{"id":26469,"date":"2026-06-25T14:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/?p=26469"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:45:23","slug":"winners-of-the-frisian-essay-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/winners-of-the-frisian-essay-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Frisian Essay Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the evening of Thursday, June 18, the winner of the Frisian Essay Competition\u2014organized by the Writers&#8217; Union (<em>De Skriuwersb\u00fbn<\/em>) and Tresoar \u2013 was announced at the warm and cozy Theater De Bres. Following an introduction by Ammerins Moss-de Boer, chair of <em>De Skriuwersb\u00fbn<\/em> \u2013 who discussed the purpose of the prize and reflected on the previous edition held in 1994 \u2013 Bennie Huisman performed a beautiful musical piece to set the mood. The jury, consisting of Abe de Vries, Doeke Sijens, and Jelma Knol, had the pleasure of reading the 20 valid entries and produced a detailed report, which was read aloud by Jelma Knol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three finalists \u2013 Anna Bilker, Josephine Wernsen, and Tamara Feddema \u2013 then read their essays. Of the three entries \u2013 covering topics ranging from grammar and irregular verbs to the sound of ants and the raw necessity of writing itself \u2013 Tamara Feddema\u2019s essay ultimately emerged as the winner. She took home the \u20ac500 prize. 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