The 47 school winners were invited by District Administrator Dietmar Allgaier to take part in the competition. Around 6,900 pupils from year 6 across Germany take part in the regional competitions in the cities and districts. The more than 650 regional competitions are organized by bookshops, libraries, schools and other cultural institutions. All participating children receive a certificate as well as the book "The Secret of Darkmoor Hall" by Nina Scheweling (Rowohlt) and other prizes.
On February 19, it will be the turn of the Ludwigsburg West area, on February 20 the Ludwigsburg South area and on February 21 the Ludwigsburg North area.
The winner of the Ludwigsburg district will go on to the next round. The stages lead from the school decisions via city/district, district and state level to the national final with the 16 state winners on June 19, 2024 in Berlin at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb).
Competition aims to strengthen children's reading skills
The competition aims to spread enthusiasm for books to the public, strengthen children's reading skills and thus help them to broaden their horizons, understand social changes and develop an openness to new things. At www.vorlesewettbewerb.de/der-wettbewerb/buchempfehlungen, the Stiftung Buchkultur und Leseförderung also publishes curated reading tips on numerous topics - even beyond the well-known children's book classics.
The reading competition is organized by the Book Culture and Reading Promotion Foundation of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association and is held under the patronage of the Federal President.
Federal President. The Education and Social Foundation of the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg, the Sparda-Bank Hessen, the Gewinn-Sparverein der Sparda-Bank München e. V. and the Sparda Bank Hamburg support the decisions at regional level. The media partner is rbb.
The current status of the 65th reading competition as well as all information, dates and participating schools can be found at www.vorlesewettbewerb.de.
