Since 1993, the Else Lasker-Schüler Dramatist Prize () has been awarded by the
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern (; ) is a town in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, 666 kilometers (414 m ...
on behalf of the Rhineland-Palatinate Foundation for Culture.
The prize is named after expressionist poet
Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945).
It is endowed with €10,000, one of the most highly endowed playwright prizes in Germany.
The award ceremony at the opening of the Theatertage Rheinland-Pfalz in the Pfalztheater or
Staatstheater Mainz is carried out by the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Additionally the Stückepreis is awarded for promoting young talents.
Recipients
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997 and
* 1999
Rainald Goetz
* 2001
Einar Schleef (posthumous)
* 2003
Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek (; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She is one of the most decorated authors to write in German and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices ...
* 2005
Dea Loher
* 2008
Fritz Kater
* 2010
Roland Schimmelpfennig
* 2012
René Pollesch
* 2014
Peter Handke
Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrians, Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has ...
* 2016
Sibylle Berg
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
Kathrin Röggla
Kathrin Röggla (born 1971) is an Austrian writer, essayist and playwright. She was born in Salzburg and lives in Berlin since 1992 but moved to Cologne in 2020. She has written numerous prose works, including essays, as well as dramas and radio ...
References
External links
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German literary awards
German theatre awards
Awards established in 1993
1993 establishments in Germany