Roswitha Prize

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The Roswitha Prize (German : Roswitha-Preis) is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women.

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Literaturpreis der Stadt seit 1973: Der Roswitha-Preis" (in German). Stadt Bad Gandersheim. bad-gandersheim.de. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Roswitha-Preis 2004 geht an Angelika Klüssendorf". Der Standard (in German). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "In Memoriam Ruth Kluger". University of California, Irvine . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Literatur: Cornelia Funke erhält den Roswitha-Preis 2008". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 6 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Roswitha-Preis für Anna Katharina Hahn". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). 8 September 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Olga Martynova". TraLaLit (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Schriftstellerin Elke Erb erhält den Roswitha-Preis 2012". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). 10 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Steensen, Friederike (24 September 2013). "Roswitha-Preis für Ulrike Draesner". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Roswithapreis 2014 für die Schriftstellerin Gertrud Leutenegger aus der Schweiz". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Roswitha-Preis der Stadt Bad Gandersheim geht an Gabriele Goettle". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Roswitha-Preis 2016 geht an Nora Bossong". Welt (in German). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Mennecke, Konstantin (14 November 2016). "Roswitha-Preis: Berlinerin Nora Bossong wird 2017 ausgezeichnet". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "„Roswitha-Preis 2018" geht an Terézia Mora". leinetal24 (in German). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Zimmermann, Melanie (21 September 2019). "Bad Gandersheimer Literaturpreis geht an Monika Rinck". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Der "Roswitha-Preis 2020" geht an Ulrike Almut Sandig". BuchMarkt (in German). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Gerhardy, Rosemarie (23 December 2021). "Özdamar erhält Bad Gandersheimer Roswitha-Preis". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Schriftstellerin Annegret Held erhält Roswitha-Preis". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Roswitha-Preis für Ulrike Edschmid". Börsenblatt (in German). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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