The Aspekte-Literaturpreis (Aspekte Literature Prize) is given every year to the best first novel written in German. A group of writers, critics, and scholars chooses the winner. The prize is supported by the ZDF TV network’s arts program, Aspekte.
The Festival of German-Language Literature (German: Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur) is a literary event that happens every year in Klagenfurt, Austria. This important festival, which lasts for a few days, includes the giving of several awards. The most important award is the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, which was first given in 1977 and is one of the most significant awards for literature written in the German language.
The Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse) is a literary award given each year during the Leipzig Book Fair to new books that are considered excellent in the categories “Fiction,” “Non-fiction,” and “Translation.” This prize began in 2005 after the Deutscher Bücherpreis award was stopped. It is one of the most significant literary awards in Germany. Each winner in a category receives €20,000.
The German Book Prize (German: Deutscher Buchpreis) is given every year in October by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) to the best new German-language novel of the year. Books published in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are nominated by their publishers, who may suggest up to two books from their current or future publication lists. These books must be available in stores before the shortlist is announced in September of the award year.
The Sigmund Freud Prize, also called the Sigmund Freud Prize for Academic Prose (German: Sigmund Freud-Preis für wissenschaftliche Prosa), is a German literary award named for Sigmund Freud. It is given by the German Academy for Language and Literature. The prize was first given in 1964.
The Georg Büchner Prize (German: Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary award for works written in the German language. It is named after Georg Büchner, a writer and dramatist who authored the plays Woyzeck and Leonce and Lena. This prize is given every year to authors who write in German and have become well-known for their body of work, which has helped shape modern German culture.
The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) is a group of educators established in 1941. Each January, AATSEEL hosts an annual meeting where members gather to discuss academic topics. The organization also publishes the Slavic and East European Journal (SEEJ), a scholarly publication that features articles about Slavic studies.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Swedish: Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children’s literary award created by the Swedish government in 2002 to honor Astrid Lindgren, a famous Swedish children’s author who lived from 1907 to 2002. The prize is worth five million Swedish kronor (SEK), making it the largest award in children’s literature and one of the largest literary awards globally. The annual cost of ten million SEK (in 2008) is paid for using tax money.
The European Literature Prize is a Dutch award given every year since 2011. It honors the best contemporary European novel published the year before and translated into Dutch. The author of the winning book receives €10,000, and the translator receives €5,000.
The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (Polish: Międzynarodowa Nagroda Literacka im. Zbigniewa Herberta) is a Polish international literature prize created in 2013 in Warsaw. It is named after Zbigniew Herbert, a Polish poet, essayist, and moralist who lived from 1924 to 1998.