Bank Austria Literaris

The Bank Austria Literaris was launched in 2006 and is staged every two years. This literature award aims to present works by Eastern and Southeastern European authors to readers and audiences in the German-speaking world and direct attention to the exciting polyphony of literary voices in the region. The Bank Austria Literaris offers a total prize money of 150,000 euros, which is the highest among literary sponsorship awards in the CEE region.

The Bank Austria Literaris 2012 was held in 16 Eastern and Southeastern European countries. Local juries (mostly consisting of two jurors) nominated 42 literary authors. This selection was made after careful evaluation of the books published in the respective countries in 2010 and 2011.

A jury in Vienna under the chairmanship of György Dalos has identified among the nominees, the winners in the fields of prose and poetry and the special jury prize. Furthermore, seven grant recipients have been invited to take part in KulturKontakt Austria’s Writers in Residence program. The Viennese jury comprised the following members: Tatjana Langásková, Catrinel Pleşu, Annemarie Türk und Lojze Wieser.

Prize-Winners 2012

Prize-Winner PROSE: Martin Ryšavý, Czech Republic
Prize-Winner LYRIC: Adisa Bašić, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Grant Recipients:
Anastasija Afanasjewa, Ukraine
Petro Jazenko, Ukraine
Radoslaw Kobierski, Poland
Goran Korunović, Serbia
Attila Ménes, HungaryIoana Baetica Morpurgo, Rumänien
Lucian Dan Teodorovici, Romania