In Neustrelitz, Sabine Beck wins the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania literary prize
The jury chose Insa, a prose work drawn from an unpublished novella that explores care and autonomy.
Sabine Beck has won the Literaturpreis Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for Insa. The verdict was announced on 7 November at the Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz, Germany, and reported on 8 November by the dpa news agency. The five finalists read from their work that evening before the prizes were awarded.
Insa is drawn from a still-unpublished novella. Through the relationship between two women, Beck explores practical questions: the freedom to make one’s own choices, financial security and care when the two people do not have the same resources. The jury prize includes €3,000 and a month-long residency at Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop in October 2027. Katharina Schlender won the in-person audience award and Christina Piljavec won the online vote.