Prix Laurence 2025

Les lauréats du PRIX LAURENCE 2025

Ce samedi et dimanche, Bettembourg a accueilli les finales du Prix Laurence 2025, dans deux catégories d’âge, pour l’attribution du Prix Laurence, concours littéraire réservé aux jeunes auteurs de 12 à 26 ans.

Le jury :

Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos et Pit Hoerold.

Les lauréats :

Catégorie d’âge 12 – 17 ans

1er Prix – Prix Laurence 2025
Nina Souza Grouès (17), Luxembourg – Exhalations / Midnight calls / Who are you? / Le chemin de retour

2e Prix
Yari Helminger (14), Luxembourg – Wind

3e Prix
Hugo Bouvier de la Fuente (14), Luxembourg – The Red Masterpiece

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Melissa Moos Schmit (15), Luxembourg – Anthem of My Mind

Sonya Grudnitckaia (17), Luxembourg – Stereometric / Perfect

Coups de coeur du Jury
Alia Kraus (12), Luxembourg – I Have Left My Heart

Celine Chou (14), Luxembourg – The Disco Ball

Prix du Public (vote en ligne)
Maria Lucas Ferreira Cruz (17), Portugal – Entre Raìzes e Asas

 

Catégorie d’âge 18 – 26 ans

1er Prix – Prix Laurence 2025
Nina Bernier (20), Luxembourg – Pénélope

2e Prix
Alara Klopp (18), Luxembourg – Nine Lives

3e Prix
Douae Laamiri (19), Belgique – Can I borrow twenty bucks? / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / The Oldest Daughter Dilemma

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Julia Bringewald (19), Luxembourg – Ghost in the Shell

Noé Kolanek (25), France – Oubliez-moi

Coups de coeur du Jury
Braea Fox (25), Luxembourg – The Plant Store

Marie-Laure Michem (20), Luxembourg – Old Things Have Strange Hungers

Prix du Public (vote en ligne)
Uma Kurtagic (18), Luxembourg – The Search For Enough

 

Nos plus chaleureuses félicitations à tous les lauréats ! Un grand merci également à l’ensemble des finalistes et des participants.

Rappelons que 151 jeunes auteurs, provenant du Luxembourg, de la Grande-Région, de Flaibano (Italie) et de Valpaços (Portugal) ont participé à cette 10e édition avec 223 textes rédigés en cinq langues.

L’Anthologie Prix Laurence 2025, regroupant les textes des lauréats des deux catégories d’âge sera disponible début 2026 !

The laureates of the PRIX LAURENCE 2025

The final round of the Prix Laurence 2025 took place in Bettembourg over the weekend, with awards presented in two age categories for young authors aged 12 to 26.

 

The jury:

Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos and Pit Hoerold.

 

The laureates:

Age group 12–17

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Souza Grouès (17), Luxembourg – Exhalations / Midnight Calls / Who Are You? / Le chemin de retour

2nd prize

Yari Helminger (14), Luxembourg – Wind

3rd prize

Hugo Bouvier de la Fuente (14), Luxembourg – The Red Masterpiece

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Melissa Moos Schmit (15), Luxembourg – Anthem of My Mind

Sonya Grudnitckaia (17), Luxembourg – Stereometric / Perfect

Coups de coeur du Jury
Alia Kraus (12), Luxembourg – I Have Left My Heart

Celine Chou (14), Luxembourg – The Disco Ball

Audience Award (online vote)

Maria Lucas Ferreira Cruz (17), Portugal – Entre Raízes e Asas

 

Age group 18–26

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Bernier (20), Luxembourg – Pénélope

2nd prize

Alara Klopp (18), Luxembourg – Nine Lives

3rd prize

Douae Laamiri (19), Belgium – Can I Borrow Twenty Bucks? / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / The Oldest Daughter Dilemma

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Julia Bringewald (19), Luxembourg – Ghost in the Shell

Noé Kolanek (25), France – Oubliez-moi

Coups de coeur du Jury
Braea Fox (25), Luxembourg – The Plant Store

Marie-Laure Michem (20), Luxembourg – Old Things Have Strange Hungers

Audience Award (online vote)

Uma Kurtagic (18), Luxembourg – The Search For Enough

 

Congratulations to all the laureates! A big thank you also to all the finalists and participants!

