Literary award · Germany · since 1964

Sigmund Freud Prize

German literary award. Established 1964 in Germany.

About Sigmund Freud Prize

The Sigmund Freud Prize or Sigmund Freud Prize for Academic Prose (German: Sigmund Freud-Preis für wissenschaftliche Prosa) is a German literary award named after Sigmund Freud and awarded by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature). It was first awarded in 1964.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2023Matthias Glaubrecht—
2022Iris Därmann—
2021Hubert Wolf—
2020Ute Frevert—
2019Thomas Macho—
2017Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger—
2016Jan Assmann—
2015Peter Eisenberg—
2014Jürgen Osterhammel—
2013Angelika Neuwirth—
2012Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde—
2011Arnold Esch—
2010Luca Giuliani—
2009Julia Voss—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Sigmund Freud 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.

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