Literary award · Austria · since 2016
Austrian book prize
Austrian literary award. Established 2016.
About Austrian book prize
The Austrian Book Prize (German: Österreichischer Buchpreis) is awarded annually. The organizers are the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture, the Austrian Publishers and Booksellers Association, and the Vienna Chamber of Labour. Six prizes were awarded, in total 45,000 euros. The main prize has a cash award of 20,000 euros.
From the Wikipedia article “Austrian Book Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dimitré Dinev | — |
| 2024 | Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker | — |
| 2023 | Clemens J. Setz | — |
| 2022 | Verena Roßbacher | — |
| 2021 | Raphaela Edelbauer | — |
| 2020 | Xaver Bayer | — |
| 2019 | Norbert Gstrein | — |
| 2018 | Daniel Wisser | — |
| 2017 | Eva Menasse | — |
| 2017 | Animals for the Advanced | — |
| 2016 | Friederike Mayröcker | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Austrian book 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.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q23817030 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).