Ceremony October 14th 2024
106 publishers submit 180 novels
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106 German-language publishers have entered a total of 180 titles into the running for the best novel of the year. Of these publishers, 78 are based in Germany, 10 in Switzerland and 18 in Austria.
Of the titles submitted, 91 are from the current spring programme, 76 will be released in the autumn and 13 were published last autumn. Each publisher was allowed to submit a maximum of two titles that were or will be published between October 2023 and 17 September 2024, when the shortlist will be announced. In addition, they could each recommend up to five further titles. This year, the list of recommendations included 116 novels. The jury may request titles from this list for inclusion in the selection process.
During their first joint meeting, the members of the jury appointed Natascha Freundel (rbb) as their speaker. The jury also includes: Gerrit Bartels (Der Tagesspiegel), Magda Birkmann (independent literary mediator and bookseller), Torsten Hoffmann (University of Stuttgart), Marianna Lieder (independent critic), Regina Moths (“Literatur Moths” bookshop) and Klaus Nüchtern (Falter magazine).
Find more information on the German Book Prize here.
The hashtag for the German Book Prize 2024 is #dbp24.
The hashtag for the 20th anniversary of the prize is #dbp20Jahre.
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From left to right: Gerrit Bartels, Klaus Nüchtern, Regina Moths, Natascha Freundel, Torsten Hoffmann, Magda Birkmann, Marianna Lieder
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