1. Themes

2. Winners

The Büchergilde-Essaypreis was a literary prize awarded annually by Büchergilde Gutenberg, a German book sales club. From 2000 to 2006 an independent panel judged original essays responding to a prompt, usually focussing on social issues.

Themes

• 2000 "Chancengleichheit, Sozialpartnerschaft, Gerechtigkeit – Werte mit Zukunft?" (Equal opportunity, social partnership, justice — values with a future?)
• 2002 "Sehnsucht nach Sinn? Lebensziele und Wertvorstellungen im vereinten Europa." (A desire for meaning? Goals and values in a unified Europe.)
• 2004 "Eine egoistische Gesellschaft? Leben zwischen Individualismus und Solidarität." (An egoistic society? Living with the contrast between individualism and solidarity.)
• 2006 "Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung – Die Rolle der Religion in einer individualisierten Gesellschaft." (Faith, love, hope — religion’s role in an individualised society.)

Winners

• 2000 Norbert Olah
• 2002 Verena Richter, Thomas Hajduk (tie)
• 2004 Maren Hombrecher
• 2006 Michaela Schröder

• Tom Kelly (SDLP politician)
• Tom Kendall
• Tom Keneally
• Tom kennedy
• Tom Kennedy (television host)
• Tom Kenny
• Tom Kerstens
• Tom Ketchum
• Tom Kha Gai
• Tom kha kai
• Tom Kibble
• Tom Kilburn
• Tom Kimmel
• Tom Kindness
• Tom King, Baron King
• Tom King, Baron King of Bridgewater
• Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater
• Tom King (highwayman)
• Tom King (politician)
• Tom Kite
• Tom kite
• Tom Kitt (politician)
• Tom Knight (scientist)
• Tom Koch
• Tom Kristensen (poet)