Hope is green and it dies last. At least, these are certainties about this undifferentiated feeling of hope. In this book, we present eight perspectives on hope, as varied as the authors themselves. We showcase the eight best stories from the writing competition for the award of the Weinheim Literature Festival. Four of the eight publication spots in this book were reserved for authors (of course, also for male authors) under 25 years old, as the Weinheim Literature Festival and Achter Verlag aim to contribute to the promotion of young talent.