3 women and 2 men want to win the book prize. The jury shows the best list now. This list is a short-list. Anna Baar and Birgit Birnbacher are on it. Sabine Scholl and Elias Hirschl are also there. The 5th name is Norbert Gstrein. Gstrein wins the prize already one time before.
The jury reads 102 books. They look for almost 1 year. The winner gets 20,000 euro. Who does not win still gets 2,500 euro. The choice is on 23 November. This is the start of the Buch Wien fair.
There is also a prize for new writers. This is the debut-prize. 3 persons are in the final. They are Marlen Mairhofer, Nina Temann and David Vajda. The winner gets 10,000 euro. The ministry and the chamber of workers give the money.
