Literary award · Austria · since 1990
Erich Fried Prize
Austrian literary award. Established 1990.
About Erich Fried Prize
The Erich Fried Prize (German: Erich-Fried-Preis) is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the International Erich Fried Society for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Chancellor of Austria, is 15,000 euros. Each year the trustees of the Erich Fried Society select a juror, who nominates the winner of the prize for that year.
From the Wikipedia article “Erich Fried Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fiston Mwanza Mujila | — |
| 2024 | Urs Allemann | — |
| 2023 | Thomas Kunst | — |
| 2022 | Melinda Nadj Abonji | — |
| 2021 | Frank Witzel | — |
| 2020 | Esther Kinsky | — |
| 2019 | Steffen Mensching | — |
| 2018 | Ralph Dutli | — |
| 2017 | Teresa Präauer | — |
| 2015 | Dorothee Elmiger | — |
| 2014 | Judith Hermann | — |
| 2013 | Rainer Merkel | — |
| 2012 | Nico Bleutge | — |
| 2011 | Thomas Stangl | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Erich Fried 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 Q339982 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).