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Literary awards by country

Literary awards in Germany

101 literary prizes awarded in Germany, with founding years, organisers and recent winners.

NameFoundedDescription
Georg Büchner Prize1923Literature award in the German language area
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt1927German literary award
German Book Prize2005German novel prize (2005-)
Nelly Sachs Prize1961International German literary prize
Kleist Prize1912German literary award
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize1985German literary award (1985-2017)
Heinrich Mann Prize1953Literary award
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis1956German literary award for children's and young adult literature (1956-)
Kurd Laßwitz Award1980German science fiction award in several categories (1981–)
Sigmund Freud Prize1964German literary award
Alfred Döblin Prize1979German literary award
Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis1936German literary award
Geschwister-Scholl-Preis1980German literary award
Schiller Memorial Prize1955German literary award
Heinrich-Böll-Preis1980German literary award (1980–)
Heinrich Heine Prize1972One of the most important literature and personality prizes in Germany
Friedrich Nietzsche Prize1996Literary award
Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung—Literary award
Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen1954Literary award
Petrarca-Preis1975German/European literary and translation award
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis1983German literary award
Andreas Gryphius Prize—German literary award
Joseph-Breitbach-Preis1998German literary award
Peter-Huchel-Preis1984German literature prize for poets
Hanseatic Goethe Prize—Former award, conferred by the Hamburg-based Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S. (1949–2005)
Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding1994German literary award
Nicolas Born Award2000Annual literary award of Lower Saxony
German Science Fiction Prize1985German science fiction and literary award for novels and short stories (1985-)
Leipzig Book Fair Prize2005German literary award
Roswitha Prize1973German literary award
Uwe Johnson Prize1994German literary prize
Friedrich Gundolf Prize1964German literary award
Eichendorff-Literaturpreis—Literary award
Jean-Paul-Preis1983German literary award (1983–)
Hans Fallada Prize1981German literary award
Buxtehude Bull1971Literary award
Corine Literature Prize2001German literary award
Ernst Hoferichter Prize1975Bavarian literary award (1975–)
Grimmelshausen-Preis1993German literary award
Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis1996Literary award
Horst Bienek Award for Poetry1991German literary award for poetry
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis1976Theater award in Germany
Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar1999German literary award for speculative fiction (1983–)
Toucan Prize—German literary prize
Aspekte-Literaturpreis1979Literary award
Hannelore Greve literature award—Literary award
Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Stadt Hanau1983Literary prize of Hesse
Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis1964German literary award
Clemens-Brentano-Preis1993German literary award
Rainer-Malkowski-Preis2005German literary award
German Crime Fiction Award1985Oldest and most prestigious German literary award for crime novels, national and…
Bodensee-Literaturpreis—German literary award
Alemannischer Literaturpreis—German literary award
Schubart-Literaturpreis1955Literary award
Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis1995German literary award
Ludwig-Börne-Preis1993German annuary literary award dedicated to essayists, reporters and critics
Reinhold Schneider Prize—Cultural prize awarded by the German town of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg…
Leonce-und-Lena-Preis1968Literature prize of the City of Darmstadt for Young German Poets
Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis1995Literary award
Kassel Literary Prize1985German literary award
Bayerischer Poetentaler1961Award for persons and institutions that have promoted Bavarian culture (1961–)
Thüringer Literaturpreis2005Literary award
Max und Moritz award1984Comics awards in several categories (1984–)
Deutscher Fantasy Preis1979German literary award
International Literature Award2009German literary award
Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation1958German translation award (1958–)
Lion-Feuchtwanger-Preis1971Award
Hermann-Hesse-Preis—German literary award
Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis—German literary award
Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis—German literary award
Axel-Springer-Preis1991Journalist prize
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste—German literary award
Thomas Mann Prize1975German literary award
Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize1979German literary prize
Carl Zuckmayer Medal1979Literary award
Candide Preis1995
Friedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis1982Literary award
Ernst-Meister-Preis für Lyrik1981Literary award
Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts—German literary award
Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf1972German literary award
Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize—German literary award
Siegfried Unseld Preis—German literary award
Hermann-Lenz-Preis—German literary award
Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach1976German literary award for children and youth literature in German language
Literaturpreis der Universitätsstadt Marburg und des Landkreises Marburg-Biedenkopf—Literary award
Hubert-Burda-Preis für junge Lyrik—Literary prize of Germany
Kalckhoff Medal1950Award for special merits in the field of German-language philatelic literature (1950-)
Heinrich-Schmidt-Barrien-Preis2000
Droste-Preis—German literary award
George-Konell-Preis—Literary prize of Hesse
Eugen-Helmlé-Übersetzerpreis2004Literary award
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize2000Literary award
Thaddäus-Troll-Preis—German literary award
Ida-Dehmel-Literaturpreis—German literary award
Immermann-Preis—German literary award
Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony1993Literary award
Literary Prize of the State Capital of Munich1928Award for writers who were born or work in Munich (1928–)
Siegfried Lenz Prize2014German literary award
Hölty Prize—German literary award
Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach—German literary award
Rheingau Literatur Preis1994German literary award