The Calw Hermann Hesse Prize is a literary prize awarded since 1990. It is named after the German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter Hermann Hesse. Alternating every year since 2017, the International Hermann Hesse Prize of the Foundation (awarded by the , worth: €15,000) and the Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society (worth: €10,000) are awarded in Calw. The first prize is awarded for "a literary achievement of international standing in connection with its translation". The latter is intended to promote the examination of the work of the poet, who was born in Calw in 1877. In 2017, the first recipient was Adolf Muschg.
Recipients 1990 literary magazine: "Verwendung" – editor Egmont Hesse, Berlin 1992 translator: , Moscow 1994 literary magazine: "Schreibheft" – editor Norbert Wehr, Essen 1996 translator: , Norway 1998 literary magazine: "Am Erker" – editors Joachim Feldmann, Rudolf Gier, Michael Kofort, Münster 2000 translator: Jean Malaplate, France 2002 literary magazine: "EDIT", Leipzig 2004 translator: , Peru 2006 literary magazine: "Sprache im technischen Zeitalter" – editor Joachim Neuß 2008 translator: , Poland 2010 literary magazine: POET, Leipzig 2012 translator: Susan Bernofsky, US 2014 Nicholson Baker (US) and his translator (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize) 2014 Honorary Award: 2016 Luiz Ruffato (Brazil) and his translator (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize)
2017 Adolf Muschg (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society) 2018 Joanna Bator (Poland) and her translator Esther Kinsky (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize) 2019 Eugen Drewermann (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society) 2020 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria and US) and her translator (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize) 2021 (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society) 2022 Hakan Günday and 2024 Sofia Andrukhovych – , Maria Weissenböck 2026 Laurent Mauvignier – Claudia Kalscheuer
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