Schubart-Literaturpreis

The Schubart-Literaturpreis is a Germany literary prize donated by the city of Aalen since 1956 in honor of the 18th-century poet Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. It is one of the oldest literary awards of Baden-Württemberg.

The main prize, which is 15,000 euros as of 2015,[1] is presented every two years on Schubart's birthday to German-language writers whose literary or journalistic achievement "is in the tradition of the liberal and enlightened thought of Daniel Schubart."[2] A runner-up prize (called Förderpreis) of 5,000 euros has also presented since 2011.[3]

Past winners

Uwe Timm who won the 2003 Schubart-Literaturpreis for his novel Rot

References

  1. 1 2 "Aalen: Katja Petrowskaja erhält den Schubart-Literaturpreis 2015" (Press release). Pressemeldung Baden-Württemberg. February 4, 2015.
  2. City of Aalen. "Schubart-Literaturpreis und Schubart-Literaturförderpreis der Stadt Aalen". Retrieved 18 October 2012. (German)
  3. "Katja Petrowskaja erhält den Schubart-Literaturpreis". Schwäbische Post. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. Unless otherwise indicated, this list is sourced from City of Aalen. Schubart-Literaturpreis winners. Retrieved 14 October 2012. (German)
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