Literary awards by country
Literary awards in Germany
103 literary prizes awarded in Germany, with founding years, organisers and recent winners.
| Name | Founded | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georg Büchner Prize | 1923 | Literature award in the German language area |
| Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt | 1927 | German literary award |
| German Book Prize | 2005 | German novel prize (2005-) |
| Nelly Sachs Prize | 1961 | International German literary prize |
| Adelbert von Chamisso Prize | 1985 | German literary award (1985-2017) |
| Kleist Prize | 1912 | German literary award |
| Heinrich Mann Prize | 1953 | Literary award |
| Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | 1956 | German literary award for children's and young adult literature (1956-) |
| Kurd Laßwitz Award | 1980 | German science fiction award in several categories (1981–) |
| Sigmund Freud Prize | 1964 | German literary award |
| Alfred Döblin Prize | 1979 | German literary award |
| Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis | 1936 | German literary award |
| Geschwister-Scholl-Preis | 1980 | German literary award |
| Schiller Memorial Prize | 1955 | German literary award |
| Heinrich-Böll-Preis | 1980 | German literary award (1980–) |
| Heinrich Heine Prize | 1972 | One of the most important literature and personality prizes in Germany |
| Friedrich Nietzsche Prize | 1996 | Literary award |
| Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | — | Literary award |
| Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen | 1954 | Literary award |
| Petrarca-Preis | 1975 | German/European literary and translation award |
| Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis | 1983 | German literary award |
| Andreas Gryphius Prize | — | German literary award |
| Joseph-Breitbach-Preis | 1998 | German literary award |
| Hanseatic Goethe Prize | — | Former award, conferred by the Hamburg-based Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S. (1949–2005) |
| Roswitha Prize | 1973 | German literary award |
| Peter-Huchel-Preis | 1984 | German literature prize for poets |
| Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding | 1994 | German literary award |
| Nicolas Born Award | 2000 | Annual literary award of Lower Saxony |
| German Science Fiction Prize | 1985 | German science fiction and literary award for novels and short stories (1985-) |
| Uwe Johnson Prize | 1994 | German literary prize |
| Leipzig Book Fair Prize | 2005 | German literary award |
| Friedrich Gundolf Prize | 1964 | German literary award |
| Eichendorff-Literaturpreis | — | Literary award |
| Grimmelshausen-Preis | 1993 | German literary award |
| Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis | 1996 | Literary award |
| Jean-Paul-Preis | 1983 | German literary award (1983–) |
| Ernst Hoferichter Prize | 1975 | Bavarian literary award (1975–) |
| Horst Bienek Award for Poetry | 1991 | German literary award for poetry |
| Hans Fallada Prize | 1981 | German literary award |
| Buxtehude Bull | 1971 | Literary award |
| Corine Literature Prize | 2001 | German literary award |
| Hermann-Hesse-Preis | — | German literary award |
| Toucan Prize | 1965 | German literary prize |
| Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis | 1976 | Theater award in Germany |
| Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar | 1999 | German literary award for speculative fiction (1983–) |
| Aspekte-Literaturpreis | 1979 | Literary award |
| Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Stadt Hanau | 1983 | Literary prize of Hesse |
| Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis | 1964 | German literary award |
| Hannelore Greve literature award | — | Literary award |
| Rainer-Malkowski-Preis | 2005 | German literary award |
| Thüringer Literaturpreis | 2005 | Literary award |
| Leonce-und-Lena-Preis | 1968 | Literature prize of the City of Darmstadt for Young German Poets |
| Kassel Literary Prize | 1985 | German literary award |
| Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation | 1958 | German translation award (1958–) |
| Clemens-Brentano-Preis | 1993 | German literary award |
| Reinhold Schneider Prize | — | Cultural prize awarded by the German town of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg… |
| Bayerischer Poetentaler | 1961 | Award for persons and institutions that have promoted Bavarian culture (1961–) |
| Max und Moritz award | 1984 | Comics awards in several categories (1984–) |
| Deutscher Fantasy Preis | 1979 | German literary award |
| Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis | 1995 | Literary award |
| Lion-Feuchtwanger-Preis | 1971 | Award |
| Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis | — | German literary award |
| Bodensee-Literaturpreis | — | German literary award |
| Alemannischer Literaturpreis | — | German literary award |
| Schubart-Literaturpreis | 1955 | Literary award |
| Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis | 1995 | German literary award |
| Ludwig-Börne-Preis | 1993 | German annuary literary award dedicated to essayists, reporters and critics |
| Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis | — | German literary award |
| German Crime Fiction Award | 1985 | Oldest and most prestigious German literary award for crime novels, national and… |
| International Literature Award | 2009 | German literary award |
| Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize | 1979 | German literary prize |
| Thomas Mann Prize | 1975 | German literary award |
| Preis der SWR-Bestenliste | — | German literary award |
| Axel-Springer-Preis | 1991 | Journalist prize |
| Carl Zuckmayer Medal | 1979 | Literary award |
| Candide Preis | 1995 | |
| Friedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis | 1982 | Literary award |
| Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize | 2000 | Literary award |
| Thaddäus-Troll-Preis | — | German literary award |
| Alfred Kerr Prize | 1977 | German literary prize |
| Droste-Preis | — | German literary award |
| George-Konell-Preis | — | Literary prize of Hesse |
| Ernst-Meister-Preis für Lyrik | 1981 | Literary award |
| Hubert-Burda-Preis für junge Lyrik | — | Literary prize of Germany |
| Hermann-Lenz-Preis | — | German literary award |
| Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach | 1976 | German literary award for children and youth literature in German language |
| Eugen-Helmlé-Übersetzerpreis | 2004 | Literary award |
| Heinrich-Schmidt-Barrien-Preis | 2000 | |
| Literaturpreis der Universitätsstadt Marburg und des Landkreises Marburg-Biedenkopf | — | Literary award |
| Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf | 1972 | German literary award |
| Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize | — | German literary award |
| Stadtschreiber von Bergen | — | German literary award for German language writers, sort of poet in residence by the city… |
| Siegfried Unseld Preis | — | German literary award |
| Hölty Prize | — | German literary award |
| Kalckhoff Medal | 1950 | Award for special merits in the field of German-language philatelic literature (1950-) |
| Ida-Dehmel-Literaturpreis | — | German literary award |
| Immermann Prize | — | German literary award |
| Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts | — | German literary award |
| Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony | 1993 | Literary award |
| Literary Prize of the State Capital of Munich | 1928 | Award for writers who were born or work in Munich (1928–) |
| Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach | — | German literary award |
| Rheingau Literatur Preis | 1994 | German literary award |
| Siegfried Lenz Prize | 2014 | German literary award |