Roswitha Prize
# Roswitha Prize

The Roswitha Prize (German: 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 [de]
* 2016 Nora Bossong
* 2017 Petra Morsbach
* 2018 Terézia Mora
* 2019 Monika Rinck
* 2020 Ulrike Almut Sandig
* 2021 Emine Sevgi Özdamar
* 2022 Annegret Held [de]
