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

YearWinnerWinning work
2008Peter Handke—
2007Hans Joachim Schädlich—
2006Martin Mosebach—
2005Karl Heinz Bohrer—
2004Michael Krüger—
2003Ror Wolf—
2002Urs Widmer—
2001Uwe Timm—
1999Peter Kurzeck—
1998Wilhelm Genazino—
1997Paul Wühr—
1996Friederike Mayröcker—
1995Walter Helmut Fritz—
1994Günter 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.

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