Goldene Leslie

The Golden Leslie is a youth book price.

The prize is awarded to a work of fiction YA a living German author, which was published for the first time last year. The award is associated with 2,000 euros and a trophy, the "Golden Leslie". Namesake of the prize is the mascot of the campaign " love of reading in Rhineland -Palatinate ," the bookworm " Leslie".

The five-member preliminary jury, which consisted of 2007 Stefan Gemmel ( Author), Gunda Brief ( literature Mainz Office ), Angela Magin ( city library Speyer ), Katja Tisza ( kjl -online ) and Dr. Yvonne Wolf ( University of Mainz), selects a proposal teenager a shortlist. The winning book itself is determined by a youth jury.

Award winners

  • 2007: Inge Barth- Grözinger, Beer Summer Shortlist: Jürgen Banscherus, Until Zanzibar and on; Leuw Katzenstein, The terror of the oceans; Christa -Maria Zimmermann, The gold of Columbus
  • 2008: Waldtraut Lewin, three characters are a word Shortlist: Kirsten Boie: Alhambra; Thomas Fuchs: With friends; Andreas Schendel: Then just do it
  • 2009: Michael Wallner, The Time of the Scorpion Shortlist: Robert Domes: Fog in August; Ralf Isau: Minik - At the sources of the night; Agnes Hammer: Moving targets; Martina Wildner: Six
  • 2010: Tanya A. Wegberg, Memory Error or How my father went over Jordan Shortlist: Beate Teresa Hanika: Little Red Riding Hood must weep; Daniel Höra: dissed; Gabi Kreslehner: Charlotte's dream; Mirjam Pressler: Nathan and his children
  • 2011 Shortlist: Gina Mayer: The lost shoes; Susanne Orosz: trace of fear; Ursula Poznanski: Erebus; Kathrin Schrocke: Freak City
  • 2012: Shortlist: Katja Brandis / Hans -Peter Ziemek: Call of the depths; Günter Ohnemus: Seventeen days in August; Marlene Roeder: Melvin, my dog and the Russian cucumbers
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