Italo-Svevo-Preis

The Italo - Svevo Prize is a literary prize, which is awarded to outstanding German -language writers since 2001. Named after Italo Svevo award is endowed with 15,000 euros and is made possible by the Hamburg Nordcapital. By 2007, he was awarded by the Blue Capital until 2004 in collaboration with the Free Academy of the Arts Leipzig. According to statute, a certain by the Trustees judge alone decides who will be honored with the award.

The Italo Svevo award honors " literary varieties of aesthetic self-will ," the award sponsor. With the price in at least three independent publications become visible work of a German author will be promoted and honored that it lacks of due public recognition and wider attention the opinion of the adjudicator, yet. The award applies achievements in the field of prose novel, essay, literary reportage or experimental forms of storytelling.

Since 2005, the award ceremony at the House of Literature Hamburg takes place.

Award winners

  • 2001 Kathrin Röggla
  • 2002 Alois Hotschnig
  • 2003 Hartmut Lange
  • 2004 Eckhard Henscheid
  • 2005 Jürg Laederach
  • 2006 Rosa Pock
  • 2007 Gerd Fuchs
  • 2008 Marie -Luise Scherer
  • 2009 Annette Pehnt
  • 2011 Volker H. Backwater
  • 2013 Giwi Margwelaschwili
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