Nicolas Born Prize Explained

The Nicolas Born Prize, awarded by the German state of Lower Saxony, is a literary prize given since 2000 in honour of the writer Nicolas Born.^{[1] [2]} It is awarded to notable German-language writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The main prize is currently 20,000 Euros, and since 2015 a further 10,000 Euro prize has been awarded to a debut author.^[3]

Winners since 2000

• 2000, Debut prize, Henning Ahrens
• 2001 Jan Philipp Reemtsma, Debut prize, Frank Schulz, Kirsten John
• 2002 Walter Kempowski, Debut prize, Matthias Jendis
• 2003 Peter Rühmkorf, Debut prize, Mariana Leky
• 2004 Felicitas Hoppe, Debut prize, Franziska Gerstenberg
• 2005 Klaus Modick, Debut prize, Jörg Gronius
• 2006, Debut prize, Paul Brodowsky
• 2007 Hanns-Josef Ortheil, Debut prize, Rabea Edel
• 2008, Debut prize, Finn Ole Heinrich
• 2009, Debut prize, Thomas Klupp
• 2010, Debut prize, Leif Randt
• 2011 Peter Waterhouse, Debut prize, Sabrina Janesch
• 2012, Debut prize, Jan Brandt
• 2013, Debut prize, Florian Kessler
• 2015 Lukas Bärfuss, Debut prize, Daniela Krien^[4]
• 2016 Ulrike Draesner, Debut prize, Joachim Meyerhoff^[5]
• 2017 Franzobel, Debut prize, Julia Wolf^{[6] [7]}
• 2018 Christoph Ransmayr, Debut prize, Lisa Kreißler^{[8] [9]}
• 2020 Judith Schalansky, Debut prize, Thilo Krause^[10]
• 2022 Dorothee Elmiger, Debut prize, Yade Yasemin Önder^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kulturpreise.de : Nicolas-Born-Preis. GmbH. ARCult Media. www.kulturpreise.de. de. 22 November 2018.
2. News: Schlagwörter. FOCUS Online. 22 November 2018. de.
3. Web site: Literaturpreise des Landes Niedersachsen Nds. Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur. www.mwk.niedersachsen.de. de-DE. 22 November 2018.
4. News: Detailansicht. e.V.. Literaturhaus Hannover. 4 July 2013. Literatur in Niedersachsen. 22 November 2018. de.
5. Web site: Nicolas-Born-Preise 2016 / Ulrike Draesner und Joachim Meyerhoff ausgezeichnet. www.boersenblatt.net. de. 22 November 2018.
6. News: Franzobel erhält den Nicolas-Born-Preis. 9 August 2017. Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels. 22 November 2018. de-DE.
7. Web site: Franzobel erhält Nicolas-Born-Preis – derStandard.at. DER STANDARD. 22 November 2018.
8. Web site: Nicolas-Born-Preise 2018 / Hauptpreis an Christoph Ransmayr. www.boersenblatt.net. de. 22 November 2018.
9. News: Christoph Ransmayr erhält den Nicolas-Born-Preis – Literatur & Vorträge. Badische Zeitung. 22 November 2018. de.
10. Web site: Nds. Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur . Niedersächsischer Literaturpreis 2020 . 17 December 2020 . de . 22 December 2020.
11. Web site: Bührig . Agnes . Elmiger und Önder erhalten Niedersächsischen Literaturpreis . NDR.de . 15 September 2022 . de . 18 September 2022.