Laura Laabs: East German voice conquers the Bachmann Prize!

Laura Laabs: East German voice conquers the Bachmann Prize!

in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, where the 49th Ingeborg Bachmann Prize will be awarded on Thursday, everything revolves around literature and fresh talents. One particularly stands out among the participants: Laura Laabs. The 40-year-old writer and director from Berlin is the daughter of the well-known authors Daniela Dahn and Joochen Laabs. Her life made her through studying the film director to start in the literary scene.

Laura Laabs will take part in the competition, which takes place from June 25th to 29th, 2025 and has prepared a short form entitled "From getting up". Her experiences as an author and filmmaker, in particular her feature film debut "Red Star over the field", which inspired both at the Max-Ophüls Prize Film Festival and at the film art festival in Schwerin, will benefit her in the competition. Her first novel "Adler Frame", which will be released by Tropen-Verlag in August 2025, illuminates the growing up of three girls in the turn of East Germany and examines the effects of the reunification time on women's biographies.

compact information on the competition

On Wednesday evening, the reading mentheon for the competition is drawn, which promises before the first word tension. The competition will be completely transferred, and the listeners can be excited to see which texts that have not yet been published will present the invited authors. In addition to Laabs, Thomas Bissinger, Natascha Gangl and Boris Schumatsky compete. This mixture of new and established voices offers an exciting literature landscape.

• competition days: 26th to 29th June 2025
• award ceremony: June 29, 2025
• main prize: 25,000 euros

The jury, chaired by Klaus Kastberger, which also includes well -known greats such as Mara Delius and Mithu Sanyal, will take a close look at the texts. On Sunday, the last day of the competition, it will be announced who can take the prestigious price home. Last year's winner Tijan Sila, who convinced with "The day on which my mother went crazy", will also expect the new price winner with excitement.

Special events and social development

included in the program is also the Klagenfurt speech on the literature, held by the winner of 2021, Nava Ebrahimi. Her topic, "Three days in May", will give exciting insights into personal and social issues of the meantime. Ebrahimi refers to various current and historical events that shape our time.

The entire event is not only a shop window for young talents such as Laura Laabs, but also a place of exchange about relevant social issues. The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize becomes an important forum for literature and social reflection and offers a brilliant opportunity to expand literary discourse.

The readings and discussions are transmitted by the broadcaster 3sat, which ensures a general public. Here literary enthusiasts can follow the authors' appearances and become part of this exciting competitive atmosphere.

We can be excited to see what the coming days will bring in Klagenfurt, and above all whether Laura Laabs will be very popular with her unique voice in the literature. A top -class literary experience is guaranteed!

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