For each category (Children and Young Adolescents, non-fiction, and fiction), five books were on the shortlists.
The jury of the Luxembourg Book Awards 2022 – Nicole Sahl (National Centre for Literature), Jemp Schuster (author), Hélène Dom (Agence Repères), Jeff Thill (bookshop owner), and Mylène Branco (Uni.lu) – chose their five favourites from a total of 66 books in the categories fiction, children’s / YA book, and non-fiction.
These shortlists were presented during a press conference in early October. The winners of the different categories were announced during a ceremony at Centre Prince Henri in Walferdange. Besides the three winners selected by the jury, there was also a people’s choice award. Members of the public were asked to vote for their favourite book out of the 15 nominees across all three categories.
The 1st Prize in the “non-fiction” category was awarded to Luxembourg-Lorraine au Moyen-Age by Philippe Stachowkski and Jean-Marie Blaising (Publisher: Gérard Klopp).
The 1st Prize in the “children’s book / YA” category was awarded to Watgelift? by Isabelle Hild and Andréi Clontea (Publisher: PersPektiv Éditions).
The 1st Prize in the “fiction” category was awarded to De Fléiepëlz by Pit Schlechter, featuring illustrations by Pit Weyer (Publisher: Kremart Édition).
The “Design” Prize was awarded to Le difficile chemin vers la grande ville, regards croisés sur l’oeuvre de Paul Retter by Robert L.Philippart and Christian Aschman (Publisher: Guy Binsfeld).
The people’s choice award was awarded to Watgelift? by Isabelle Hild and Andréi Clontea (Publisher: PersPektiv Éditions).
Shortlist children’s book / YA:
Verdruddelt Geschichten by Marc Weydert and Marie-Isabelle Callier (Publisher: PersPektiv Éditions)
Watgelift? by Isabelle Hild and Andréi Clontea (Publisher: PersPektiv Éditions)
Dem Stinki seng Oueren by Lydie Develter (Publisher: Ernster Éditions)
De klenge Chef by Lys and Maï Differding (Publisher: Éditions Schortgen)
A wann...? D’Geschicht vum Fuuss a vum Schleek by Jil Winandy (Publisher: Kremart Édition)
Shortlist non-fiction:
Militärgeschichte Luxemburgs - Histoire militaire du Luxembourg by Thomas Kolnberger and Benoît Niederkorn (Publisher: capybarabooks)
Le difficile chemin vers la grande ville, regards croisés sur l’oeuvre de Paul Retter by Robert L.Philippart and Christian Aschman (Publisher: Éditions Guy Binsfeld)
Ketty Thull – Heimatgefühle by Carlo Sauber (Publisher: Éditions Schortgen)
Luxembourg-Lorraine au Moyen-Age by Philippe Stachowkski and Jean-Marie Blaising (Publisher: Gérard Klopp)
Cook it like Tammy by Tammy Diderich (Publisher: Op der Lay)
Shortlist fiction:
Lapsuus by Joseph Kayser (Publisher: Éditions Guy Binsfeld)
Chantiers du désir by Carla Lucarelli (Publisher: Éditions Phi)
De Fléiepëlz by Pit Schlechter (Publisher: Kremart Édition)
Das Gangrän by Maxime Weber (Publisher: Kremart Édition)
Tout devait disparaître by Jérôme Quiqueret (Publisher: capybarabooks)
You can discover all of these books and perhaps even get them signed by the authors at the Walfer Bicherdeeg (“Walferdange Book Days”) on Saturday 19 November (10am – 7pm) and Sunday 20 November (10am – 6pm).
