The Awater Poëzieprijs (Dutch for ''Awater Poetry Prize'') is a Dutch poetry award awarded by poetry magazine Awater. It was first awarded in 2008. The winner is chosen by professional poetry readers, such as critics and teachers, who are asked to submit their top three best new Dutch poetry collections of the past year. As such, the award is intended to reflect the industry's opinion. The award ceremony is held at the end of the annual poetry week ( Poëzieweek) organised by various organisations in the

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Winners

* 2008 - Tonnus Oosterhoff, ''Ware grootte'' * 2009 - Arjen Duinker, ''Buurtkinderen'' * 2010 - K. Michel, ''Bij eb is je eiland groter'' * 2011 -

Anne Vegter Anne Vegter (born 31 December 1958, Delfzijl) is a Dutch poet, playwright and writer of children's literature. She is the first woman to hold the position of Dichter des Vaderlands (Dutch Poet Laureate). Early life Vegter attended a gymnasi ...

, ''Eiland berg gletsjer'' * 2012 -

Menno Wigman Menno is a Dutch language given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons (West Frisian language, West Frisian: ''Minne Simens''), and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennon ...

, ''Mijn naam is Legioen'' * 2013 - Mustafa Stitou, ''Tempel'' * 2014 - Alfred Schaffer, ''Mens dier ding'' * 2015 -

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 17 January 1968) is a Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar. He was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands, and studied, lived and worked in Leiden, and he moved permanently to Genoa, Italy, in 2008. Biogra ...

, ''Idyllen'' * 2016 -

Eva Gerlach Eva Gerlach (born April 9, 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra. Biography She was born in Amsterdam. In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry ''Verder geen leed'' (No Further Distress) in 1979. It ...

, ''Ontsnappingen'' * 2017 - Marije Langelaar, '' Vonkt '' * 2018 - Radna Fabias, ''Habitus'' * 2019 -

Mischa Andriessen Mischa is a diminutive form of the name Mikhail. Men * Mischa Auer (1905–1967), Russian actor born Mikhail Semyonovich Unskovsky * Mikhail Mischa Bakaleinikoff (1890–1960), Russian-born musical director, Hollywood film composer and conduc ...

, ''Winterlaken'' * 2020 -

Peter Verhelst Peter Verhelst (born 28 January 1962) is a Belgian Flemish people, Flemish novelist, poet and dramatist. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for ''Tongkat''. Life Peter Verhelst was born in Bruges, Belgium. In his youth, he was extremely inte ...

, ''Zon'' * 2021 - Sasja Janssen, ''Virgula''

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External links

Awater Poëzieprijs
Dutch poetry awards 2008 establishments in the Netherlands Awards established in 2008