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The winners of the Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize 2025 have been announced!
Find out everything about the Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize ceremony on September 12, 2025 in the Adlershof Cultural Center.
The winners of the Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize 2025 have been announced!
On September 12, 2025, the ninth Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize was awarded at the Alte Schule Adlershof cultural center. The event attracted numerous guests who were looking forward to a public reading and a celebration of poetry. The district councilor for further education, schools, culture and sport, Marco Brauchmann, warmly welcomed those present.
The theme of this year's poetry competition was “Response to Colors.” The competition, organized by the Treptow-Köpenick district office, received a total of 544 entries. Ulrich Grasnick, the prize's namesake, remarked in an impressive quote: "Whatever storms, the mirror finds its balance again. Whatever shadows, it paints your picture."
Nominees and award winners
After an anonymous selection process on June 15, 2025, the nominations were announced. The nominees included:
- Marina Bartolovic (Neckargemünd)
- Jan-Erik Grebe (CH-Zürich)
- Anke Hüper (Süderlügum)
- Bastian Kienitz (Mainz)
- Chris Lauer (Luxemburg-Stadt)
- Patricia Mathes (Wien)
- Melissa Tara Nielsen (Wien)
- Susanne Rodler (Zürich)
- Gabriele Stürmer-Aulbach (Sailauf)
- Maike Suter (Bernau)
- T.G. Vömel (Berlin)
The prizes were awarded to the following duo:
- 1. Platz: Susanne Rodler (Konstanz)
- 2. Platz: Chris Lauer (Luxemburg-Stadt)
Further program items
The award ceremony included readings by the award winners, nominees and other authors, accompanied by musical performances by Victor and Valentin Hoffmann. In addition, the anthology “Answer to Colors” with 100 authors was presented, edited by Jörg Becken at KLAK Verlag.
Submissions for the competition were possible until March 15, 2025 and were aimed at German-speaking authors aged 16 and over. The poems should include two self-written, unpublished works and be submitted to an anonymous jury for evaluation. The evaluation criteria related to linguistic expression and imagery, and the jury's decision could not be appealed.
The sponsor Ulrich Grasnick ensured the publication and preservation of the documents and a valuable antiquarian book. The entire event was a tribute to the poetry and creativity of the participants.
Further information about the call for proposals and the competition can be found on Ulrich Grasnick's website: Ulrich Grasnick.