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News on the German Book Prize

16.10.2023

Tonio Schachinger receives the German Book Prize 2023

Tonio Schachinger has won the German Book Prize 2023 for his novel “Echtzeitalter” (Realtimes) (Rowohlt).

10.10.2023

Films: These are the finalists

Six short films portray the novels and authors on the Shortlist

10.10.2023

Experience the award ceremony live

Watch live when the novel of the year is announced on October 16th at 6:00 p.m.

06.10.2023

German Book Prize: the Shortlist in English

Excerpts of the nominated books are translated in English and published by “New Books in German”

19.09.2023

Six novels chosen as finalists

The jury has selected the following six novels for the shortlist of the German Book Prize 2023

22.08.2023

These are the 20 nominated novels

Longlist released / 196 titles were in the running

04.04.2023

111 publishers submit 172 novels

111 publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland submit novels / Katharina Teutsch is appointed speaker of the jury

07.02.2023

Starting signal for publishers

The search has started: Starting now, publishers may submit their titles until 22 March 2023.

07.02.2023

The jury members have been nominated

Seven literature experts have been selected for the jury of the German Book Prize 2023.

17.10.2022

Kim de l’Horizon receives the German Book Prize 2022

Kim de l’Horizon has won the German Book Prize 2022 for their novel “Blutbuch” (DuMont).

20.09.2022

Six novels chosen as finalists

The jury has selected six novels for the shortlist of the German Book Prize 2022

23.08.2022

20 novels have been nominated

Longlist published / 233 titles were in the running

05.04.2022

124 publishers submit 202 novels

Record number of titles submitted for third time in a row / Miriam Zeh is appointed speaker of the jury

08.02.2022

Meet the jury 2022

The seven jury members for the German Book Prize 2022 have been elected

Press contact

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German Book Prize office

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