Hölty Prize Explained

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

References

  1. Web site: Hölty-Preis für Lyrik . hannover.de . Hanover . Hannover . 4 February 2020.
  2. Web site: 2018 . Hölty-Preis für Lyrik . kulturpreise.de . 4 February 2020.
  3. News: Meyer-Arlt . Ronald . 31 May 2018 . Norbert Hummelt erhält den Hölty-Preis . . Hanover . de . 4 February 2020.
  4. News: Hölty-Preis 2022 geht an Ulrich Koch . 4 December 2022 . Hannover.de.
  5. Web site: Arndt . Stefan . 25 September 2024 . Alexandru Bulucz erhält den Hölty-Preis für Lyrik in Hannover . 25 September 2024 . www.haz.de . de.

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