Reception ceremony at Loretto Castle

250 guests – including the authors and jurors of the 33rd Festival of German-Language Literature – gathered at Loretto Castle on Thursday evening, invited by the mayor to his traditional reception.

Gunzer stood in for Scheider

Cultural councillor and deputy mayor Albert Gunzer welcomed the guests on behalf of the mayor: “I wish all participating authors good luck, and I hope that the jurors, critics, literature agents and publishers will enjoy their days in the city of literature Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.”

Bürgermeisterempfang (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

In the evening, there was time for personal discussions away from the spotlight.

Bürgermeisterempfang (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

Many of the guests used this opportunity to make new contacts.

Burkhard Spinnen, Michaela Monschein, Albert Gunzer (Bild: ORF/Puch)

On Thursday evening, Gunzer also thanked ORF regional director Willi Haslitzer and Bachmann Prize coordinator Michaela Monschein for their excellent collaboration.

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