As a reminder, 151 young authors from Luxembourg, the Greater Region, Flaibano (Italy) and Valpaços (Portugal) took part in this 10th edition of the competition, submitting a total of 223 texts in five languages.

The Prix Laurence 2025 anthology featuring the texts of the laureates in both age categories will be available in 2026!

Die Laureaten des PRIX LAURENCE 2025

Am Samstag und Sonntag fand in Bettembourg das Finale des Prix Laurence 2025 in zwei Alterskategorien statt. Dabei wurde der Literaturpreis für junge Autorinnen und Autoren im Alter von 12 bis 26 Jahren verliehen.

Die Jury: Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos und Pit Hoerold.

Die Preisträger:

Altersgruppe 12–17 Jahre

1. Preis – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Souza Grouès (17), Luxemburg – Exhalations / Midnight Calls / Who Are You? / Le chemin de retour

2.Preis

Yari Helminger (14), Luxemburg – Wind

3.Preis

Hugo Bouvier de la Fuente (14), Luxemburg – The Red Masterpiece

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Melissa Moos Schmit (15), Luxemburg – Anthem of My Mind

Sonya Grudnitckaia (17), Luxemburg – Stereometric / Perfect

Coups de coeur du Jury
Alia Kraus (12), Luxemburg – I Have Left My Heart

Celine Chou (14), Luxemburg – The Disco Ball

Publikumspreis (Online-Abstimmung)

Maria Lucas Ferreira Cruz (17), Portugal – Entre Raízes e Asas

 

Altersgruppe 18–26 Jahre

1.Preis – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Bernier (20), Luxemburg – Pénélope

2.Preis

Alara Klopp (18), Luxemburg – Nine Lives

3.Preis

Douae Laamiri (19), Belgien – Can I Borrow Twenty Bucks? / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / The Oldest Daughter Dilemma

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Julia Bringewald (19), Luxemburg – Ghost in the Shell

Noé Kolanek (25), Frankreich – Oubliez-moi

Coups de coeur du Jury
Braea Fox (25), Luxemburg – The Plant Store

Marie-Laure Michem (20), Luxemburg – Old Things Have Strange Hungers

Publikumspreis (Online-Abstimmung)

Uma Kurtagic (18), Luxemburg – The Search For Enough

 

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Laureaten! Ein großes Dankeschön auch an alle Finalisten und Teilnehmer!

Zur Erinnerung: 151 junge Autorinnen und Autoren aus Luxemburg, der Großregion, Flaibano (Italien) und Valpaços (Portugal) haben an dieser 10. Ausgabe des Wettbewerbs teilgenommen – mit insgesamt 223 Texten in fünf Sprachen.

Die Anthologie Prix Laurence 2025 mit den Texten der Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger beider Alterskategorien wird 2026 erhältlich sein!

 

The laureates of PRIX LAURENCE 2025

The final round of the Prix Laurence 2025 took place in Bettembourg over the weekend, with awards presented in two age categories for young authors aged 12 to 26.

The jury: Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos and Pit Hoerold.

The laureates:

Age group 12–17

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Souza Grouès (17), Luxembourg – Exhalations / Midnight Calls / Who Are You? / Le chemin de retour

2nd prize

Yari Helminger (14), Luxembourg – Wind

3rd prize

Hugo Bouvier de la Fuente (14), Luxembourg – The Red Masterpiece

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Melissa Moos Schmit (15), Luxembourg – Anthem of My Mind

Sonya Grudnitckaia (17), Luxembourg – Stereometric / Perfect

Coups de coeur du Jury
Alia Kraus (12), Luxembourg – I Have Left My Heart

Celine Chou (14), Luxembourg – The Disco Ball

Audience Award (online vote)

Maria Lucas Ferreira Cruz (17), Portugal – Entre Raízes e Asas

 

Age group 18–26

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Bernier (20), Luxembourg – Pénélope

2nd prize

Alara Klopp (18), Luxembourg – Nine Lives

3rd prize

Douae Laamiri (19), Belgium – Can I Borrow Twenty Bucks? / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / The Oldest Daughter Dilemma

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Julia Bringewald (19), Luxembourg – Ghost in the Shell

Noé Kolanek (25), France – Oubliez-moi

Coups de coeur du Jury
Braea Fox (25), Luxembourg – The Plant Store

Marie-Laure Michem (20), Luxembourg – Old Things Have Strange Hungers

Audience Award (online vote)

Uma Kurtagic (18), Luxembourg – The Search For Enough

 

Congratulations to all the laureates! A big thank you also to all the finalists and participants!

