Georg Büchner Prize
The Georg Büchner Prize (German: Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary prize for German language literature. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of Woyzeck and Leonce and Lena. The Georg Büchner Prize is awarded annually for authors "writing in the German language who have notably emerged through their oeuvre as essential contributors to the shaping of contemporary German cultural life".
| Georg Büchner Prize | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Georg Büchner, pencil drawing by the Darmstadt theater painter Philipp August Joseph Hoffmann | |
| Awarded for | authors writing in the German language whose work is considered especially meritorious and who have made a significant contribution to contemporary German culture |
| Location | Darmstadt |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung |
| Reward(s) | €50,000 |
| First awarded | 1923 |
| Website | www |
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