Literary award · Germany
Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts
German literary award.
About Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts
Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste (in English: Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts) was a Bavarian literary prize by the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste. In 2010, it merged with the Thomas Mann Prize.
From the Wikipedia article “Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Peter Handke | — |
| 2007 | Hans Joachim Schädlich | — |
| 2006 | Martin Mosebach | — |
| 2005 | Karl Heinz Bohrer | — |
| 2004 | Michael Krüger | — |
| 2003 | Ror Wolf | — |
| 2002 | Urs Widmer | — |
| 2001 | Uwe Timm | — |
| 1999 | Peter Kurzeck | — |
| 1998 | Wilhelm Genazino | — |
| 1997 | Paul Wühr | — |
| 1996 | Friederike Mayröcker | — |
| 1995 | Walter Helmut Fritz | — |
| 1994 | Günter Grass | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts 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 Q957735 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).