Hölty Prize
The Hölty Prize (German: Hölty-Preis), established in 2007, is a lifetime achievement award given every two years to honor a German-language poet. The full name of the prize is the "Hölty-Preis für Lyrik der Landeshauptstadt und der Sparkasse Hannover" (Hölty Poetry Prize of the State Capital and the Savings Bank of Hanover.[1] With a purse of €20,000, it is one of the most generous literary prizes in Germany.[2] The prize is named for Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776), a German poet closely associated with the region of Hanover.
Recipients[]
- 2008: Thomas Rosenlöcher
- 2010: Paulus Böhmer
- 2012: Christian Lehnert
- 2014: Silke Scheuermann
- 2016: Christoph Meckel
- 2018: Norbert Hummelt[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hölty-Preis für Lyrik". hannover.de. Hanover: Hannover. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hölty-Preis für Lyrik". kulturpreise.de. 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Meyer-Arlt, Ronald (31 May 2018). "Norbert Hummelt erhält den Hölty-Preis". Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Hanover. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Categories:
- German literary awards
- Poetry awards