Writing Competition
Initiated by David Moroney, Cleopatra Goularas, and Marthe-Siobhán Hecke in 2020, the Department of English, American and Celtic Studies will organise a Writing Competition every semester. The winning pieces and announcements regarding the next Writing Competition can be found here.
Winter Term 2022/2023 Writing Competition
The game is afoot! Hand in your short stories / poems by Nov 20 and win book vouchers for The Art of Books (Bonner Talweg). We are very excited!
Please read through the flyer carefully: Flyer
You can upload your pieces here, but please upload two different PDFs: one featuring only your short / story poem and another that includes your chosen name (and pen name), pronouns, and email address (plus the name of your piece).
Make sure to check your emails regularly. The Award Ceremony will take place on December 9, 4pm. More info soon, save the date!
Summer Term 2022 Writing Competition
We received 29 poems, 22 short stories and 8 artworks. WOW! We've contacted all the winners. Please check your emails!
Big thanks to our judges: Prof. Marion Gymnich, Natalie Hungate, and Ted Richthofen - you're the best!
The Award Ceremony took place IN PERSON (!!!) on June 17, 4pm, lecture hall XVII. IT WAS A BLAST!
Poems:
1. needleworks by Paule Jules Westermann
2. Isecurities by Alex Schönberger (they/them)
3. Tell me again by Alicia Thiem
4. Mothering by Bente Rolvering
5. Refusal to use by Arden Winkelmann (hu/it/den/they)
5. Pilgrimage by Melanie Melchior
Short Story:
1. Infestation by Maximilian Neumeyer
2. Dead Girl Walking by Hanna Domgörgen
3. The Art of Losing by Annika Jordan
4. Elio by Elisabeth von der Eltz
5. Flowers of a Dark Forest by Ramon Schmitz
5. The Pinocchio Equation by Marlene Wieler
5. About dying (except not really) by Ben Littek
Artwork winners:
Anne Niesen (title page winner)
Arina Boger
Sam Becker
Sabrina Billing
Sonja Evers
Elisabeth Brendes
Hanna Hoppe
Honorary Mentions (Poetry):
to feel like Eurydice by Katharina Nadine Dobecki
The Moon and the Night by M Hornauer
A Student's Journey by Jan-Oliver Nickel
Passing a Tree in Fitzgerald Park by Paula Kristin Rosenthal
Honorary Mentions (Short Story):
The Manor in the Woods by Charlie Schwall
Thank you, Mark by Alyssa Crina Löffler
Escape Behind by Megan Leah Plum
Her smirk by Sofia Teixeira Goncalves
The Fifth Time by Hannah Schmitz
Yellow by Liliane Hanfeld
Find us on Instagram: @writingcompetitionbonn <3
If there are any questions, do not hesitate to ask!
All the best
David & Marthe
Winter Term 2021/2022 Writing Competition
Another Writing Competition has come to an end and the judges were just as amazed as we were this year. Brilliant pieces, we were blown away! Thank you: Sarah Fißmer, Natalie Hungate, Johanna Kluger, Imke Lichterfeld, Ulrike Nüssler, and Anna-Katharina Scholz!
Why don't you join us for the award ceremony, which will take place on Jan 21, 2022, 4pm. Join us!
A big thank you for all participants, you are all amazing!
You can also read the winning pieces & honorably mentions here:
Short Stories:
1. Yugo Pop by Marija Karacic
2. Sun Yellow by Hannah Laura Domgörgen
3. Growing Pains by Marlene Wieler
4. A tale of a young witch’s frustration by Daniela Weber
5. A conversation with Wolfgang by Elisabeth von der Eltz
Honorary Mentions (Short Story):
– The Alchemist by Tabea Wiegand
– The Lost Boy by Liliane Schütz
– On the Other Side by Lilli-Valerie Wynands
– And I Melt Them Away by Lisann Marie Weber
Poems:
1. Lavender Silence by R. Winter
2. Blink by Ben Littek
3. Strangers by Blood by M Hornauer
4. Anatomy of a Poem by Ziwen Chen
5. Postcolonial Studies or A Shakespearean Sonnet? by Alyssa Löffler
Honorary Mentions (Poetry):
– Childhood Glasses by Sarah Marie Fahnenstich Peralta
– Written in Golden Letters by Melanie Melchior
– Fed Up by Diba Gharib
– Coming Clean by Felix Nauditt
– where to go by Arden Winkelmann
– among dining room chairs by Caitlin
– Guilt by Ushaaji Uthaya
Thank you everyone. This was once again absolutely BRILLIANT!
