Tijan Sila: Poetry lecture and award ceremony in Landau!

Tijan Sila: Poetry lecture and award ceremony in Landau!

Tijan Sila, a writer living in Kaiserslautern, was awarded the Martha Saalfeld Prize in December 2024. As the Weekly newspaper reporter reported, the award ceremony took place on December 5, 2024 in the Old Department Store in Landau, where the author's roots are also located. The prize is endowed with 8,000 euros and was presented by Culture Minister Katharina Binz.

The award is linked to the poetry lectureship at the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, which Sila will take up in the winter semester of 2024/25. As part of his lectureship, Tijan Sila will give a public poetry lecture on January 11, 2024. At the award ceremony, RPTU performing arts students will also present a scenic production from Silas' novel “Krach”, which deals with topics such as youth, punk music and migration.

About Tijan Sila

Tijan Sila was born in Sarajevo in 1981 and is best known for his debut novel “Tierchen unlimited”, which was published in 2017. His most recent novel, “Radio Sarajevo,” which deals with complex social issues, was published in 2023. A sponsorship prize of 2,000 euros will also be awarded at the award ceremony, which young author David Emling will receive.

The event ends with a reception offering wine and pretzels. A bookstore will be on site to sell Tijan Sila's works and offer them for signing. The Martha Saalfeld Prize is awarded by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in collaboration with the RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. The cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and the Center for Cultural and Knowledge Dialogue (ZKW) has existed since 2014. The expert jury that decided on the award consisted of five members, including Prof. Dr. Anja Ohmer and Ingo Rüdiger. Admission to the event is free, as is the case Rhine Palatinate reported.

– Submitted by West-East media