Awards for Poetry
Current awards for contemporary poets
Ursula Krechel © Inge Zimmermann
Lara Rüter im Haus für Poesie 2024 © Natalia Reich
Nadja Küchenmeister im März 2025 im Haus für Poesie © Natalia Reich
Kim Hyesoon beim Poesiefestival 2025 © Natalia Reich
Daniela Seel auf dem Poesiefestival 2025 © Natalia Reich
Martina Hefter als Vorjurorin beim Open Mike 2024 © Natalia Reich
Here, we keep you updated on the poets who are being awarded for their books or even for their entire body of work.
July 2025 Ursula Krechel wins the Georg Büchner Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the German-speaking world.
July 2025 Kranichsteiner Literaturförderpreis for Lara Rüter
July 2025 Nadja Küchenmeister receives the Bettina Brentano Prize for contemporary poetry.
July 2025 International Literature Award 2025 goes to Kim Hyesoon, Sool Park, and Uljana Wolf.
April 2025 Daniela Seel wins the Kleist Prize; the award ceremony will take place on November 23.
October 2024 Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize