Cultural journalist Michael Tschida wins Carinthian Lyric Prize 2024

Cultural journalist Michael Tschida wins Carinthian Lyric Prize 2024

In a solemn ceremony in the Klagenfurt town house, the Carinthian cultural journalist Michael Tschida is awarded the renowned "17th Carinthian Lyric Prize of Stadtwerke Klagenfurt". This honor, endowed with 5,000 euros, will be presented next Thursday and represents an important act of recognition for literary achievements.

Tschida, who lives in Graz and works as a cultural editor for the “Kleine Zeitung”, reveals that his joy about the price inspired him directly to take a blood pressure lowerer and then a “little joy of joy”. "This great literary competition brought me back to the density," he said in a message after he was informed of his award by jury member Josef Winkler. The author, who was born in Villach in 1963 and already wrote poems in his youth, had repeatedly found poetry over the years. On his first attempt to take part in the Carinthian Lyric Award, he was already able to win a recognition award. Now he crowns his efforts with the main prize.

award winners and competitive highlights

A total of 120 texts stood by the jury's judgment, which worked anonymously and independently. Verena Schumanski, a Carinthian living in Vienna, took second place with her work and received 1,500 euros. Stefan Feinig from Feistritz earns third place, which is awarded 800 euros. In addition, the former award winner Andrea Drumbl is also honored; It receives the Cultural Prize of the State of Carinthia, which is endowed with 3,000 euros. The city of Klagenfurt offers Manuela Tomic the price of 1,500 euros, which underlines the importance of literary support in the region.

These awards are not only an appreciation of individual talents, but also an important contribution to the literary landscape of Carinthia. Tschida's success shows how essential such competitions are for the inspiration and promotion of writers.

For more information about the participants and the competition itself, Read the report on kaernten.orf.at .