As in the previous year, the competition responded flexibly to the pandemic conditions so that it could continue despite coronavirus: Until February 14, children were able to submit their entries via the competition's video portal for the regional round, after which the expert jury, consisting of five members each for the West, South and North regions, had access to the online gallery to evaluate the entries. This was based on reading technique, interpretation and selection of text passages.
The 63rd Reading Contest of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association is one of the largest nationwide competitions for children of all school types in the sixth grade. Around 6,000 sixth-grade pupils take part in the regional competitions in cities and districts across Germany. With around 480,000 participants, the reading competition, which was launched in 1959, is one of the oldest and largest school reading competitions in Germany. This means that the competition has almost reached the level of a pre-corona year.
It 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. School winners, district winners, county winners, district winners, state winners and finally the national winner are determined. The final will take place on June 21, 2022 in Berlin. The competition aims to spread enthusiasm for books to the public, inspire a love of reading and strengthen children's reading skills. The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth sponsors the reading competition.
The stages lead from school to city/district, district and state level to the national final, which will take place in Berlin on June 21, 2022.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation and a book ("Das Universum ist verdammt groß und supermystisch" by Lisa Krusche) from the Börsenverein, a power bank from the Kreissparkasse and a book voucher worth five euros from the district. The district winners will also be rewarded with a winning book ("Calypsos Irrfahrt" by Cornelia Franz) from the Börsenverein and a 15 euro book voucher from the district. The second and third place winners will also receive book vouchers from the district for a further ten and five euros respectively.
The winners of the regional round of the 2021/2022 reading competitionin the district of Ludwigsburg:
| Placement Region West | |||
| 1st place | Melia Künzel | Glemstalschule community school Schwieberdingen-Hemmingen | Rüdiger Bertram, Timo Grubing - Beaver Undercover |
| 2nd place | Salome Reichenbach | Alfred-Amann-Gymnasium Bönnigheim | Otfried Preußler - Krabat |
| 3rd place | Pauline Stöcklein | Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen | Alexandra Fischer-Hunold - The summer my siblings found their brains again |
| Placement Region South | |||
| 1st place | Maximilian El Selman | Friedrich-List-Gymnasium Asperg | Martin Muser - Kannawoniwasein! Sometimes you just have to get lost |
| 2nd place | Theresa Hägele | Otto Hahn Grammar School Ludwigsburg | Maja von Vogel - The three !!! Hunt for prey at the ghost lake |
| 3rd place | Noah Schaffert | Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg | Hendrik Buchna - The three ??? O du finstere |
| Placement Region North | |||
| 1st place | Lilli Demirer | Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach | Sabine Bohlmann - A girl called Willow |
| 2nd place | Franziska Vesenmaier | Gymnasium II Im Ellental Bietigheim-Bissingen | Christina Wolff - The Magicians of Paris |
| 3rd place | Sophia Graf | Oscar-Paret-School Freiberg | Erid Blyton - Hanni and Nanni are always against it |
The latest news on the 63rd reading competition as well as all information, dates and participating schools can be found on the website www.vorlesewettbewerb.de.
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