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

YearWinnerWinning work
2023Jan VantoortelboomNone
2022Anjet DaanjeHet lied van ooievaar en dromedaris
2021Wessel te GussinkloOp weg naar De Hartz
2020Oek de JongZwarte schuur
2019Sjeng ScheijenDe avant-gardisten
2019Wessel te GussinkloDe hoogstapelaar
2018Tommy WieringaDe heilige Rita
2017De 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.

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