{"id":29777,"date":"2026-07-08T20:17:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globale-literaturfestival.de\/fiston-mwanza-mujila-wins-the-2026-erich-fried-prize\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:21:16","slug":"fiston-mwanza-mujila-wins-the-2026-erich-fried-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globale-literaturfestival.de\/en\/fiston-mwanza-mujila-wins-the-2026-erich-fried-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiston Mwanza Mujila Wins the 2026 Erich Fried Prize\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29777\" class=\"elementor elementor-29777 elementor-29769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc957fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc957fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff1115\" data-id=\"7ff1115\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fdef7 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"28fdef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345dd89\" data-id=\"345dd89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dedb780\" data-id=\"dedb780\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056922b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"056922b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiston Mwanza Mujila Wins the 2026 Erich Fried Prize<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d545dba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d545dba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d93ea0b\" data-id=\"d93ea0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96434fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96434fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fiston Mwanza Mujila, a writer originally from the Congo who lives in Graz, has been awarded the 2026 Erich Fried Prize, which comes with a cash prize of 15,000 euros. 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