Ceremony October 14th 2024
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News on the German Book Prize
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14.10.2024
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024
Martina Hefter receives the German Book Prize 2024 for “Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?” (Hey Good Morning, How Are You?) (Klett-Cotta).
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09.10.2024
Films: These are the finalists
Six short films portray the novels and authors on the Shortlist
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08.10.2024
Experience the award ceremony live
Watch live when the novel of the year is announced on October 14th at 6:00 p.m.
01.10.2024
German Book Prize: the Shortlist in English
Excerpts of the nominated books are translated in English and published by “New Books in German”
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17.09.2024
Six novels chosen as finalists
The jury has selected the following six novels for the shortlist of the German Book Prize 2024
20.08.2024
These are the 20 nominated novels
Longlist released / 197 titles were in the running
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09.04.2024
106 publishers submit 180 novels
106 publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland submit novels / Natascha Freundel is appointed speaker of the jury
06.02.2024
Publishers may submit titles
The search has started: Starting now, publishers may submit their titles until 20 March 2024
30.01.2024
The jury members have been nominated
Seven literature experts have been selected for the jury of the German Book Prize 2024
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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).
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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
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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
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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).
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