Literary award · Austria · since 1962

Anton Wildgans Prize

Award. Established 1962 in Austria.

About Anton Wildgans Prize

The Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry is a literary award that was endowed in 1962 by the Federation of Austrian Industry. The prize is worth 15,000 Euro and is granted by an independent jury to a young or middle-aged writer of Austrian citizenship. The award is dedicated to Anton Wildgans who, "like few others, embodied Austrian values in their best sense."

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2026Karin Peschka—
2025Wolf Haas—
2024Laura Freudenthaler—
2023Christoph W. Bauer—
2022Gertraud Klemm—
2021Andrea Grill—
2020Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker—
2019Daniel Kehlmann—
2018Sabine Scholl—
2017Robert Seethaler—
2016Margit Schreiner—
2015Erich Hackl—
2014Barbara Hundegger—
2013Norbert Gstrein—
2012Olga Flor—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Anton Wildgans Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

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