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Ursula Krechel
Edit ProfileEducation
From 1966 to 1972 she studied German studies, theatre, and art history at the University of Cologne.
Career
From 1969 to 1972, she worked as a drama advisor in Dortmund. After 1972, she lived in Frankfurt am Main for many years and now works in Berlin as a writer, focusing on Lyric poetry, but also writing prose, drama, and radio drama.
Achievements
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1980 Arbeitsstipendium for Berlin artists 1994 Internationaler Eifel-Literatur-Preis 1994 Martha-Saalfeld-Förderpreis 1997 Elisabeth-Langgässer-Literaturpreis 2006 Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Stipend 2008 Rheingau Literatur Preis for Shanghai fern von wo 2009 Jeanette Schocken Preis – Bremerhavener Bürgerpreis für Literatur 2009 Deutscher Kritikerpreis 2009 Joseph-Breitbach-Preis 2009 Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz 2012 Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil 2012 German Book Prize.
Membership
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.
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Born
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Nationality
Germany
Awards
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Viareggio Prize Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil; German Book Prize 1980 Arbeitsstipendium for Berlin artists 1994 Internationaler Eifel-Literatur-Preis 1994 Martha-Saalfeld-Förderpreis 1997 Elisabeth-Langgässer-Literaturpreis 2006 Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Stipend 2008 Rheingau Literatur Preis for Shanghai fern von wo 2009 Jeanette Schocken Preis – Bremerhavener Bürgerpreis für Literatur 2009 Deutscher Kritikerpreis 2009 Joseph-Breitbach-Preis 2009 Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz 2012 Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil 2012 German Book Prize The German Book Prize is awarded annually in October by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year.Viareggio Prize Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil; German Book Prize 1980 Arbeitsstipendium for Berlin artists 1994 Internationaler Eifel-Literatur-Preis 1994 Martha-Saalfeld-Förderpreis 1997 Elisabeth-Langgässer-Literaturpreis 2006 Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Stipend 2008 Rheingau Literatur Preis for Shanghai fern von wo 2009 Jeanette Schocken Preis – Bremerhavener Bürgerpreis für Literatur 2009 Deutscher Kritikerpreis 2009 Joseph-Breitbach-Preis 2009 Kunstpreis Rheinland-Pfalz 2012 Wiesbaden Poetry Prize Orphil 2012 German Book Prize The German Book Prize is awarded annually in October by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year.