Droste-Preis

Droste-Preis is a literary prize awarded in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The city of Meersburg awards the Droste Prize in memory of the writer Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, who spent the last years of her life in Meersburg.[1] It is awarded every three years.[1] The award is endowed with €6,000 (First Prize (Literaturförderpreis): €4,000).[1] The award is given only to women.[2]

Winners

• 1957 Erika Burkart
• 1960 Nelly Sachs
• 1963 Christine Busta
• 1967 Rose Ausländer
• 1971 Hilde Domin
• 1975 Eva Zeller
• 1979 Gertrud Leutenegger
• 1982 Dorothee Sölle, Maria Menz
• 1985 Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer
• 1988 Elisabeth Plessen
• 1991 Jenny Aloni
• 1994 Eveline Hasler
• 1997 Friederike Mayröcker
• 2000 Helen Meier
• 2003 Kathrin Schmidt, First prize: Julia Schoch
• 2006 Ulrike Draesner, First prize: Marion Poschmann
• 2009 Marlene Streeruwitz, First prize: Silke Scheuermann
• 2012 Helga M. Novak, First prize: Ulrike Almut Sandig
• 2015 Judith Schalansky, First prize: Teresa Präauer
• 2018 Olga Flor, First prize: Julia Weber[3]
• 2021 Katharina Hacker, First prize: Laura Freudenthaler[4][5]

References

1. "Droste-Preis der Stadt Meersburg". Meersburg am Bodensee (in German). 25 October 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. "Droste-Preis der Stadt Meersburg/Hauptpreis – Preise & Stipendien". literaturport.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
3. "Olga Flor erhält Droste-Preis der Stadt Meersburg". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
4. Bruggaier, Johannes (10 November 2020). "Meersburg: Der Droste-Preis 2021 geht an Katharina Hacker". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
5. "Meersburger Droste-Preis geht an Autorin Katharina Hacker". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

Official website