Prize Winner 2026
Christine Wunnicke is awarded the »Georg-Büchner-Preis« 2026.
The award ceremony will take place in Darmstadt on October 24, 2026.
For more information in German, click here.
The Georg Büchner Prize was first established during the Weimar Republic by the State of Hesse. Its purpose was to recognise writers, artists, actors and singers. It was first awarded in 1923 in the state capital, Darmstadt.
Since 1951 the new Büchner Prize has been awarded annually by the German Academy for Language and Literature. According to the charter of the Academy, it is given to authors »writing in the German language whose work is considered especially meritorious and who have made a significant contribution to contemporary German culture.«
The prize is awarded at a ceremony held during the autumn conference of the German Academy in Darmstadt.
The prize currently comes with an award of €50,000.
Christine Wunnicke is awarded the »Georg-Büchner-Preis« 2026.
The award ceremony will take place in Darmstadt on October 24, 2026.
For more information in German, click here.
Writer
Born 29/9/1966
Wie selten vereinen sich in diesen Romanen, getragen von subtilem Sprachwitz, das Unterhaltende und die anspruchsvolle Reflexion auf großartige Weise.
Jury members
Ingo Schulze, Rita Franceschini, Olga Martynova, Lothar Müller, Lukas Bärfuss, Daniel Göske, Felicitas Hoppe, Joachim Kalka, Daniela Strigl, Michael Walter sowie je ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin des Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, des Landes Hessen und der Stadt Darmstadt