Women in German Studies


Women+ in German Studies is an organisation, which was founded in 1988 in order to connect female Germanists in Great Britain and Ireland and support them in all aspects of their professional life.

Conferences

List of Committee Members

Source:
Gabi Rahaman
Pat Howe
Margaret Littler
Anne Simon
Margaret Vallance
Juliet Wigmore
Susan Beardmore
Jean Conacher
Brigid Haines
Linda Holt
  • Elizabeth Boa
Sue Lawson
Georgina Paul
  • Gisela Shaw
Chloë Paver
Brigitte Lechner
Clare Lambert
Mererid Puw Davies
Beth Linklater
Ursula Wiedenmann
Teresa Ludden
Margaret Vince
Betsy Pennebaker
Andrea Reiter
Birgit Röder
Charlotte Woodford
Joanne Sayner
Anna Saunders
  • Lesley Sharpe
Andrea Hammel
Rebecca Braun
Marielle Sutherland
Margot Paterson
  • Sarah Colvin
Michaela Gigerl
Katherine Griffiths
Christiane Schönfeld
Lyn Marven
Deborah Holmes
Áine McMurtry
Sarah Jones
Corinne Atwood
Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský
Alex Lloyd
Charlotte Ryland
Gillian Pye
Helen Finch
Emily Spiers
Caroline Bland
Madeleine Brook
Simone Schroth
Cyd Sturgess
Birgit Mikus
Katya Krylova
  • Brigid Haines
Sarah Pogoda
Siobhán Donovan
Cyd Sturgess
Mary Frank
  • Ingrid Sharp
Mary Frank
Catherine Smale
Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett
Ina Linge
Iman Nick
Corinne Painter
Hilary Potter
Molly Harrabin
  • Christiane Schönfeld
Joanna Raisbeck, Katherine Calvert and Sabrina Link, Louise Earnshaw and Lara Marie Haegerling, Emily Stokes, Liza Weber, Áine McGillicuddy

W+IGS Postgraduate Essay Prize

The Women in German Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize was established in 2014. Postgraduate members of WIGS are encouraged to submit essays on any topic within German Studies. The winning essay is selected by the WIGS committee and announced at the annual WIGS conference. Winners of the essay prize receive £100 and the opportunity to have their piece published in the journal German Life and Letters.
  • 2014 Winner: Ina Linge. Runners-up: Sophie Burt, Jenny Watson and Erica Wickerson
  • 2015 Winner: Ellen Pilsworth. Runners-up: Marlene Schrijnders and Nicola Thomas
  • 2016 Winner: Melissa Schuh. Runners-up: Mary Frank, Tabea Horst, Judith Lebiez
  • 2017 - competition not held on account of Open Conference
  • 2018 Winner: Judith Lebiez. Runners-up: Niahm Burns and Jennifer Caisley
  • 2020 Winner: Katherine Calvert. Runner-up: Catriona Corke
  • 2021 Winner: Lauren Cuthbert. Runner-up: Shivani Chauhan
  • 2022 Winner: Annegret Märten. Runner-up: Vivian Jochen
  • 2023 Winner: Lorna McCarron
  • 2024 Winner: Isabel Parkinson. Runners-up: Camilla Balbi and Hannah Scheithauer
  • 2025 not awarded

W+IGS Book Prize

The Women in German Studies Book Prize was established in 2015 and is sponsored by "Peter Lang" Oxford. Members of WIGS who are preparing their first book for publication are encouraged to submit proposals. All topics within German Studies are welcome. The winning book proposal is selected by the WIGS committee and the commissioning editor for German Studies at "Peter Lang" Oxford presents the prize at the annual WIGS conference. The winner of the prize in each year receives £150.
  • 2015 Winner: Sally-Ann Spencer. Runner-up: Marissa Munderloh
  • 2016 Winner: Ina Linge. Runner-up: Marie Kolkenbrock
  • 2017 - competition not held on account of Open Conference
  • 2018 Winner: Iga Nowicz. Runner-up: Cornelia Wech
  • 2019 Winner: Yejun Zou. Runners-up: Mirta Devidi and Hanna Rompf
  • 2020 Winner: Doriane Zerka. Runner-up: Izabela Rakar
  • 2021 Winner: Leila Essa. Runner-up: Jenny Price
  • 2022 Winner: Sarah Jacobson. Runner-up: Natascha Domeisen
  • 2023 Winner: Liza Weber
  • 2024 Winner: Carolin Gluchowski. Runner-up: Annegret Märten