And we have heard you. Another Writing Competition is coming in the summer. :-)
Summer Term 2021 Winners
Once again, David and Marthe were blown away by all the brilliant poems and short stories we have received! Well done everyone, we had a really hard time choosing our winners!
The award ceremoney will take place on August 6, 4pm via Zoom: Award Ceremoney Flyer
Our judges were Sarah Fißmer, Natalie Hungate, and Imke Lichterfeld. Thank you so much!
You can also read the winning pieces (and brilliant honorary mentions) here:
Short Stories:
1. Nightmare by Lisa Jana Melchert-Metzger
2. The Bookstore by Megan Plum
3. A Day in the Life by Marija Karacic
4th place
– Sweet Nothin’ by Mayu Uno
– Feral Desires by Szymon Marcinkowski
Honorary Mentions (Short Story):
– Awake at Night by Isa Mollen
– The only real conquistador by Leon Ruppert
– No Worries by Hannah Grzonka
– Upside Down by Janne Stobäus
Poems:
1. Want by Annika Walter
2. the day i finally liked myself by Anna Giering
3. Look At Me by Mel Black
4th place
– Facing Granny by Alexandra Herbst
– Sentiments from not just a pandemic by Julia Mizerski
– summer night by Nin Reckermann
Honorary Mentions (Poetry):
– What makes me a woman by Anna-Christina Berger
– The Company by Sonja Evers
– struggle by Arden Winkelmann
– my body calls me names by Zoé Bellussi
The Writing Competition will continue, stay tuned and watch this space! Something interesting this way comes...;-)
Winter Term 2020 Winners
We received more than 50 entries for this semester's writing competition -- AMAZING!! The winning pieces will be uploaded here and we have to tell you: it was a very hard choice and we have five poetry winners instead of just three. Our judges were Sarah Fissmer, Marion Gymnich, Natalie Hungate, Imke Lichterfeld, Max Stottrop, and the initiators. Thank you so much!
You can hear all the winning pieces on January 15, 2021, via Zoom: Award Ceremony
Short Stories:
1. The Voiceless (Michèle Ciba)
2. This Year (Stefanie Tegeler)
3. Stranded God (Ramon Schmitz)
Poems:
1. Let's Talk About it (Jasper Kaufhold)
1. Travelling with a gypsy (Sia Rafaela Tsinafournioti)
2. If Life Was a Sweater (Clara Ernst)
3. Fleeting (Runa Rene)
3. Beautiful Brain (Julia Mizerski)
Honorary Mentions:
Solo (Carla García Clar)
Mud (Katharina Dobecki)
Dried Paint (Diba Gharib)
Tiles (Magdalena Elisabeth Schmidt)
My Fall in Spring (Hanna Schaefer and Bruno Kaut)
(And pssst, we are already planning another writing competition. Stay tuned!)
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Summer Term 2020 Winners
During the Summer Term 2020 Writing Competition, we received 30 short stories and 15 poems -- due to the amount of brilliant pieces, we decided to have three poetry winners and five short story winners. The stories can be read here. We would also like to thank every single participant: your poem or short story was also great and we would love you to hand in something next time!
Short Stories:
1. - Closed Doors (Carla Große-Kreul)
2. - The Lives We Haven’t Lived (Gabriel Haase)
3. - The Special Day (Marie Kerschek)
3. - Familiar (Szymon Marcinkowski)
3. - Alien (Jasper Kaufhold)
Poems:
- This is a Poem (Julia Mizerski)
- The song of their burning names (Paula Rosenthal)
- Writing Competition (Alessia Fiorello)
Thank you again for your participation!
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