Friedrich-Märker-Preis
The Friedrich- Märker price for essayists was named after the Bavarian essayist Friedrich Märker German literary prize. From 1986 to 2002 awarded him a year, the Munich-based foundation for the promotion of literature.
History
The Friedrich- Märker price for essayists was the successor of the "Poet prize" (founded in 1950), founded by the Märker Foundation. This was supported by the Bavarian Radio and was worth 5,000 DM. Among the prize winners were, inter alia, Uwe Dick, Marie Fleißer, Leonhard Frank, Wolfgang Koeppen, Max Peinkofer, Ruth Rehmann, Paula schlier and Siegfried von Vegesack.
In addition, the foundation awarded in 1975 the undoped silver pen " for outstanding services to the teaching and dissemination of the literature ". After the death of the founder in 1985 of his essay prize was created to honor, first awarded in addition to other gifts of honor. This was discontinued in 2002 due to lack of public response. The Foundation has since no longer active.
The doping was 4,000 euros last. In addition to individual creative artists of the jury representative of the Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the Toucan - circle belonged to.