 

As a reminder, 151 young authors from Luxembourg, the Greater Region, Flaibano (Italy) and Valpaços (Portugal) took part in this 10th edition of the competition, submitting a total of 223 texts in five languages.

The Prix Laurence 2025 anthology featuring the texts of the laureates in both age categories will be available in 2026!

The laureates of PRIX LAURENCE 2025

The final round of the Prix Laurence 2025 took place in Bettembourg over the weekend, with awards presented in two age categories for young authors aged 12 to 26.

The jury: Vesna Andonovic, Nicolas Calmes, Jérôme Jaminet, Christiane Kremer, Sabrina Notka, Antoine Pohu, Thomas Schoos and Pit Hoerold.

 

The laureates:

Age group 12–17

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Souza Grouès (17), Luxembourg – Exhalations / Midnight Calls / Who Are You? / Le chemin de retour

2nd prize

Yari Helminger (14), Luxembourg – Wind

3rd prize

Hugo Bouvier de la Fuente (14), Luxembourg – The Red Masterpiece

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Melissa Moos Schmit (15), Luxembourg – Anthem of My Mind

Sonya Grudnitckaia (17), Luxembourg – Stereometric / Perfect

Coups de coeur du Jury
Alia Kraus (12), Luxembourg – I Have Left My Heart

Celine Chou (14), Luxembourg – The Disco Ball

Audience Award (online vote)

Maria Lucas Ferreira Cruz (17), Portugal – Entre Raízes e Asas

 

Age group 18–26

1st prize – Prix Laurence 2025

Nina Bernier (20), Luxembourg – Pénélope

2nd prize

Alara Klopp (18), Luxembourg – Nine Lives

3rd prize

Douae Laamiri (19), Belgium – Can I Borrow Twenty Bucks? / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / The Oldest Daughter Dilemma

Mentions spéciales du Jury
Julia Bringewald (19), Luxembourg – Ghost in the Shell

Noé Kolanek (25), France – Oubliez-moi

Coups de coeur du Jury
Braea Fox (25), Luxembourg – The Plant Store

Marie-Laure Michem (20), Luxembourg – Old Things Have Strange Hungers

Audience Award (online vote)

Uma Kurtagic (18), Luxembourg – The Search For Enough

 

Congratulations to all the laureates! A big thank you also to all the finalists and participants!

As a reminder, 151 young authors from Luxembourg, the Greater Region, Flaibano (Italy) and Valpaços (Portugal) took part in this 10th edition of the competition, submitting a total of 223 texts in five languages.

The Prix Laurence 2025 anthology featuring the texts of the laureates in both age categories will be available in 2026!

Jury - Luxembourg

Pit Hoerold

After primary school in Bettemburg and graduating from the Lycée Hubert Clement in Esch/Alzette in 1975, Pit Hoerold studied art. He is a freelance advertising specialist, publisher and musician. As such, he wrote the portrait Cool Feet, déi populärste Lëtzebuerger Rockbänd vun allen Zäiten (2003). He also wrote the booklet on the spelling of the Luxembourgish language Yuppiii, mir léiere lëtzebuergesch schreiwen (1992). He has published articles in Lëtzebuerger Almanach ’87, Les Cahiers luxembourgeois and Eis Sprooch (AL Association).

Pit Hoerold has also published poetry in German. In 2019, the poetry collection in die augen, in die ferne, still ins ohr was published with texts in German, French and Luxembourgish.

In the play En zweete Fabesch Fränz, Pit Hoerold combines his love of theatre and cycling with reflections on national pride.

In addition, Pit Hoerold wrote children’s literature in Luxembourgish, poems, the play Haut as Päiffeneijooschdag, and the story D’Tip an den Top. Pit Hoerold wrote the dialogue for eight songs on the LP de Billy geet op d’Rees. In 2010, the CD Glücksritter was released with a selection of poems recited by the author in German and Luxembourgish. Pit Hoerold is one of the initiators of the Prix Laurence youth writing competition.

Vesna Andonovic

Vesna Andonovic studied culture and communication at Nancy II University and then specialised in film history at the “Institut européen du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel” of Nancy II University.

