German Nonfiction Prize: 206 Titles Entered in the 2023 Competition
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- 16 Jan 2023
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This year’s books submitted for the German Nonfiction Prize include books written in German from the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein.
The Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Germany’s publishers and booksellers association, has announced on January 10 that the market’s leading award in nonfiction has attracted 206 books put forward by 128 publishers.
The breakdown of these German-language titles’ publishers is:
- 100 publishers based in Germany
- 13 publishers based in Austria
- 13 houses based in Switzerland
- One publishing house based in Liechtenstein
- One publishing house based in the United Kingdom
In this contest, each publisher is entitled to submit a maximum of two monographs published or to be published between May of last year and the coming April, when the nominations will be announced. In addition, each publisher may recommend up to five more titles from its own list. This roster of recommendations comprises 156 titles. Beyond that number, the jury for the German Nonfiction Prize may request additional titles from that list.
As our readers know, the German Nonfiction Prize is worth a total €42,500 (US$45,627). The winner receives €25,000 (US$26,834), and the seven runners-up €2,500 each (US$2,683). And what this award’s jury is searching for is, expressly, “a German-language nonfiction book that inspires social debate.” Read More…
