes for the two translators of a title. The prize money for the winning translations is € 1,000 each.

The prize is part of a larger network with the same goal, which is called "The Euregio Reads" and offers numerous events, both in schools and in bookstores or public libraries.

Participation of schools

All secondary schools from the Euregio Meuse-Rhine border region can take part in the Euregio Student Literature Prize project. At least five students between the ages of 15 and 20 should take part in each school. In autumn, teachers from the region will be invited to a first information event. The six nominated books will be made available to the schools in the respective languages. The pupils have until spring to read and evaluate all six nominated books. In addition, they have the opportunity to take part in author readings and panel discussions on the books. In the spring, the 200 to 400-strong school jury meets to talk about the favorite books and vote on the winners. The highlight of the Euregio Schoolchildren's Literature Prize is the award ceremony in a festive atmosphere.

Schools that have previously participated in the Euregio pupil literature prize

Award winners

  • 2019: Hugo Horiot for Der König bin ich , Verlag Hanser 2015. (French orig .: L'Empereur, c'est moi. Une enfance en autisme , published by L'Iconoclaste 2013).
  • 2018: Benedict Wells for From the end of loneliness , Verlag Diogenes 2016.
  • 2017: Larry Tremblay for The Name of My Brother , Verlag CH Beck 2015 (French Orig. L'Orangeraie , Verlag La Table ronde, 2015).
  • 2016: Joachim Meyerhoff for When will it finally be like it never was again .
  • 2015: Milena Michiko Flašar for I called him a tie , Verlag Wagenbach 2012.
  • 2014: Herman Koch for summer house with swimming pool , Verlag KiWi 2013, (Dutch orig. Zomerhuis met zwembad , Verlag Anthos 2011).
  • 2013: Hélène Grémillon for The Secret Principle of Love , Verlag Hoffmann & Campe 2012, (French orig. Le confident , Verlag Plon 2010).
  • 2012: Kristof Magnusson for That Wasn't Me , Verlag Kunstmann 2010.
  • 2011: Stefan Brijs for De Engelenmaker , Verlag Atlas 2005.
  • 2010: Laurent Gaudé for Eldorado , Verlag Actes Sud 2006 (German publisher dtv 2008).
  • 2009: Blandine Le Callet for Promise Me That We Will Be Happy , Verlag List 2008 (French Orig. Une pièce montée , Verlag Stock 2006).
  • 2008: Michael Wallner for April in Paris , Verlag Luchterhand 2006.
  • 2007: Philippe Claudel for La petite fille de Monsieur Linh , Verlag Stock 2005.
  • 2006: Claudia Schreiber for Emmas Glück , Verlag Goldmann 2005.
  • 2005: Ludovic Roubaudi for Les Baltringues , Le Dilettante publishing house 2003.
  • 2004: Martin Page for Comment je suis devenu stupide , Le Dilettante 2001.
  • 2003: Maarten 't Hart for Het woeden der gehele wereld , Verlag De Arbeiderspers 1993.
  • 2002: Hans Maarten van den Brink for Over het water , Verlag Meulenhoff 1998.

Nominations (excluding the award winners)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with Joachim Meyerhoff, from: Aachener Nachrichten of April 20, 2016 ( Memento of the original of August 29, 2016 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. , from: euregio-lit.eu. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.euregio-lit.eu
  2. ↑ Press article on the 2015 competition ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2016 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. , from: euregio-lit.eu, from: Aachener Nachrichten of January 10, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.euregio-lit.eu
  3. ↑ Flyer for the 2012 competition ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2016 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. , from: euregio-lit.eu. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.euregio-lit.eu
  4. ↑ Press release Euregio-Schüler-Literaturpreis awarded , from: land.nrw, May 20, 2011
  5. ↑ Article on the prize by M. Wallner , from: bsti.be.
  6. ↑ Article on the 2006/2007 literary competition , from: archiv.ritzefeld-gymnasium.de
  7. ↑ Press release on the prize by J. Meyerhoff , from: boersenblatt.net, April 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Flyer for the 2013 Literature Prize ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2016 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. , from: euregio-lit.eu. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.euregio-lit.eu
  9. ^ Announcement on the 2012 competition on the website of the Stiftisches Gymnasium Düren