The Roswitha Prize (Ger. "Roswitha-Preis") is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women.
The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim.[1] In 1998 it received its modern designation along with an endowment of €5,500. It is named for Roswitha of Gandersheim, a 10th-century Benedictine nun who is considered the first female German playwright and author.
List of Recipients
- 1973 Marie-Luise Kaschnitz
- 1974 Hilde Domin
- 1975 Ilse Aichinger
- 1976 Elisabeth Borchers
- 1977 Dagmar Nick
- 1978 Elfriede Jelinek
- 1979 Luise Rinser
- 1980 Rose Ausländer
- 1981 Hilde Spiel
- 1982 Friederike Mayröcker
- 1983 Sarah Kirsch
- 1984 Greta Schoon
- 1985 Irmtraud Morgner
- 1986 Ulla Hahn
- 1987 Irina Korschunow
- 1988 Gerlind Reinshagen
- 1989 Helga M. Novak
- 1990 Herta Müller
- 1991 No Award
- 1992 Helga Königsdorf
- 1993 Christa Reinig
- 1994 Monika Maron
- 1995 Libuse Monikova
- 1996 Gisela von Wysocki
- 1997 No Award
- 1998 Carola Stern
- 1999 Birgit Vanderbeke
- 2000 Silvia Bovenschen
- 2001 Erika Fuchs
- 2002 Katja Lange-Müller
- 2003 Antje Rávic Strubel
- 2004 Angelika Klüssendorf
- 2005 Julia Franck
- 2006 Ruth Klüger
- 2007 Felicitas Hoppe
- 2008 Cornelia Funke
- 2009 No Award
- 2010 Anna Katharina Hahn
- 2011 Olga Martynova
- 2012 Elke Erb
- 2013 Ulrike Draesner
- 2014 Gertrud Leutenegger
- 2015 Gabriele Goettle
- 2016 Nora Bossong
- 2017 Petra Morsbach
- 2018 Terézia Mora
- 2019 Monika Rinck
See also
- German literature
- List of literary awards honoring women
- List of literary awards
- List of poetry awards
- List of years in literature
- List of years in poetry
References
- ^ "Literaturpreis der Stadt seit 1973: Der Roswitha-Preis" (in German). Stadt Bad Gandersheim. bad-gandersheim.de. Retrieved 2017-09-07.