Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. The prize amount is currently €5,000.
The prize, for "committed and succinct literary works" was first awarded in 1995, and thereafter annually till 1997, since when it has been awarded every two years. It is targeted on short form works including Essays, Satire, Song, Treatises and Pamphlets. Texts should "verify reality, disclose backgrounds and help the reader towards a critical evaluation".
The prize was originally awarded by the to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Kurt Tucholsky's death. Since 2003 the Kurt-Tucholsky-Gesellschaft (Kurt Tucholsky Society) has been awarding the prize.Kurt-Tucholsky-Gesellschaft The Foundation remains closely involved with the administration of the prize, but after the copyright on Tucholsky's writings lapsed it was no longer able to fund the prize.
Recipients
1995: Konstantin Wecker 1996: Heribert Prantl 1997: Kurt Marti 1999: Daniela Dahn 2001: 2003: 2005: Erich Kuby 2007: and 2009: Volker Weidermann 2011: Deniz Yücel 2013: 2015: Recipient 2015. Website Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 29 March 2016.Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis für literarische Publizistik 2015 an Jochanan Trilse-Finkelstein. press release of the Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft (openpr.de). Retrieved 21 September 2015. 2017: 2019: Margarete StokowskiRecipient 2019. Website Kurt Tucholsky-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 14 September 2019. 2021: 2023: Alexander Estis 2025: "Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis für Maryam Aras". wdr.de, 18 September 2025 (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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