Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis

Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. The prize amount is currently €5,000.[1]

The prize, for "committed and succinct literary works"[lower-alpha 1] was first awarded in 1995, and thereafter annually till 1997, since when it has been awarded every two years. It is targeted on short form works including Essays, Satire, Song, Treatises and Pamphlets. Texts should "verify reality, disclose backgrounds and help the reader towards a critical evaluation".[lower-alpha 2]

The prize was originally awarded by the Kurt Tucholsky Foundation to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Kurt Tucholsky's death. Since 2003 the Kurt-Tucholsky-Gesellschaft (Kurt-Tucholsky-Society) has been awarding the prize.[2] The Foundation remains closely involved with the administration of the prize, but after the copyright on Tucholsky's writings lapsed it was no longer able to fund the prize.

Recipients

Notes
  1. "engagierte und sprachlich prägnante Werke der literarischen Publizistik"
  2. ..."im Sinne Tucholskys der Realitätsprüfung dienen, Hintergründe aufdecken und dem Leser bei einer kritischen Urteilsfindung helfen"

References
  1. "Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis" (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. Kurt-Tucholsky-Gesellschaft
  3. Recipient 2015. Website Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis für literarische Publizistik 2015 an Jochanan Trilse-Finkelstein. press release of the Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft (openpr.de). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. Recipient 2019. Website Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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