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Nine years of poetry premiere: Ulrich Grasnick Prize 2025 in Adlershof!
On September 12, 2025, the award ceremony of the Ulrich Grasnick Lyric Prize will take place in the Kulturzentrum Alte School Adlershof.
Nine years of poetry premiere: Ulrich Grasnick Prize 2025 in Adlershof!
The ninth award ceremony of the Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize will take place on September 12, 2025 at the Alte Schule Adlershof cultural center. The audience and interested guests are cordially invited to this occasion when the winners of the poetry competition are announced. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. with the welcome of Marco Brauchmann, the district councilor for further education, schools, culture and sport. This year the theme of the competition is “Answer to Colors” and a total of 544 entries were submitted, which will now be evaluated by a top-class jury.
The jury consists of various competent members, including the chairman York Friday, the winner of 2024, Britta Lübbers, and other experts such as Leonie Köhler, Bianca Körner, Katharina Körting, Michael Manzek and Dr. Martin A. Völker. Not only the winners are honored with the poetry award, but also celebrated the creative diversity of German -language poetry.
The nominees and award winners
The nominations for the price were published anonymously on June 15, 2025. The nominees include:
- 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 2025 winners are Susanne Rodler, who takes first place, followed by Chris Lauer in second place. These awards will be recognized in a public reading during the awards ceremony, where the other nominated authors will also present their works.
Publications and musical accompaniment
The event will be accompanied musically by Victor and Valentin Hoffmann. An anthology entitled “Answer to Colors” will also be published. This anthology, edited by Jörg Becken at KLAK Verlag, collects poems by around 100 authors who took part in the competition. The literary contributions should impressively reflect the diversity and creativity of German-language poetry.
For anyone interested, there is further information on the website of the organizer, the Treptow-Köpenick district office and on the Application page of the poetry prize. The prize is made possible by the support of Ulrich Grasnick and is an opportunity to share unforgettable literary experiences.
In addition, the website of the Polyry Network highlights the long-standing importance of poetry prizes and scholarships, which serve as a valuable platform for new talent in literature.