Kaiser-Mühlecker could win three prizes with his novel “Wilderer”: He is also a candidate for the German and the Bavarian Book Prize. Anna Kim’s “A Child’s Story” is also on the list for the German and Austrian Book Awards.
20,000 euros for the winner
Teresa Präauer, who grew up in Graz and St. Johann/Pongau and lives in Vienna, was nominated for the story “Girl”. She was already on the longlist last year – as was Monika Helfer, who was nominated for “Bed Stories and Others” this year. Also on the list: Robert Menasse (“The Extension”), Helena Adler (“Fretten”), Iris Blauensteiner (“Breathing Skin”), Markus Grundtner (“The Urgency of Things”), Verena Rossbacher (“Mon Chéri and our demolished Souls”) and Thomas Stangl (“Mercury Light”). Five titles will be shortlisted on October 11, and the EUR 20,000 prize will be awarded on November 21.
Lena-Marie Biertimpel (“Air Cushion”), Sirka Elpass (“I blow-dry my eyelashes”) and Anna Maria Stadler (“Maremma”) have a chance of winning the debut prize (10,000 euros). There were 133 submissions in total. In 2021, Raphaela Edelbauer won with “DAVE”.
Source: Nachrichten
