German literary awards

literature award in the German language area

German literary award

German novel prize (2005-)

international German literary prize

German literary award

German literary award (1985-2017)

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German literary award for children's and young adult literature (1956-)

German literary award

German science fiction award in several categories (1981–)

The Heinrich-Böll-Preis (Heinrich Böll Prize for Literature) is a literary prize of Germany, awarded by the City of Cologne in memory of Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll. The prize money is €30,000. The prize is awarded "for outstanding achievements – even by still unknown authors – in the field of German-language literature".

one of the most important literature and personality prizes in Germany

German literary award

Petrarca-Preis was a European literary and translation award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. Founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, it was primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but some occasional non-Europeans appear in the list of laureates. thumb|Southside limestone summit of Mont Ventoux.The award was first distributed over a twenty-year period (1975–95) and included the categories Literature and Translation. Then it was followed for a decade (1999–2009) by a Hermann-Lenz-Preis and resumed in 2010. The firs

German literary award (1986–)

literary award

German literary award

literary award

Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis is a German literary prize. It was established in 1983. The City of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe awards the prize annually in June. It is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded as a general literary award for outstanding achievements. The award commemorates the poet Friedrich Hölderlin who lived in Bad Homburg for a few years. It is awarded at the anniversary of the evening before Friedrich Hölderlin's death. Since 2023, the prize has been awarded every two years.

German literary award

Joseph-Breitbach-Preis (Joseph Breitbach Prize) is a literary prize awarded by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Academy of Sciences and Literature of Mainz) in Germany and the Joseph Breitbach Foundation. Established in 1998, the prize is worth 50,000 euros and is awarded annually in Koblenz, birthplace of writer Joseph Breitbach (1903–1980), for whom the prize is named.

German literary prize

annual literary award of Lower Saxony

former award, conferred by the Hamburg-based Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S. (1949–2005)

German science fiction and literary award for novels and short stories (1985-)

German literary award

annual literary event in Berlin, Germany

thumb|alt=Two men standing in the foreground holding a booklet containing a certificate corresponding to the prize. The man on the left, Biebel, is wearing glasses, while the man on the right, Brustmann, has white hair.|Josef Brustmann (right) receiving the Ernst Hoferichter Prize 2025, presented by Munich's cultural representative Anton Biebl. Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. It was established in 1975 and is awarded to writers and artists from Munich. Winners are awarded €5,000.

German literary award for poetry

German literary prize

literary award

German literary award

German literary award for speculative fiction (1983–)

Clemens-Brentano-Preis of the city of Heidelberg is a literary prize of Germany. It was established in 1993, and named after the German poet Clemens Brentano (1778–1842). The prize money is €10,000.

German literary award

Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. The prize amount is currently €5,000.

German literary award

'''''' is a literary prize of Germany. It was first awarded in 1956 and was created in honour of Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. The prize, endowed with 5,000 euros, has been awarded annually by the Wangener Kreis – Society for Literature and Art of the East. The award goes to writers who are closely related to Silesian culture.

literary award

german literary award

Friedrich-Gundolf-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. It was established by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in 1964 to promote German culture outside Germany. The award is named after the Germanist Friedrich Gundolf. The award is endowed with €15,000.

German literary award

former cultural prize awarded annually by the Association of German Critics in several categories (1951–2009)

The Aspekte-Literaturpreis (Aspekte Literature Prize) is awarded annually for the best debut novel written in German, as judged by a panel of writers, critics, and scholars. The prize is sponsored by the ZDF television network through its arts program, ''''. It is valued at 10,000 Euros. Past recipients include Georg Büchner Prize-winner Felicitas Hoppe and Nobel Prize-winner Herta Müller. The award was established in 1979.

thumb|upright=0.9|Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart The Schubart-Literaturpreis is a Germany literary prize donated by the city of Aalen since 1956 in honor of the 18th-century poet Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. It is one of the oldest literary awards of Baden-Württemberg.

oldest and most prestigious German literary award for crime novels, national and international

German literary award