On Saturday and Sunday, the two final rounds (in 2 age categories) for the Prix Laurence
literary competition for young authors between 12 and 26 years of age, took place in Bettembourg.
Vesna Andonovic, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos and Pit Hoerold.
1st Price - Prix Laurence 2023
Harry Boutou (15), Luxembourg - Repos estival
2nd Price
Gunes Soyer (16), Luxembourg – These Nights
3rd Price
Valeriia Stelmashenko (15), Luxembourg – Das Zuhause
Special Mention of the Jury
Lucile Rivron Martinelli (15), Luxembourg - The Sickness; The Moon
Coups de coeur du Jury
Giacomo Bernardo Spreafico (13), Luxembourg – Ben, The Boy Who Crossed The Street
Jemima Foyster (14), Luxembourg – A Perfect Storm; The Weight of the World
Audience Award (online voting)
Martina Adami (14), Italy – Gaia e il mondo perfetto
1st Price - Prix Laurence 2023
Lavinia Nemes (18), Luxembourg – Grain d’os
2nd Price
Ieva Marija Sokolovaite (23), Lithuania – Redemptio
3rd Prix
Cheryl Fairon (18), Luxembourg – Bittersweet
Special Mention of the Jury
Ferelith Kingston (25), Luxembourg – The Good Guy?
Coups de coeur du Jury
Nina Bernier (18), Luxembourg – L’autre devant moi ; L’Ecume
Viktorija Kuzabaviciute (19), Lituanie – Vien
Audience Award (online voting)
Maxime Heim (25), Luxembourg - I Am the City
123 young authors from Luxembourg, the Greater Region, Flaibano (Italy), Valpaços (Portugal) and Kaunas (Lithuania)
took part in this 8th European edition of the Prix Laurence with 188 texts.
The Prix Laurence 2023 anthology, containing the texts of all finalists and laureates
in the two age categories (12 - 17 years and 18 - 26 years), will be published soon!