Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf

The Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is a German literary award donated by the City of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Prize for Literature in support of the City of Düsseldorf has been awarded since 1972 by the city council based on the decision of the prize jury.

Prize money
The Prize is endowed with 4,000 euros.

Award criteria
The Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is awarded once a year to artists and groups, especially in the areas of poetry, writing, review and translation. The prize is awarded either for a single artistic achievement or for the overall performance to date of a young artist.

A female winner should generally not be older than 40 years, a male winner no older than 35 years. A further award of the Prize to the same artist is allowed if there is a minimum period of five years between the ceremonies.

Winners
• 2022:	Vera Vorneweg, author

• 2021:	Jana Buch, author

• 2020:	Pearl Seemann, author

• 2019:	Prize not awarded this year

• 2018:	Tobias Steinfeld, author

• 2017:	Marlene Röder, author

• 2016:	Lea Beiermann, author

• 2015:	Dorian Steinhoff, author

• 2014:	David Finck, author

• 2013: Hannah Dübgen, author

• 2012: Axel von Ernst, author

• 2011: Philip Holstein, critics

• 2010: Vera Elizabeth Gerling, translator

• 2009: Alexander Conrad, author and translator

• 2008: Reglindis Rauca, author

• 2007: Pia Helfferich, author

• 2006: Sabine Klewe, writer

• 2005: Angela Litschev, poet

• 2004: Peter Philipp †, writer

• 2003: Frank Schablewski, author

• 2002: Philip Schiemann, author

• 2001: Martin Baltscheit, author

• 2000: Silvia Kaffke, author

• 1999: Pamela Granderath, author

• 1998: Alexander Nitzberg, author

• 1997: Saskia Fischer, author

• 1996: Barbara Bongartz, author

• 1995: Thomas Hoeps, author / poet

• 1994: Caroline Ebner actress / Wolfram Goertz, critics

• 1993: Peter Bamler, actor / Karin Beier, director

• 1992: Kai Butcher, writer / André Ronca †, writer

• 1991: Isabell Lawrence, translator / VEV- cabaret

• 1990: Jens Berthold †, actor

• 1989: Daniela El Aidi, mime / Kajo Scholz †, poet

• 1988: Claudia Schaller, writer / Hubert Winkels, author and journalist

• 1987: Barbara Zimmermann, children's book author / Heinz-Norbert Jocks, journalist

• 1986: Georg Heinzen, Uwe Koch, authors / Thomas Kling †, author

• 1985: Liane Dirks, writer / Ulrich Matthes, actor

• 1984: Helga Lippelt, writer / Arpad Kraupa, actor

• 1983: Krista Posch, actress / Anton Bachleitner, officials

• 1982: Jhawemirc Theatre Group / Raimund Hoghe, writer

• 1981: Bernd Schultze actor / Dorothée Haese Ling, writer

• 1980: Mark Völlenklee, actor / Detlef Wolters, writer

• 1979: Doris Wolf, amateur theater "stage 79" / Jens Prüss, writer

• 1978: Charlotte Schwab, actress / Wolfgang Weck †, writer

• 1977: Peter K. Kirchhof, writer / Udo Samel, actor

• 1976: Jutta Hahn, actress / Niklas Stiller, writer

• 1975: Gerhild Didusch, actress / Winfried Zangerle †, puppeteers

• 1974: Marianne Hoika, actress / Barbara Ming Mandok, writer

• 1973: Ilse Ritter, actress / Stobbe born Karin Struck, writer

• 1972: Ferdinand Kriwet, writer / Wolf Seesemann, director † = deceased

Literature

 * Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. In: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2010/2011: Band I: A-O. Band II: P-Z., Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2010, P. 1427