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.
2010 Joint WIGS/WISPS conference, University of Swansea: “Friendship and cross-cultural cooperation"
2011 University of Leeds
2012 Open conference, UCD Dublin: “About Time: Conceptualising and representing temporality in German, Swiss and Austrian Culture”, special guest: Angelika Overath
2013 University of Sheffield, WIGS 25th Anniversary Conference
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
Henrike Lähnemann
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
WIGS 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. The call for submissions is published annually on the .
2014 WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize. Winner: Ina Linge. Runners-up: Sophie Burt, Jenny Watson and Erica Wickerson
2015 WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize. Winner: Ellen Pilsworth. Runners-up: Marlene Schrijnders and Nicola Thomas
2017 - competition not held on account of Open Conference
2018 WIGS Postgraduate Essay Prize. Winner: Judith Lebiez. Runners-up: Niahm Burns and Jennifer Caisley
WIGS 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. The Call for Book Proposals is published annually on the .
2015 WIGS Book Prize. Winner: Sally-Ann Spencer. Runner-up: Marissa Munderloh
2016 WIGS Book Prize. Winner: Ina Linge. Runner-up: Marie Kolkenbrock
2017 - competition not held on account of Open Conference
2018 WIGS Book Prize. Winner: Iga Nowicz. Runner-up: Cornelia Wech
