For narrative prose from the city of Lippstadt
The series of winners of the "Thomas Valentin Literature Prize", which the city of Lippstadt awards every four years, is impressive: Markus Werner (1993), Ilija Trojanow (1997), Angela Krauß (2001), Ulrich Woelk (2005), Karl-Heinz Ott (2009), Jenny Erpenbeck (2013), Max Blaeulich (2017) and Christoph Peters (2021). In all cases, novels were honored.
In order to give this prize a greater, supra-regional status, we have decided to make a far-reaching change: Among the almost 900 (!) literary prizes in Germany, not a single one is dedicated exclusively to volumes of shorter narrative prose. While short stories enjoy the highest esteem in other countries, they are wallflowers in the German-speaking world. And so from now on, the Thomas Valentin Prize will be dedicated to these shorter genres, whatever you want to call them - with twice the prize money of 10,000 euros.
In cooperation with the Thomas Valentin City Library Lippstadt
Supported by Kultursekretariat NRW Gütersloh
With the kind support of: Sparkasse Hellweg-Lippe, GWL Grundstücks- und Wohnungsbau GmbH Lippstadt, Zeitungsverlag "Der Patriot"
The Word Festival will take place from 30.08.-09.10.2025 in Lippstadt.
Presentation of the Thomas Valentin Literature Prize (Word Festival)
A literary prize for what is often overlooked.
Category
Bühne diversPrice information
Free admission
- Festival pass for all events 160,- EUR - over 40 % price advantage compared to one-way ticket purchase / reduced festival pass 80,- EUR
- Free admission for under 18s!
Cultural information Lippstadt in the town hall
Address: Lange Straße 14, 59555 Lippstadt
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Phone: 02941 58511
Mail: post@kulturinfo-lippstadt.de
- Festival pass for all events 160,- EUR - over 40 % price advantage compared to one-way ticket purchase / reduced festival pass 80,- EUR
- Free admission for under 18s!
Cultural information Lippstadt in the town hall
Address: Lange Straße 14, 59555 Lippstadt
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Phone: 02941 58511
Mail: post@kulturinfo-lippstadt.de
Adress
Thomas-Valentin-Stadtbücherei Fleischhauerstraße 259555 Lippstadt
Deutschland
A literary prize for what is often overlooked.