Rüsselsheim honors poet Melis Ntente with a grant!

Rüsselsheim honors poet Melis Ntente with a grant!

In the living literary scene of Rüsselsheim there is a reason to be happy. On June 26, 2025, the talented poet Melis Ntente was awarded the city's grant. Mayor Patrick Burghardt was present at the award and emphasized the demanding selection of the jury. The city of Rüsselsheim reports

The artist born in 1999 is already known in the German -language literary scene. She has acquired her bachelor's degree in online journalism at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and has now studied at the Hildesheim Literature Institute in the master's degree in "Literary writing and editing". She was not only a winner of the HR2 literature award, but also reached first place at the Junge Literaturforum Hessen-Thuringia. Your poetry debut "Dress from Maps" will be published in 2025 at Edition Assemblage.

a creative year of Ahead

With the funding scholarship of 855 euros per month, which is based on the BAföG maximum rate, ntent also receives 2,000 euros for an artistic project. A writing workshop for young people in Rüsselsheim and a poetic-visual project is planned to make poetry visible in urban space. "I am very happy to be able to give something back to Rüsselsheim, which shaped my literary career," said the poet.

The ceremonial handover of the scholarship is still announced and takes place as part of a public event. In the past, Ntente has shaped the local cultural scene by its readings in the course of the “Culture in Summer”, “Bel R! Festival” and in art spaces. Your texts are not only very popular in the region, but also at cultural festivals and literary houses nationwide.

committed in literature mediation

Melis Ntente's commitment does not only refer to her own writer. She is active in the Muslim poetry slam collective "I, Slam e.V." And organizes socio -political workshops and events. This initiative promotes intercultural exchange and brings together young talents. An appearance at the fourth edition of the other salon of the Literature House Villa Clementine in Wiesbaden, where she appeared with Leonie Klendeur, shows her connection to the regional literary scene again.

The Germany -wide literary scholarships are a valuable part of creative work and offer authors a way to support their projects financially. As the Weyrother platform reports, regional funding offers dominate, which are often connected to a stay in artists' apartments.

The award of ntente not only reflects its talent, but also the valuable support of the city of Rüsselsheim for the literary cultural landscape. This makes it a radiant example of how local initiatives can help keep the literature and the artist community alive.