Schubart-Literaturpreis

The Schubart-Literaturpreis is a Germany literary prize donated by the city of Aalen since 1956 in honor of the 18th-century poet Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. It is one of the oldest literary awards of Baden-Württemberg.

The main prize, which is 15,000 euros as of 2015 (As of 2025^[update]: €20,000^[1][2]),^[3] is presented every two years on Schubart's birthday to German-language writers whose literary or journalistic achievement "is in the tradition of the liberal and enlightened thought of Daniel Schubart."^[4] A runner-up prize (called Förderpreis) of 5,000 euros (As of 2021^[update]: €7,000^[2]) has also been presented since 2011.^[5]