Hohenems Literature Prize
The Hohenems Literature Prize for German-speaking authors with a non-German mother tongue has been awarded every two years in the city of Hohenems in Vorarlberg since 2009 .
The prize was suggested by Michael Köhlmeier . A main prize of 10,000 euros and a recognition prize of 3,000 euros were awarded; since 2017 the endowment of the prize has been reduced to 7,000 euros.
The literary prize is organized by the association Viertel Forum and the cultural department of the city of Hohenems in cooperation with the reading society in the Jewish Museum Hohenems .
Award winners
| year | Grand Prize | Recognition award |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | shared: Michael Stavarič for ghosts and Agnieszka Piwowarska for October | Susanne Gregor for black sugar |
| 2011 | Eleonora Hummel for a handful of leaves | Sandra Gugić for astronauts |
| 2013 | Saša Stanišić paints a picture of Here for Mrs. Kranž | Léda Forgó for side blow |
| 2015 | Que Du Luu for The Festival of the First Morning | - - - |
| 2017 | Selim Özdoğan for history without paper | - - - |
| 2019 | Karosh Taha for body language | - - - |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b derStandard.at: Hohenems Literature Prize 2017 to Selim Özdogan . Article dated May 17, 2017, accessed May 17, 2017.