Monika Helfer (born 18 October 1947, in
Au) is an Austrian writer. She was invested with the
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system.
History
The "Austrian D ...
in 2016. She was the recipient of the
Solothurner Literaturpreis
The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer.
Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Winners
*1994: Monik ...
in 2020, and the
Schubart-Literaturpreis
The Schubart-Literaturpreis is a Germany literary prize donated by the city of Aalen since 1956 in honor of the 18th-century poet Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. It is one of the oldest literary awards of Baden-Württemberg.
The main prize ...
in 2021. She has been nominated twice for the
German Book Prize
The German Book Prize (''Deutscher Buchpreis'') is awarded annually, in October, by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (''Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels'') to the best new German language novel of the year. The books, publ ...
in 2017 and 2021.
References
1947 births
Living people
Austrian writers
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