Literature Prize of the Young Readers Jury
The literary prize of the jury of young readers developed in 1995 in the Literaturhaus Wien from book discussions among children and young people under the direction of Mirjam Morad . Every year in June a children's and a youth book prize is awarded.
Award winners
- 1997
- Youth book award: Through a mirror, in a dark word by Jostein Gaarder
- 1999
- Children's Book Prize: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Joanne K. Rowling
- Youth Book Prize: The Middle of the World by Andreas Steinhöfel
- 2000
- Children's Book Prize: The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh
- 2001
- Children's book award: Lord of the Thieves by Cornelia Funke
- Youth Book Prize:
- 2002
- Children's Book Prize: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Youth Book Prize:
- 2003
- Children's Book Prize: The Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
- Youth Book Prize: A dark stream of Mona Yahia flows through Baghdad
- Zoran Drvenkar
- 2004
- Children's book prize: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- Youth Book Prize:
- 2005
- Children's book award : Eragon . The Legacy of the Dragon Riders by Christopher Paolini
- Youth Book Prize:
- Special prize: The city of dreaming books by Walter Moers
- The firm of Carlos María Domínguez
- 2006
- Children's book award: Hubert Horatio Bieber Burg-Bartel by Lauren Child
- Youth book award: Radio Gaga by Katrin Bongard
- Special prize: Vincent by Joey Goebel
- Cover Prize: The Whispering Street by Katrin Engelking
- 2007
- Picture book award: The monsters are sick by Emmanuelle Houdart
- Children's book award : Bartimaeus trilogy : The Magician's Gate, The Amulet of Samarkand, The Eye of the Golem by Jonathan Stroud
- Youth book award: The Joker by Markus Zusak
- Critic Award: The Assassin of Yasmina Khadra
- Cover price of the jury of the young readers: Until (s) dawn
- Cover Prize of the Young Critics Jury: The Coming World
- 2008
- Youth book award age group 13/14: Marie-Aude Murail : Simpel
- Nominations: David Almond , Lehmann or the temptation ; Bali Rai , Whistle; Kashmira Sheth , Black Bird, Sweet Mango; Lee Tae-Jun , Kim Dong-Seong , When's Coming, Mama ?; Kate le Vann , What I know about love ...
- Youth book award age group 15/16: Anthony McCarten : Superhero
- Nominations: Isabel Abedi , Isola; John Green : One like Alaska ; Marie-Aude Murail : Simple ; Marlene Röder : In the river ; Aline Sax : A world in between
- Critic Award: Ingeborg Gleichauf : Being like no other. Simone de Beauvoir. Writer and philosopher
- Nominations: Salim Alafenisch : The Trial by Fire ; Philippe Besson : postseason ; Brigitte Giraud : The life of words ; Pavel Sanajew : Bury me behind the baseboard ; Sjón : Shadow fox
- Cover price of the jury of the young readers 13/14: in picture by Ivan , hoop-de-la.com Cologne, using an illustration by Quint Buchholz
- Cover price of the jury of the young readers 15/16: A world in between , Frauke Schneider , photo © gettyimages
- Cover Prize of the Young Critics Jury: Orfeo , Philippa Walz
- Youth book award age group 13/14: Marie-Aude Murail : Simpel
- 2009
- Fantasy: Silvana De Mari : The Last Elf
- Youth book award: Markus Zusak : The book thief
- Critic's Prize: Markus Zusak : The Book Thief ; Michael Köhlmeier : Idyll with a drowning dog
- Special Prize: Shaun Tan : A New Land and Tales from the Suburbs of the Universe
- Cover Prize: Visitation . Design: Jenny Erpenbeck / Christina Hucke , photo: Katharina Behling
- 2010
- Youth Book Prize: Suzanne Collins : The Hunger Games. Deadly Games / John Green : Footsteps of Margo
- Critic award: Jakob Arjouni : The holy Eddy
- Special award: Rosa Gil : The orphanage of the vampires
- Cover Prize: Kai Meyer : Arkadien Erwacht / Peter-Andreas Hassiepen : You Won't Get Me / Roland Eschlbeck , Ruth Botzenhardt : The President's Cook, Painter and Barber
- 2011
- Youth Book Prize: Ally Condie : The Selection
- Critics' award: Erwin Mortier : Götterschlaf
- Cover price: Mandana Sadat : Mein Löwe / Dirk Lieb : Wintermaiden / bell étage: Wild / Kerstin Schürmann : If you die, your whole life will pass you by, they say
- Children's book award : Rebecca Promitzer : Chili-hot devil stuff
- Picture book award: Marije Tolman & Ronald Tolman : The Tree House / Paul Maar , Aljoscha Blau : The flying camel. Stories from Nasreddin Hodja
- 2012
- Youth Book Prize (12 years): Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf : Oksa Pollock. The unexpected
- Youth book award (14–17 years): Ursula Poznanski : Saeculum
- Critic Award: -
- Special prize: Amélie Nothomb for all of her books translated into German.
- Cover award (12 years): Cornelia Funke : Geisterritter , design: Friedrich Hechelmann
- Cover price (14–17 years): Antonia Michaelis Der Märchenerzähler , design: Kathrin Schüler
- Picture book award (jury of young critics): Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm / Lorenzo Mattotti : Hansel & Gretel
- Picture book award (jury of the young readers): Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm / Benjamin Lacombe : Snow White