Attention literature enthusiasts: The finalists for the Tumler Prize 2025!

Attention literature enthusiasts: The finalists for the Tumler Prize 2025!

Laas, Italien - There are news from the literary world! Today, June 15, 2025, the list of finalists: inside, was announced for the renowned Franz-Tumler Literature Prize. daily newspaper.it reports that the grand finale will take place in two months, namely on September 18 and 19, 2025.

Every juror has searched for a special first novel. Renowned personalities are represented on this year's jury, including Ferruccio Delle Cave, Manfred Papst, Jutta Person, Gerhard Ruiss and Daniela Strigl. These five juror: Inside, the nominated authors will not only select their works and present their works in public readings and take part in discussions.

the nominated

The selection has led to eight exciting works, and here are the five finalists: inside for the price:

• Amira Ben Saoud: "Float", Zsolnay Verlag (nominated by Gerhard Ruiss)
• Christina König: "Everything you want", Otto Müller Verlag (nominated by Daniela Strigl)
• Annegret Liepold: "Under Grund", Roman Blessing (nominated by Ferruccio delle cave)
• ricarda Messner: "Where the name lives", Suhrkamp Verlag (nominated by Manfred Papst)
• Jan Snela: "Yes, snail, yes", Klett-Cotta (nominated by Jutta person)

The selected author: Inside, you will have the opportunity to present your works in public readings that are accessible to the public. tumler-literaturpreis.com emphasizes that the jury will have the award winner: in 2025.

insight into the literary price situation

In a broader perspective, it is also interesting to know that there is a variety of literature competitions and prices in German -speaking countries. According to weyrother.net, these prices often have very specific conditions of participation and varying from locally to significant. This dynamic in the literary price landscape shows how important such awards are to offer new voices a platform.