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 Tonnus Oosterhoff (Leiden, 18 March 1953) is a Dutch poet and writer. Biography Born in Leiden, Tonnus Oosterhoff spent most of life in the Dutch province of Groningen. He studied Dutch literature and linguistics at the University of Groningen. ...

, ''Ware grootte'' * 2009 - Arjen Duinker, ''Buurtkinderen'' * 2010 - K. Michel, ''Bij eb is je eiland groter'' * 2011 - Anne Vegter, ''Eiland berg gletsjer'' * 2012 - Menno Wigman, ''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, ''Ontsnappingen'' * 2017 - Marije Langelaar, '' Vonkt '' * 2018 - Radna Fabias, ''Habitus'' * 2019 - Mischa Andriessen, ''Winterlaken'' * 2020 - Peter Verhelst, ''Zon'' * 2021 - Sasja Janssen, ''Virgula'' * 2022 - Mustafa Stitou, ''Waar is het lam?''

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