Feldkircher Lyrikpreis

The Feldkirch Poetry Award, in German Feldkircher Lyrikpreis, started by Erika Kronabitter, an Austrian artist and writer, is granted annually by the theater Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg/Austria. Among the sponsors, there are the Austrian government, the local authorities of Vorarlberg as well as private banks. In 2003, the poetry award was granted for the first time.

On an international basis, poets may submit their poems. The jury is composed by German philologists and poets. The awarded poets are presented to the public during Fall. The winning texts will be archived in the Library of Vorarlberg.

Awarded Writers

2012

1. Elisabeth Steinkellner
2. Sascha Kokot und Andra Schwarz

2011

1. Tobias Falberg
2. C. H. Huber
3. Claudia Scherer

2010

1. Kenah Cusanit
2. Regina Hilber
3. Udo Kawasser

2009

1. Marcus Pöttler
2. Silke Peters and Thilo Krause (ex aequo)

2008

1. Andreas Neeser
2. Martin Strauß
3. Lina Hofstädter

2007

1. Klaus Händl
2. Bernhard Saupe
3. Alexandra Lavizzari
4. Thomas Steiner

2006

1. Adelheid Dahimène
2. Christine Haidegger
3. Ludwig Laher
4. Hans Eichhorn

2005

1. Knut Schaflinger
2. Julia Rhomberg
3. Udo Kawasser
4. Klaus Ebner

2004

1. Elsbeth Maag
2. Knut Schaflinger
3. Lisa Mayer
4. Gertrude Pieber-Prem
5. Sabine Eschgfäller
6. Udo Kawasser und Walter Pucher

2003

1. Elfriede Kehrer
2. Norbert Mayer
3. Walter Pucher
4. Mechthild Podzeit-Lütjen
5. Ulrike Ulrich

External links

• Theater am Saumarkt
• Article of the Austrian television on the 5th Poetry Award

Sources

• Austrian newspaper Vorarlberger Nachrichten