The Andreas-Gryphius Prize is a prestigious literary prize in Germany, named after the German poet Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664). The prize is awarded to authors and translators whose work reflects German culture and history in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and that contributes to understanding between Germany and its Eastern neighbors. The prize was established in Düsseldorf in 1957; since 1990 it has been sponsored by the Künstlergilde (artists' guild) in Esslingen, and awarded in the city of Glogów (German: Glogau), Gryphius's birthplace. Winners 1957 Heinz Piontek – star prize 1959 August Scholtis – star prize 1962 Karl Dedecius – promotional award 1963 Wolfgang Schwarz – honorary prize 1965 Josef Mühlberger Peter Jokostra 1966 Johannes Urzidil – star prize 1967 Arnold Ulitz Horst Bienek – honorary prize 1968 Rudolf Pannwitz 1969 Manfred Bieler Oskar Pastior – promotional award 1970 Kurt Heynicke Dagmar Nick – honorary prize Barbara König – honorary prize 1971 Wolfgang Koeppen – star prize 1972 Walter Kempowski – honorary prize Ilse Tielsch – honorary prize Georg Hermanowski – honorary prize Gertrud Fussenegger 1973 Hans-Jürgen Heise – honorary prize 1974 Peter Huchel 1975 Frank Thiess 1976 Karin Struck – star prize; Carl Guesmer – promotional award Tamara Ehlert 1977 Reiner Kunze – star prize Rose Ausländer Rudolf Günter Langer 1978 Hanns Gottschalk Arno Surminski 1979 Siegfried Lenz – star prize 1980 Saul Friedländer 1981 Ernst Vasovec Ulrich Schacht – promotional award 1982 Franz Tumler 1983 Horst Bienek Ulla Berkéwicz – promotional award 1984 Hans Sahl 1985 Ernst Günther Bleisch (Philosopher Günther Anders had rejected the prize for political reasons.) 1986 Hans Werner Richter 1987 Otfried Preußler for his complete works Helga Lippelt – promotional award 1988 Martin Gregor-Dellin 1989 Ilse Tielsch – star prize for her complete works Michael Wieck – honorary prize for Zeugnis vom Untergang Königsbergs [Account of the downfall of Königsberg] 1990 Peter Härtling – star prize Christian Saalberg – honorary prize 1991 Ota Filip Helga Schütz – honorary prize Franz Hodjak – honorary prize 1992 Janosch (Horst Eckert) – star prize Paweł Huelle – promotional award 1993 Dagmar Nick 1994 Hans-Jürgen Heise 1995 Andrzej Szczypiorski – star prize 1996 Jiří Gruša Ruth Klüger – honorary prize Olly Komenda-Soentgerath – honorary prize 1997 Karl Dedecius – star prize 1998 Milo Dor 1999 Stefan Chwin for his complete works, especially for the novel Tod in Danzig [Death in Danzig] 2009 Arno Surminski 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014