Literary award · Germany · since 1968
Leonce-und-Lena-Preis
Literature prize of the City of Darmstadt for Young German Poets. Established 1968 in Germany.
About Leonce-und-Lena-Preis
Leonce-und-Lena-Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. The award was founded in 1968; the City of Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1979. Leonce and Lena is a play by Georg Büchner. The prize money is €8,000. German-speaking authors who were not older than 35 can take part.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Katrin Pitz | — |
| 2019 | Yevgeniy Breyger | — |
| 2015 | David Krause | — |
| 2013 | Katharina Schultens | — |
| 2011 | Steffen Popp | — |
| 2007 | Christian Schloyer | — |
| 2005 | Ron Winkler | — |
| 2003 | Anja Utler | — |
| 2001 | Silke Scheuermann | — |
| 2001 | Sabine Scho | — |
| 1999 | Raphael Urweider | — |
| 1997 | Dieter M. Gräf | — |
| 1995 | Raoul Schrott | — |
| 1993 | Kathrin Schmidt | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Leonce-und-Lena-Preis 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 Q478194 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).