Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 2010

The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 2010 was the 34th competition for the literature prize as part of the Days of German-Language Literature . The event took place from June 24th to 27th, 2010 in the Klagenfurt ORF theater of the Carinthia regional studio and was moderated by Clarissa Stadler .

As part of the “Bachmann Prize goes Europe” project, the competition texts were translated into seven foreign languages ​​for the first time.

On the first day of reading, a “Bachmann grove”, modeled on the Torquato Tasso oak in Rome, began with the planting of a red beech in the park of the state studio.

Authors

First reading day

• Sabrina Janesch : "Katzenberge", suggested by Alain Claude Sulzer
• Volker H. Altwasser : “Last fishermen”, suggested by Meike Feßmann
• Christopher Kloeble : “A hidden person” (extract from the novel), suggested by Alain Claude Sulzer
• Daniel Mezger : “Stay alive” (excerpt from “Play Land”), suggested by Burkhard Spinnen
• Dorothee Elmiger : “Invitation to the daring” (excerpt), suggested by Paul Jandl

 

Second reading day

• Thomas Ballhausen : "Cave canem", suggested by Karin Fleischanderl
• Max Scharnigg : “The ascent of the north face of the Eiger under stairs”, suggested by Hubert Winkels
• Aleks Scholz : “Google Earth”, suggested by Hubert Winkels
• Judith Zander : “Things we said today” (extract from the novel), suggested by Hildegard Elisabeth Keller
• Josef Kleindienst : “Excursion”, suggested by Karin Fleischanderl

 

Third reading day

• Peter Wawerzinek : " I find you / Rabenliebe ", suggested by Meike Feßmann
• Iris Schmidt : "Snow", suggested by Hildegard Elisabeth Keller
• Christian Fries : "Hutmacher, privat" (extract from the novel from "The Reich'sche approach")
• Verena Rossbacher : “slaughter. An alphabet of clues. "(Excerpt from the novel)

Jurors

Juror Paul Jandl in Klagenfurt

• Meike Feßmann
• Karin Fleischanderl
• Paul Jandl
• Hildegard Elisabeth Keller
• Burkhard Spinnen (chairman of the jury)
• Alain Claude Sulzer
• Hubert Winkels

Award winners

Peter Wawerzinek in Klagenfurt

• Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (endowed with 25,000 euros): Peter Wawerzinek
• Kelag Prize (endowed with 10,000 euros): Dorothee Elmiger
• 3sat Prize (7,500 euros): Judith Zander
• Ernst Willner Prize (7,000 euros): Aleks Scholz
• Hypo Group Audience Award (endowed with 7,000 euros): Peter Wawerzinek