Ernst Meister Prize for Poetry

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The Ernst Meister Prize for Poetry was founded in 1981 by the city of Hagen as a literary prize . It is intended to commemorate the Hagen lyric poet Ernst Meister .

The award has been presented every two to three years since 2001. It usually consisted of the main prize, endowed with 13,000 euros, and two advancement awards, each endowed with 2,250 euros ( Westphalian advancement award and general advancement award ). The main prize went to the work of an author who "expresses responsibility for language and poetry in a special way" (statutes). The additional prizes donated in 2001 were intended for young authors, one of whom should come from Westphalia . Your works should be characterized by a willingness to experiment and special attention in dealing with language. The prize was supported by the Westphalian Provincial Cultural Foundation . The last award in this form was given in 2011.

Since 2018, the prize has been awarded every two years with the support of the Fernuniversität in Hagen and Sparda-Bank West under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of Hagen and is now endowed with 5,000 euros. A jury, consisting of five people, selects the respective award winner from several proposals from the Chair for Modern German Literature and Media Aesthetics at the Fernuniversität Hagen. The jury includes: Michael Niehaus (Fernuniversität Hagen), Armin Schäfer (Ruhr University Bochum), Frank Schablewski (writer, Aachen), Margarita Kaufmann (Assistant for Culture, Hagen) and Tayfun Belgin (Head of the Department of Culture, Hagen).

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  1. ↑ Ernst-Meister-Preis of the city of Hagen goes to Barbara Köhler . In: Wochenkurier . January 2, 2018 ( wochenkurier.de [accessed January 2, 2018]).