Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach
The Moerike price of Fellbach is a literary prize, which the city of Fellbach awarded every three years since 1991. It is awarded in memory of Edward Moerike, who lived some time in Fellbach 1873.
The award is endowed with 12,000 euros. Excellent are German-speaking poets and writers who seem worthy to be honored in the name of Eduard Moerike by the quality of their work.
The jury, consisting of a representative of the German Literature Archive in Marbach and a full professor of literature at a German university, choose a trusted person who names the winners sole responsibility.
With the Moerike price doped with 3,000 Euros and is connected, which can also be awarded to foreign-language authors. The prize is awarded by the prize winners.
The award ceremony, which takes place in March each is connected to the Fellbacher Literary Festival, which deal with the work of the award winner, but also time and again with the works Mörike. In the so-called " Moerike speech" lit the winners his view on the German poet.