Märkisches scholarship for literature
The Märkische Stipendium for Literature is awarded by the Märkische Kulturkonferenz eV . The scholarship is endowed with 12,000 euros and is awarded to authors to ensure their financial independence. The scholarship is not publicly awarded. During a reading in the Lüdenscheid city library , which usually takes place in a matinee on November 1st, one of the invited authors is selected for the scholarship. The audience has one vote in addition to the members of the jury.
Award winners
- 1978/1979: Katja Behrens
 - 1979/1980: Tina Austria , Günter Radtke
 - 1980/1981: Roderich Feldes
 - 1982: Ingrid Bachér
 - 1983: Birgitta Arens
 - 1984: Guntram Vesper
 - 1985: Ulla Hahn
 - 1986: Ralf Rothmann
 - 1987: Bernd Jentzsch
 - 1988: Ulla Berkéwicz
 - 1989: Rainer Malkowski
 - 1990: Keto from Waberer
 - 1991: Thomas Rosenlöcher
 - 1992: Anne Duden
 - 1993: Maria Regina Kaiser
 - 1994: Ulrich Holbein
 - 1995: Reinhard Kaiser
 - 1996: Burkhard Spinnen
 - 1997: Arnold Stadler
 - 1998: Karl-Heinz Ott
 - 1999: Liane Dirks
 - 2000: Norbert Scheuer
 - 2001: Alissa Walser
 - 2002: Zé do Rock
 - 2003: Crauss
 - 2004: Karen-Susan Fessel
 - 2005: Jan Böttcher
 - 2006: Christian Lehnert
 - 2007: Clemens Meyer
 - 2008: Martin Becker
 - 2009: Finn-Ole Heinrich
 - 2010: Lydia Therefore
 - 2011: Verena Rossbacher
 - 2012: Ulrike Almut Sandig
 - 2013: Judith Schalansky
 - 2014: Lisa Kränzler
 - 2015: Franziska Wilhelm
 - 2016: Kristine Bilkau
 - 2017: Katharina Winkler
 - 2018: Tijan Sila
 - 2019: Marie Gamillscheg
 - 2020: Giulia Becker