Literary award · Germany · since 1991
Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
German literary award for poetry. Established 1991 in Germany.
About Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
The Horst Bienek Prize for Poetry (Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik) is a German literary prize named after novelist and poet Horst Bienek. It was established in 1991 and is awarded by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. It is awarded every two years.
From the Wikipedia article “Horst Bienek Prize for Poetry”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Luljeta Lleshanaku | — |
| 2024 | Ana Pepelnik | — |
| 2022 | Judith Herzberg | — |
| 2018 | Cees Nooteboom | — |
| 2018 | Raphael Urweider | — |
| 2016 | Aleš Šteger | — |
| 2016 | Margitt Lehbert | — |
| 2014 | Geoffrey Hill | — |
| 2014 | Tadeusz Dąbrowski | — |
| 2012 | Elisabeth Borchers | — |
| 2010 | Friederike Mayröcker | — |
| 2009 | Dagmar Nick | — |
| 2009 | Ursula Haeusgen | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Horst Bienek Award for Poetry 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 Q322175 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).