Literary award · Netherlands
Boekenbon Literatureprize
Annual Dutch literary award sponsored by Bookspot (2018 and 2019), ECI (2015-2017) and AKO.
About Boekenbon Literatureprize
The Bookspot Literatuurprijs (previously ECI Literatuurprijs, AKO Literatuurprijs and Generale Bank Literatuurprijs) is a prize for literature in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is awarded to authors writing in Dutch and amounts to €50,000. The ceremony is televised live each year. The prize was conceived in 1986 and inaugurated the following year with the aim to promote literature and increase the public's interest in books.
From the Wikipedia article “Bookspot Literatuurprijs”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jan Vantoortelboom | None |
| 2022 | Anjet Daanje | Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris |
| 2021 | Wessel te Gussinklo | Op weg naar De Hartz |
| 2020 | Oek de Jong | Zwarte schuur |
| 2019 | Sjeng Scheijen | De avant-gardisten |
| 2019 | Wessel te Gussinklo | De hoogstapelaar |
| 2018 | Tommy Wieringa | De heilige Rita |
| 2017 | De mensengenezer | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Boekenbon Literatureprize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q294238 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).