Literature competition Textfunken 2025: Stories for the climate wanted!

Literature competition Textfunken 2025: Stories for the climate wanted!

Eisenstadt, Österreich - On June 4, 2025, the ORF Burgenland starts literary competition "Text spark". This competition is aimed at writers from Burgenland and has the central topic of "climate". We are looking for unpublished short stories that illuminate the topic from different perspectives. Possible approaches are departure stories, doom forecasts or even science fiction. The authors are allowed to use a maximum of 6,000 characters for their works and have to live in the region or have origin there, such as ots.at

The deadline for the stories is September 30, 2025. All texts are to be submitted in PDF format by email to marketing.burggenland@orf.at with the subject "Textfunken 2025". The winning text is not only broadcast on the radio, but also receives an author's fee of 500 euros. In addition, Knotzer book vouchers in Mattersburg are waving as additional prices.

presentation and coordination

The presentation of the finalist: inside and the announcement of the winners: Inside, the "Funkal Salon" takes place on December 4, 2025 in the ORF radio house in Eisenstadt. During this event, the finalists also have the opportunity to win the audience award through an online vote, as can also be read on burgenland.orf.at

The “Text Sparks” competition is an excellent platform to promote the creativity of authors from the region and to focus on the important topic of climate. In addition to this competition, it is also advisable to perceive other literary possibilities, such as the numerous other tenders, which are listed on Wortmagier.de

A total of 20 different tenders for authors in German -speaking countries are currently active, with deadlines up to October 2025. Many competitions are also designed especially for young artists who have the chance to present their works.