Christian-Wagner-Preis

German literary award

Christian-Wagner-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. Since 1992, the Christian Wagner Society has been awarding the Christian Wagner Prize to a contemporary poet every two years "in memory of the poet and his program of protecting all living things as much as possible".^[1]^[2] According to the statutes, the jury consists of five personalities from literary life. The jury decides on the winner in a closed session.^[1] The prize money is €10,000.^[1]^[3]

Recipients

Source:^[1]

1992: Richard Leising, Berlin
1994: Tuvia Rübner, Israel
1996: Johannes Kühn, Hasborn/Tholey
1998: Karl Mickel, Berlin
2000: Friederike Mayröcker, Vienna
2002: Michael Donhauser, Vienna
2004: Dorothea Grünzweig, Finland.
2006: Oswald Egger, Hombroich/Vienna
2008: Wulf Kirsten, Weimar
2010: Helga M. Novak, Berlin
2012: Lutz Seiler, Wilhelmshorst
2014: Nico Bleutge, Berlin
2016: Kito Lorenc, Hochkirch/Wuischke
2018: Jürgen Nendza, Aachen^[4]
2020: Esther Kinsky, Vienna^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Christian Wagner Gesellschaft: Christian-Wagner-Preis". Christian Wagner Gesellschaft (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Christian-Wagner-Preis". kulturpreise.de. 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Preise & Stipendien". Christian-Wagner-Preis (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Lyriker Nendza fürs Lebenswerk ausgezeichnet". Börsenblatt (in German). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Kinsky, Esther. "Esther Kinsky erhält den Christian-Wagner-Preis 2020. Nachricht auf suhrkamp.de". Suhrkamp Verlag (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2021.