In the context of the 12th edition of its literary festival, LiteraTour, held from 19 to 28 April 2024, the municipality of Bettembourg (L) organized the 9th edition of the PRIX LAURENCE, a literary competition for young authors aged 12 to 26.
Young authors from Luxembourg and the Greater Region participated in this European edition alongside authors from Valpaços (Portugal) and Flaibano (Italy), partner towns of Bettembourg.
Once again, the competition saw tremendous success with
144 authors submitting a total of 193 texts in 5 languages.
The following authors will present their texts listed below during the two finals, featuring public readings.
The final with public readings will take place on Saturday, 27 April 2024 at 11.00 am at KulTourhaus, 8, rue de l’École, L-3341 Huncherange (Municipality of Bettembourg)
Martina Adami (15), Italy – Gaia e l'abisso magico
Hugo Bouvier De La Fuente (13), Luxembourg - Clonalité.2.0
Nour Bouzazi Asselbourg (15), Luxembourg - Le traître
Ruben Chardome (16), Luxembourg - A poet's mind / One centimeter
Chiara Colapietro (12), Luxembourg - la mia vita nella ginnastica ritmica
Louis Evers (15), Luxembourg - Tu mir das nicht an
Lea Failla (13), Luxembourg - Elves of the seasons
Jemima Foyster (15), Luxembourg - The Call
Sara Garcia (16), Portugal - 911544315 Amor em Analogia
Alara Klopp (17), Luxembourg - AT THE HAIDRESSER’S. Your hair apparently likes to talk.
Charlotte Lindsey (15), Luxembourg - The Butterfly / A Ballerina
Charles Nys (12), Luxembourg - LA chute, Le déclin d’un monde
Armando Pereira (13), Portugal - Caminhos divinos
Toni Salomon-Siebenaller (15), Luxembourg - Der rote Drache
Noémie Turquin (17), Luxembourg - Pilule Rose
The final with public readings will take place on Sunday, 28 April 2024 at 11.00 am at KulTourhaus, 8, rue de l’École, L-3341 Huncherange (Municipality of Bettembourg)
Sofia Alami Laroussi (21), Luxembourg – The dark realm of solitude
Sara Andjelkovic (26), Luxembourg – Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mer sinn
Nina Bernier (19), Luxembourg – Memento / Sur la ville
Julia Bringewald (18), Luxembourg – Female rage
Priscille-Marie Chevrier (26), Luxembourg – De l’ailleurs / Soirées languides
Laura Fagan (18), Luxembourg – out the window
Cora Frank (23), Germany - Franglais, denglish et autre Wirrwarr!
Leni Georges (18), Luxembourg – Preacher liked the cold
Maxime Heim (26), Luxembourg - Dialogue de Sourds (Deaf Talk) / Catastrophist
Raquel Kisch (21), Luxembourg - (UN)SOCIAL MEDIA or the consumption of empty promises
Marie-Laure Michem (19), Luxembourg – Inkbound Souls
Tobias Rault (19), Luxembourg - Le caddie / Sonnet métaphysique / Blanche
Jana Schockmel (20), Luxembourg – I am a poet
The Luxembourg jury comprises Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos and Pit Hoerold.
The 8th edition of the anthology, showcasing the texts of the laureates of the Prix Laurence 2024, will be published by the end of 2024.