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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize

Former Swiss award for the promotion of culture and literary award (1937–2022). Established 1938 in Switzerland.

About Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize

The Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis is a literary award in memory of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. The prize is given annually to up to three recipients by the Conrad Ferdinand Meyer-Stiftung in Zürich.

From the Wikipedia article “Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
1997Perikles Monioudis—
1993Hannes Brunner—
1993Tim Krohn—
1991Dante Andrea Franzetti—
1991Rita Ernst—
1989Christoph Rütimann—
1988Iso Camartin—
1987Hanna Johansen—
1986André Grab—
1985Emil Zopfi—
1984Hansjörg Schertenleib—
1983Jürg Amann—
1981Jürg Altherr—
1980Hermann Burger—
1980Franz Böni—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize 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

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