Georg-Büchner-Preis

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.

Jürgen Becker

Writer
Born 10/7/1932
Member since 1974
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... dessen Werk die Gattungsgrenzen von Lyrik und Prosa immer wieder neu bestimmt und die deutschsprachige Dichtung nachfolgender Generationen bis heute maßgeblich geprägt hat.

Jury members
Juryvorsitz: Heinrich Detering
Aris Fioretos, Peter Hamm, Joachim Kalka, Navid Kermani, Per Øhrgaard, Gustav Seibt, Michael Stolleis, Jan Wagner, Nike Wagner, außerdem Peter Benz (Stadt Darmstadt), Horst Claussen (von der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Günter Schmitteckert (Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst)