Grimmelshausen Prize

Grimmelshausen Prize
German: Grimmelshausen-Preis
Country Germany
Hosted byHesse, Baden-Württemberg
Renchen, Gelnhausen
Reward10,000
First award1993
Websiterenchen.de (in German)

Grimmelshausen Prize (German: Grimmelshausen-Preis) is a literary prize in Germany, which is awarded since 1993 on every two years.[1] The prize is named after Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, author of Simplicius Simplicissimus, a famous German book. The prize money is €10,000, the prize cannot be split.[2]

The award is given to authors who, “in the previous six years, have made a remarkable contribution to the artistic examination of contemporary history through a narrative work”.

Structures

The founders are the cities of Gelnhausen and Renchen and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Hesse. It is not possible to apply for the prize. A three-member jury of experts, each elected for a term of six years, decides on the award.

It is presented annually, alternating between Gelnhausen and Renchen, by the mayor of the respective city at a public ceremony, which was first held in Renchen in 1993. The costs incurred are covered by the city in which the prize is awarded. Since 2003, the Grimmelshausen Prize has also been awarded to authors who are not yet established.

Laureates

  • 2023: Frank P. Meyer – Vom Ende der Bundeskegelbahn; sponsorship award: Caroline Wahl22 Bahnen[8][9]
  • 2025: Jakob Hein – Wie Grischa mit einer verwegenen Idee beinahe den Weltfrieden auslöste; sponsorship award: Charlotte Gneuß – Gittersee[10]

References

  1. ^ "Grimmelshausenpreis". Renchen (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Stiftungen & Preise". Gelnhausen (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Grimmelshausen-Preis geht an Robert Seethaler". Volksstimme.de (in German). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Seethaler erhält Grimmelshausen-Preis". www.gnz.de (in German). 6 December 1920. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Christoph Hein ausgezeichnet". Börsenblatt (in German). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Grimmelshausen-Preis 2019 geht an die Autorinnen Dörte Hansen und Nele Pollatschek". Bad Orber Blättche (in German). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ^ Weigelt, Elke (21 July 2021). "Grimmelshausen-Preisträger 2021". Gelnhausen (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Grimmelshausen-Preis 2023". Gelnhausen (in German). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Caroline Wahl erhält den Förderpreis des Grimmelshausen-Preises 2023". DuMont Buchverlag (in German). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Grimmelshausenpreis". Renchen (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2026.