Büchergilde-Essaypreis

The Book Guild essay prize was a two-yearly essay contest, which was announced with a set topic of the books Gutenberg from 2000 to 2006 as part of its series on current affairs. 2004 and 2006, the nationwide Berlin daily taz participated in the competition.

Structure

An independent jury evaluated the entries. The essay prize of Büchergilde was endowed with 2,500 euros. In addition, the selected essay was published together with other nine who were shortlisted as a book.

Topics

• 2000 "Equal opportunities, social partnership, justice - values ​​with a future? "
• 2002 ' longing for meaning? Life goals and values ​​in a united Europe. "
• 2004 " A life between individualism and solidarity selfish society?. "
• 2006 " Faith, Love, Hope - The Role of Religion in an individualized society. "

Prize winners / inside

• 2000 Norbert Olah
• 2002 in equal parts to Verena Richter and Thomas Hajduk
• 2004 Maren Hombrecher, Romance languages ​​, author and communication designer from Berlin
• 2006 Michaela Schroeder with the essay: The wide-cut neckline of the soul chest
• 2008 ( from " publishing internal " reasons not awarded)