Peace writer

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Helene Walterskirchen as moderator at the award ceremony "The PEACE WRITERS 2014"

The peace literature award "The peace Schreiber " is a spring 2012 by the author , publicist and cultural mentor Helene Walter churches founded Peace Literature Project , together with the subproject youth writes for peace . An important sponsor of the project is the education and culture association AdmaCUM eV

Friedensschreiber is a non-profit project that is financed by donations.

History and focus

In order to create a positive motivating peace literature on the one hand and to promote a new generation of peace-oriented authors, Helene Walterskirchen launched the peace literature project Peace Writer with the sub-project "Youth writes for peace". Every year a writing competition on the subject of peace is advertised and the four winners are awarded the Peace Literature Prize Peace Writer in connection with prize money donated by Helene Walterskirchen and AdmaCUM eV.

The project “The Peace Writer / Youth Writes for Peace” is a double project. In its first year of existence, 2012, it was aimed at adults: The topic for the first writing competition was: “My most beautiful peace story”.

In 2013 it was aimed at young people between the ages of 13 and 19 and there were two writing competitions. The topic of the first was: “Why I love peace” and the second was: “My future vision: a world without wars”.

In 2014 there was again a call for tenders for “the peace writers”, ie for people aged 16 and over. The topic was: "My appeal for peace to the Syrian President al-Assad ". The four winning entries were sent with an accompanying letter to the Syrian ambassador in Berlin with the request that they be forwarded to President al-Assad.

In 2015, the minimum age for participants was reduced to 15 years, bringing about a move towards “Youth Writes for Peace”. The theme was: "My homage to the UN peace ambassador Jane Goodall ".

Award ceremony PEACE WRITER 2014: Helene Walterskirchen with the 4 winners

In 2016 there was a call for tenders for the sub-project “Youth Writes for Peace” for young people between the ages of 13 and 19. The topic of the writing competition is based on the topic of refugee children in German schools and reads: "I German - You stranger: Stories about the topic of 'acceptance'". The writing competition runs from June 1 to September 15, 2016; the award ceremony is scheduled for October 2016. [outdated]

Grand Prize Winner

  • 2012: Ambros Josef, Kaufering (1st place)
  • 2013: Judit Müller, Apfeldorf (1st place)
  • 2013: Xenia Valeth, Eresing (1st place)
  • 2014: Roland Greißl, Fuchstal-Asch (1st place)
  • 2015: JGI Germany / Austria, collective homage

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Culture magazine Schloss Rudolfshausen . Edition I / 2014, Adma Publications.
  2. ↑ Romi Löbhard: It's about peace - three prize winners at the Ignaz-Kögler-Gymnasium. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. May 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Visions of Peace - Peace Literature Award Ceremony . In: Augsburger Allgemeine. October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Literature Prize for Camerloher Schoolgirl". In: Merkur-Online. 5th October 2013.
  5. ↑ Honor: Appeal to a dictator - the winners of the competition “The Peace Writer” were honored at Rudolfshausen Castle . In: Augsburger Allgemeine. 4th November 2014.

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