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.
Oswald Egger
Oswald Egger is awarded the »Georg-Büchner-Preis« 2024. The prize giving ceremony will take place in Darmstadt on November, 2.
Writer
Born 13/2/1943
Deceased 30/5/2022
Member since 1997
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Jury members
Juryvorsitz: Klaus Reichert
Heinrich Detering, Peter Eisenberg, Wilhelm Genazino, Peter Hamm, Joachim Kalka, Per Øhrgaard, Ilma Rakusa, Gustav Seibt, Werner Spies, außerdem Elisabeth Abendroth (Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst), Peter Benz (Stadt Darmstadt)