Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany. The Deutscher Literaturfonds (German Literature Fund) based in Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1983. The prize money was raised in 2019 from €20,000 to €30,000. In addition to the main prize, the Kranichsteiner Literaturförderpreis is also awarded. In 2020, the Deutscher Literaturfonds renamed the prize to Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds (Grand Prize of the German Literature Fund) and the prize money has been raised to €50,000. It is awarded for an outstanding literary work.
Recipients Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis
1983: Rainald Goetz 1984: Adelheid Duvanel 1985: Helga M. Novak 1986: Anne Duden 1987: Wolfgang Hilbig 1988: 1989: 1990: Josef Winkler 1991: Herta Müller 1992: 1993: 1995: 1996: Burkhard Spinnen 1997: Birgit Vanderbeke 1998: 1999: Lutz Seiler 2001: Wilhelm Genazino 2002: Ralf Rothmann 2003: Reinhard Jirgl 2004: Peter Kurzeck 2005: Martin Mosebach 2006: Sibylle Lewitscharoff 2007: Paul Nizon 2008: 2009: 2010: Anne Weber 2011: Jan Wagner 2012: 2013: Marica Bodrožić 2014: 2015: Esther Kinsky 2016: Ulrich Peltzer 2017: 2018: 2019: Nora Bossong
Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds 2020: Felicitas Hoppe 2021: Ulrike Draesner 2022: Georg Klein 2023: Annette Pehnt 2024: Martina Hefter 2025: "Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds für Katerina Poladjan". wdr.de, 10 July 2025 (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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