Januar 2026
Nadja Küchenmeister wins the Peter Huchel Prize for her poetry collection “Der große Wagen.”
Nadja Küchenmeister © Dirk Skiba
Awards for Poetry
Current awards for contemporary poets
Here, we keep you updated on the poets who are being awarded for their books or even for their entire body of work.
January 2026
Karen Solie wins the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 for her collection "Wellwater".
Karen Solie at Haus für Poesie in September 2025 © Natalia Reich
October 2025
Jan Wagner is the first poet to be awarded the Werner Bergengruen Prize.
Jan Wagner at Poesiefestival Berlin 2023 © Mirko Lux
July 2025
Ursula Krechel wins the Georg Büchner Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the German-speaking world.
Ursula Krechel at Haus für Poesie in September 2025 © Natalia Reich
July 2025
Kranichsteiner Literaturförderpreis for Lara Rüter
Lara Rüter at Haus für Poesie in May 2024 © Natalia Reich
July 2025
Nadja Küchenmeister receives the Bettina Brentano Prize for contemporary poetry.
Nadja Küchenmeister at Haus für Poesie in March 2025 © Natalia Reich
July 2025
International Literature Award 2025 goes to Kim Hyesoon, Sool Park, and Uljana Wolf.
Kim Hyesoon at Poesiefestival Berlin 2025 © Natalia Reich
April 2025
Daniela Seel wins the Kleist Prize; the award ceremony will take place on November 23.
Daniela Seel at Poesiefestival Berlin 2025 © Natalia Reich
October 2024
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize
Martina Hefter at Open Mike 2024 © Natalia Reich