Mainzer Stadtschreiber

Dörte Hansen (Stadtschreiberin 2022)

The Mainzer Stadtschreiber (City clerk in Mainz) is an annual German literature award. It is awarded by ZDF, 3sat and the city of Mainz and was founded in 1984.[1][2] The award is endowed with €12,500.[2][3] Additionally the laureate receives the right to live in the town clerk's domicile in the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz for one year.[2] Together with ZDF, the recipient is able to produce a documentary based on a free choice of topic.[3]

  1. ^ "Der Mainzer Stadtschreiber-Literaturpreis". ZDFmediathek (in German). 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Stadtschreiber-Archiv". Landeshauptstadt Mainz (in German). 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kulturpreise.de : Mainzer Stadtschreiber". Handbuch der Kulturpreise – Handbook of Cultural Awards (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.