Roswitha Prize

The Roswitha Prize (Roswitha-Preis) is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women.

The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim. In 1998 it received its modern designation along with an endowment of €5,500. It is named for Roswitha of Gandersheim, a 10th-century Benedictine nun who is considered the first female German playwright and author.

List of Recipients

 * 1973 Marie-Luise Kaschnitz
 * 1974 Hilde Domin
 * 1975 Ilse Aichinger
 * 1976 Elisabeth Borchers
 * 1977 Dagmar Nick
 * 1978 Elfriede Jelinek
 * 1979 Luise Rinser
 * 1980 Rose Ausländer
 * 1981 Hilde Spiel
 * 1982 Friederike Mayröcker
 * 1983 Sarah Kirsch
 * 1984 Greta Schoon
 * 1985 Irmtraud Morgner
 * 1986 Ulla Hahn
 * 1987 Irina Korschunow
 * 1988 Gerlind Reinshagen
 * 1989 Helga M. Novak
 * 1990 Herta Müller
 * 1991 No Award
 * 1992 Helga Königsdorf
 * 1993 Christa Reinig
 * 1994 Monika Maron
 * 1995 Libuse Monikova
 * 1996 Gisela von Wysocki
 * 1997 No Award
 * 1998 Carola Stern
 * 1999 Birgit Vanderbeke
 * 2000 Silvia Bovenschen
 * 2001 Erika Fuchs
 * 2002 Katja Lange-Müller
 * 2003 Antje Rávic Strubel
 * 2004 Angelika Klüssendorf
 * 2005 Julia Franck
 * 2006 Ruth Klüger
 * 2007 Felicitas Hoppe
 * 2008 Cornelia Funke
 * 2009 No Award
 * 2010 Anna Katharina Hahn
 * 2011 Olga Martynova
 * 2012 Elke Erb
 * 2013 Ulrike Draesner
 * 2014 Gertrud Leutenegger
 * 2015 Gabriele Goettle
 * 2016 Nora Bossong
 * 2017 Petra Morsbach
 * 2018 Terézia Mora
 * 2019 Monika Rinck
 * 2020 Ulrike Almut Sandig
 * 2021 Emine Sevgi Özdamar
 * 2022 Annegret Held