Stefan Heym Prizes are awarded
Press invitation: Sunday, 5 November 2017 - Schauspielhaus Chemnitz
- Press conference with the award winners: 5.15 pm
- Ceremonial presentation of the awards: 18.00 hrs
- Scenic reading "The unknown Heym": 7.00 pm
The Stefan Heym Sponsorship Prizes, awarded for the first time by the City of Chemnitz, will be presented on
5 November at 6 p.m. during a festive event in the Schauspielhaus by Mayor Barbara Ludwig. The decision to award the sponsorship prizes was made by the Board of Trustees of the International Stefan Heym Prize of the City of Chemnitz. All award-winning projects will be presented on this evening.
This will be followed by a staged reading on the small stage in the theatre.
"The unknown Heym". The reading is open to the public and free of charge.
Before the event, Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig will introduce the award winners in a press conference in the foyer of the Schauspielhaus at 5.15 pm. Press representatives and photographers are requested to use the attached registration form by next Wednesday, 1 November.
In addition to the International Stefan Heym Prize, which is endowed with 20,000 euros, the sponsorship prizes are awarded to projects and initiatives in the areas of research and estate management, for scholarships and to support student projects that deal with the life and work of Stefan Heym in a special way. 20,000 euros are also available for this purpose. All natural and legal persons, initiatives, institutions, private and public organisations and associations can apply for funding.
The sponsored measures are to be realised in the period between two awards of the International Stefan Heym Prize.
Background: Every three years, the International Stefan Heym Prize of the City of Chemnitz is awarded to outstanding authors and publicists. In April 2017, the Polish writer and journalist Joanna Bator was honoured with the €20,000 International Stefan Heym Prize of the City of Chemnitz. Before her, the prize was awarded to Amos Oz (2008), Bora Ćosić (2011) and Christoph Hein in 2013. Since 2017, in addition to the International Stefan Heym Prize, Stefan Heym Sponsorship Prizes worth 20,000 euros have also been awarded.