Solothurner Literaturpreis

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The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer. [1]

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Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. [1] It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Preise & Stipendien". Solothurner Literaturpreis (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. "Der Solothurner Literaturpreis 2021 geht an Iris Wolff". BuchMarkt (in German). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. Steiner, Nicola (9 April 2021). "Herkunft und Heimat erspürt: Solothurner Literaturpreis 2021 geht an Iris Wolff". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. Kugler, Hansruedi (28 April 2022). "Der Solothurner Literaturpreis entfällt 2022 wegen internem Zwist". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2022.

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