Jean-Paul-Preis

Jean-Paul-Preis is a Bavarian literary prize, awarded bi-annually by the Free State of Bavaria. It is named in honour of the German Romantic writer Jean Paul. The prize money is €15,000.

Recipients

 * 1983 Hans Egon Holthusen
 * 1985 Friedrich Dürrenmatt
 * 1987 Botho Strauß
 * 1989 Horst Bienek
 * 1991 Hermann Lenz
 * 1993 Gertrud Fussenegger
 * 1995 Siegfried Lenz
 * 1997 Günter de Bruyn
 * 1999 Herbert Rosendorfer
 * 2001 Gerhard Polt
 * 2003 Thomas Hürlimann
 * 2005 Sarah Kirsch
 * 2007 Uwe Dick
 * 2009 Eckhard Henscheid
 * 2011 Brigitte Kronauer
 * 2013 Petra Morsbach
 * 2015 Gerhard Roth
 * 2017 Alexander Kluge
 * 2019 Ursula Krechel
 * 2021 Barbara Honigmann
 * 2023 Nico Bleutge