Literary award · Netherlands · since 1979
Gouden Ezelsoor
Dutch annual literary award for the best-selling literary debut in the Netherlands. Established 1979.
About Gouden Ezelsoor
Gouden Ezelsoor ("Golden Donkey Ear") was an award for the best-selling literary debut in the Netherlands. It was first awarded in 1979 and last awarded in 2008.
From the Wikipedia article “Gouden Ezelsoor”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Christiaan Weijts | — |
| 2006 | Gerbrand Bakker | — |
| 2005 | Annelies Verbeke | — |
| 2003 | Judith Koelemeijer | — |
| 2002 | Khalid Boudou | — |
| 2000 | Erwin Mortier | — |
| 1999 | Jessica Durlacher | — |
| 1998 | Lulu Wang | — |
| 1997 | Ineke Holtwijk | — |
| 1996 | Arnon Grunberg | — |
| 1994 | Kader Abdolah | — |
| 1993 | Ronald Giphart | — |
| 1992 | Connie Palmen | — |
| 1991 | Ernst Timmer | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Gouden Ezelsoor 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 Q2666738 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).