Vesna Andonovic began her professional career as a teaching assistant at the “Lycée technique du Centre”, then founded a communication agency. Since 2005, Vesna Andonovic is working as a cultural journalist and writes reviews, critiques, glosses, reportages, editorials or interviews mainly in the fields of film, theatre, music, literature, society and culture.

Vesna Andonovic is also involved in the film industry. She has been a member of the jury of the Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis since 2012 and is currently a member of the Film Academy, which determines the annual film prize in Luxembourg. She is also a member of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication.

In 2013, Vesna Andonovic published her first short story as an author under the title “Zëmmer Nummer fënnef”.

Jérôme Jaminet

Jérôme Jaminet, born in 1979, lives in Luxembourg as a teacher, literary mediator and literary critic. He studied philosophy and German literature at the University of Trier. From 2014 to 2017, he directed the weekly literature programme « Book Look » on radio « Eldoradio ». From 2018 to 2020, he was responsible for the literature section « LesBar » in the newspaper « Lëtzebuerger Journal ». As a freelance literary critic, he works for SWR2, Spiegel Online, MDR Kultur and the Berliner Tagesspiegel, among others. In 2003 he published « Gedankenstille », a collection of his texts written between 1995 and 2002.

Christiane Kremer

Christiane Kremer is a journalist and responsible for culture at RTL. As an author, she writes cabaret texts, plays, short stories and children’s books. For the children’s book « So mol, Lobo! » (with Vincent Biwer) she was awarded with the Luxembourg Book Prize in 2019. She co-founded the publishing house « Kremart Edition » in 2013. Her debut novel « De Bicherbus » was published in 2020.

Copyright Foto: Sven Becker

Thomas Schoos

Thomas Schoos, born in Luxembourg in 1981, studied social sciences at Humboldt University in Berlin, then political sciences at the Free University of Berlin, followed by a Master’s degree in Cultural Journalism at the Berlin University of the Arts.

Schoos worked as PR manager, as content strategist, as editor-in-chief, as a storytelling coach at TEDxLuxembourgCity and was head of communications at the Luxembourg research institute LIST. In February 2020, he moved to the Ministry of the Environment as Conseiller de gouvernement.

Since 2005, Thomas Schoos has written as a freelance author for various media, including Tageblatt, zitty Berlin, Berliner Zeitung, RBB/ARD television, Süddeutsche Zeitung. In 2008, his essay An die große Erzählerin won the Cicero University Essay Prize. As an editor, he has been responsible for various publications, including Luxembourg Moderne (2012), E Maufel Lëtzebuerg (2015) and the Guide Auto-Pédestre (2016).

Thomas Schoos writes children’s books. He published his first book « Pelle Svensson and the Republic of Animals » in 2011 and in 2017 « Wooow!!! ».

Antoine Pohu

Antoine Pohu studied history and philosophy, before doing a Master’s in Theatre Studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles.

In 2018, he received the Prix Laurence for the short story Le Masque. After publishing different short stories in Les Cahiers luxembourgeois and other collectif publications. Antoine Pohu is the author of two novels, La Quête (Op der Lay, 2020) and Parfois la nuit se tait (Capybarabooks, 2023), both nominated at the luxemburgish book prize,as well as of the short political text Nous sommes celleux qui marchent dans la ville (Capybarabooks, 2023).

Currently living between Luxembourg and Brussels, he focusses on his writing and different theatre projects.

Sabrina Notka

Sabrina Notka was born in Dortmund (Germany) in 1986. She studied literature and political science and then completed a journalistic traineeship at the « Institut zur Förderung des publizistischen Nachwuchses » in Munich.

At the same time, she worked for various newspapers, radio and television stations. In 2011, she began working as an editor at the communication agency binsfeld and the publishing house éditions guy binsfeld. Today, as content director, she heads the editorial department.

In 2014, her first independent publication « Unter Büchern » (Among books) appeared, which was awarded the special jury prize at the Lëtzebuerger Buchpräis. She also accompanied the creation of a wide range of literary, non-fiction and corporate books.

Nicolas Calmes

Two things were key in the development of Nicolas Calmes and his poetry: video games and skateboarding.

