Ceremony October 13th 2025
04.02.2025
The jury members have been nominated
The jury for the German Book Prize 2025 has been chosen. The Akademie Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize Academy) has appointed the following seven literature experts to the jury:
- Laura de Weck (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen)
- Maria Carolina Foi (University of Trieste)
- Jürgen Kaube (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
- Friedhelm Marx (University of Bamberg)
- Kathrin Matern (“Frau Rilke” bookshop, Neustrelitz)
- Lara Sielmann (Deutschlandfunk Kultur)
- Shirin Sojitrawalla (independent critic)
The members of the jury decide who will receive the German Book Prize 2025. To ensure the highest possible level of independence for the award, the Akademie Deutscher Buchpreis selects a new jury each year. It is possible to serve as a jury member more than once.
More information about this year's jury is available here.