Verena Hochleitner wins the Christine-Nöstlinger Prize 2025!

Verena Hochleitner wins the Christine-Nöstlinger Prize 2025!

Wien, Österreich - The Austrian author and illustrator Verena Hochleitner is awarded the Christine Nöstlinger Prize 2025. This prize, which will be awarded for the fifth time this year, is endowed with 10,000 euros and recognizes special achievements in child and youth literature. The payout is paid out by the City of Vienna Kultur, Christine-Nöstlinger's letter factory and the main association of the Austrian book trade, such as press.wien.gv.at . The decision about the award winner fell through an experienced jury that Hochleitner sees as an outstanding voice of Austrian literature.

Hochleitner's works are known for treating complex social issues with empathy and humor. This has made your books not only for children, but also for adults that stimulates reflection. The jury in particular praises its artistic work and their attitude towards equality and diversity.

awards and commitment

Verena Hochleitner was born in Vienna in 1969 and grew up in Upper Austria. Your study of graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna has a formative influence on your artistic career. In addition to her work as an author, she is also active in the children's book house in Schneiderhäusl and takes on mentoring roles for aspiring authors and illustrators. Her debut work "The Three Robbers", which was published in 2019, received a nomination for the renowned Korbinian (Paul Maar Prize).

In 2013, Hochleitner was awarded the outsanding Artist Award for Children's and Youth Literature. The Christine-Nöstlinger Prize is not only awarded to people who support children and marginalized voices, also the artistic work of the award winners: the focus is on the inside. Previous award winners: Among other things, Heinz Janisch (2024) and Lilly Axster (2023).

The jury and its selection criteria

The jury, which decides on the award of the price, consists of the experts Stefanie Schlögl, Linda Wolfsgruber and Andrea Zsutty this year. They emphasize how important it is to distinguish works that reflect the diversity of society.

Insight into the award and further details on the works of award -winning authors offers the portal of jugendliteratur.at . Here, interested parties can see a list of books awarded to the Christine Nöstlinger Prize and filter them according to various criteria. The site allows users to search for author: inside, titles and publishers and thus offers a valuable resource for everyone who is interested in contemporary children's and youth literature.