Young Nicolas explored many virtual worlds and one of them was Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. The game introduced him to skateboarding, which changed his life. Besides redefining his sense of self and the way he looks at his environment, skateboarding culture introduced him to punk rock and hip hop. Both influence his writing. His poems are written to a rap beat and characterized by the brutal honesty and inherent criticism of punk mentality.

The Prix Laurence was his foray into the literature scene. His poems got him second place in 2016, and first place and the Prix du Public in 2017. This in turn got him involved in poetry slam. He became national champion in 2022, made it to the finals at the European Poetry Slam Championship and represented Luxembourg at the World Poetry Slam Championship in 2023.

Publisher-shy, he sells DIY-printed versions of his work-in-progress poetry collection out of the trunk of his car.

He studied English at the University of Luxembourg and Arts & Culture at Maastricht University. He freelances for culture dot lu and Radio 100,7.

Jury - Portugal

Anabela Moura Fernandes

Anabela Moura Fernandes has been a teacher at Valpaços High School since 1998. Currently, she is the head of the Portuguese Language School Department. She has a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures – Portuguese Studies – from the University of Porto. She obtained a Master’s degree in Education Sciences at the University « Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro » in 2010.

Isabel Ricardo

Isabel Ricardo is a teacher of Portuguese and French in “Agrupamento de Escolas de Valpaços” school. She was born in France where she studied until she got in the “Paris IV Sorbonne” university, In 1991 she got her diploma (DEUG- Diplôme d’Études Universitaires Générales) in Languages and foreign civilisations, namely in Portuguese. Then, she came to Portugal where she took a degree as a teacher of Portuguese and French in the “Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro”university in 1997. In 2012 she took a postgraduate degree in Science of Education, with an expertise in Communication and Educational Technology.

Eliane Maria Fernandes

Eliane Maria Fernandes is a teacher in Valpaços Secondary School since 2009. She graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures- French and English Studies- in 1993, in the University of Coimbra. Currently she is the person in charge of the School Department of Foreign Languages.

Paulo Castro

Senior technician in the Culture Department of Valpaços Municipality, Paulo Castro is currently working in the town library, and participating in the organisation of various events in the county.

He graduated in Portuguese and English teaching as well as in Communication and Science Marketing, with a specialization in Marketing.

Jury - Italy

Rosalba Bruni Lahey

Nata a Subbiano (AR), attualmente residente a Codroipo (UD), e isegnante in pensione, si è lauata in Materie Lettrarie presso l’ Università Statale di Gernova nel 1978, con 103 /110.

Abilitata, dal 1979 ha insegnato in diverse scuole del Friuli Venezia Giulia, dal 1996 al 2005, ha insegnato, in qualità di docente di ruolo, presso la Scuola Media Statale G.Bianchi di Codroipo.

Attualmente, oltre a far parte del direttivo del Caffè Letterarrio Codroipese, si occupa, come referente, del Progetto Martina per le Scuole Superiori e del Progetto Lions Quest per le Scuole di Grado Inferiore di Codroipo per il Lions Club Medio Tagliamento.

Eddi Bazzaro

Laureato in Ingegneria all’Università degli Studi di Trieste.

Insegnante presso l’Istituto Tecnico Industriale « J.F.Kennedy » di Pordenone.

Libero Professionista con Studio in Codroipo.

Vice-Presidente del Caffè Letterario Codroipese

Gaetana Gemo

Dopo le scuole d’obbligo, ho conseguito il diploma Magistrale all’Istituto Caterina Percoto di Udine.

Successivamente, mi sono specializzata nell’insegnamento per bambini con difficoltà di apprendimento.

Ho poi cambiato “mestiere” e mi sono dedicata al settore commerciale dove ho operato per il resto della mia vita lavorativa fino al raggiungimento della dolce pensione.

Ora faccio parte del Direttivo del Caffè Letterario Codroipese con cui collaboro attivamente.

Luisa Venuti

Diplomata Istituto Magistrale “Educandato Uccellis” di Udine.

Insegnante presso Suola a Tempo Pieno di Flaibano.

Presidente del Caffè Letterario Codroipese.

Pizzale Fioravante

Titolo di studio Perito Industriale

Curricola Esperienze lavorative con mansioni di attività Commerciali dal 1991

Titolare di Scuola Guida per patenti di categoria superiori

Commissario e selettore di oltre 500 autisti di autobus per la ATAP di Pordenone

Attualmente Consulente per la Circolazione dei mezzi di trasporto.