The Stadtschreiber von Bergen ('City clerk of Bergen') is an annual German literary award. The prize money is €20,000 with one year of free living in the town clerk's house in Bergen-Enkheim, Frankfurt, "An der Oberpforte 4". It was the first Stadtschreiber award in German-speaking countries and established in 1974. The Stadtschreiber has no obligations and can invite writers. A jury with nine members decides the winner.

Recipients

1974/1975 Wolfgang Koeppen 1975/1976 Karl Krolow 1976/1977 Peter Rühmkorf 1977/1978 Peter Härtling 1978/1979 Nicolas Born 1979/1980 Helga M. Novak 1980/1981 1981/1982 Peter Bichsel 1982/1983 Jurek Becker 1983/1984 Günter Kunert 1984/1985 Friederike Roth 1985/1986 1986/1987 1987/1988 Ulla Hahn 1988/1989 1989/1990 Katja Lange-Müller 1990/1991 Heinz Czechowski 1991/1992 Robert Gernhardt 1992/1993 Ralf Rothmann 1993/1994 Paul Nizon 1994/1995 Josef Winkler 1995/1996 Herta Müller 1996/1997 Wilhelm Genazino 1997/1998 1998/1999 Arnold Stadler 1999/2000 Wulf Kirsten 2000/2001 Peter Kurzeck 2001/2002 Wolfgang Hilbig 2002/2003 Uwe Timm 2003/2004 Emine Sevgi Özdamar 2004/2005 2005/2006 Katharina Hacker 2006/2007 2007/2008 Reinhard Jirgl 2008/2009 Friedrich Christian Delius 2009/2010 Ulrich Peltzer 2010/2011 Thomas Rosenlöcher 2011/2012 2012/2013 Marcel Beyer 2013/2014 Angelika Klüssendorf 2014/2015 Dea Loher 2015/2016 Ruth Schweikert 2016/2017 Sherko Fatah 2017/2018 2018/2019 Clemens Meyer 2019/2020 Anja Kampmann 2020/2021 Anne Weber 2021/2022 Dorothee Elmiger 2022/2023 Marion Poschmann 2023/2024 Nino Haratischwili 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027

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