The Alex Wedding Prize is a German literary prize awarded to authors of works for children and young people. It is named after children's author Grete Weiskopf-Bernheim (1905–1966), who wrote under the

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"Alex Wedding". From 1968 to 1990 it was awarded by the ''Academy of Arts of the German Democratic Republic'', and since then by its successor, the Academy of Arts, Berlin. An independent three-member jury awarded the prize, valued at €5,000, on Wedding's birthday, 11 May.

Winners

* 1968: Willi Meinck * 1969: Karl Neumann * 1970:

Kurt David Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...

* 1971:

Joachim Nowotny Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...

* 1972: Götz R. Richter * 1973: Herbert Friedrich * 1974: Edith Bergner * 1975: Horst Beseler * 1976: Fred Rodrian * 1977: Peter Brock * 1978:

Gotthold Gloger Gotthold Gloger (17 June 1924 – 16 October 2001) was a German writer and painter. Life Gotthold Gloger was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. He received painting and drawing lessons as a child. He attended the Kunstgewerbeakademie in Kön ...

* 1979:

Hans Weber Johann "Hans" Weber (8 September 1934 – 10 February 1965) was a Swiss football midfielder who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He played 13 seasons for FC Basel and two seasons for Lausanne-Sport. Football career Weber pl ...

* 1980:

Hildegard Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildeg ...

and

Siegfried Schumacher Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid ...

* 1981: Klaus Beuchler * 1982:

Hannes Hüttner Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: * Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner * Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist * Hanne ...

* 1983:

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* 1984:

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* 1985:

Werner Lindemann Werner Lindemann (October 7, 1926 – February 9, 1993) was a German writer and poet. He was the father of Till Lindemann, the lead vocalist of German industrial metal band Rammstein. Life Werner Lindemann was born into a family of farm worker ...

* 1986:

Gunter Preuß Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States People Surname * Chris Gunter ( ...

* 1987:

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* 1988:

Werner Heiduczek Werner Heiduczek (24 November 1926 – 28 July 2019) was a German writer. His works have been translated into more than 20 languages and name as author – depending on the language region – Verner Gajduček, Verners Heidučeks or Verneris Hei ...

* 1989:

Maria Seidemann Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

* 1990:

Walther Petri Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German '' Walthari'', containing the elements ''wald'' -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and ''hari'' -"warrior". The name was fir ...

* 1991:

Anne Geelhaar Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the N ...

and

Christa Kozik Christa may refer to: * Christa (given name), a female given name * Janusz Christa (1934-2008), Polish comics author * '' Swedish Fly Girls'', a 1971 film also known as ''Christa'' * 1015 Christa, an asteroid See also * Christ (disambiguation) ...

* 1992: Peter Hacks * 1998: Klaus Kordon * 2000: Benno Pludra * 2003:

F. K. Waechter Friedrich Karl Waechter (3 November 1937 in Danzig – 16 September 2005 in Frankfurt) was a renowned German cartoonist, author, and playwright. Life Waechter was born in Danzig as a son of a teacher. His family fled over the Baltic Sea af ...

* 2008: Karla Schneider

References

Literary awards of Berlin Children's literary awards Young adult literature awards 1968 establishments in Germany Awards established in 1968 {{Germany-lit-award-stub