The Georg Dehio Book Prize (''Georg Dehio-Buchpreis'') is a biennial

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for authors who, "in their literary, scholarly or public work, address the themes of the common culture and history of the German people and their Eastern neighbors at a high level and from a broad perspective." Described as "prestigious" by the Austrian state broadcasting system

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,Österreichischer Rundfunk, April 11, 2012
/ref> the Dehio Prize is funded by the German government through the Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (''Beauftragte der Bundesregierung for Kultur und Medien''), the competition being administered by the German Cultural Forum for

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(''Deutsches Kulturforums östliches Europa''), a state-endowed agency.German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe
/ref> It commemorates the

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-born German art historian

Georg Dehio Georg Gottfried Julius Dehio (22 November 1850 – 21 March 1932), was a Baltic German art historian. In 1900, Dehio started the "''Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte''" (Handbook of German Art History), published by Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, ...

(1850-1932), whose pioneering emphasis on multi-ethnic and transnational cultural interconnections and influences in Eastern Europe serves as a guiding principle for the work of the German Cultural Forum. The prize comes in two categories: a Grand Prize of €7,000 and a Prize of Honor of €3,000. The Grand Prize honors an author's lifetime achievement in literary and/or public endeavors. The Prize of Honor is awarded in recognition of an outstanding published work. If the prizewinning publication is a translation, the prize may be shared between the author and the translator.Literaturport description
/ref> The Georg Dehio Book Prize began in 2004, and is awarded every other year, alternating with the Georg Dehio Cultural Prize, which was first offered in 2003. Winners of the Georg Dehio Book Prize are chosen by a selection committee whose members are appointed by the Board of Trustees of the German Cultural Forum on the nomination of its executive committee. It is composed of renowned personalities from the fields of literary studies, publishing and the media. Permanent members of the Selection Committee include a representative of the Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) and a representative of the BKM-funded institutions concerned with the culture and history of the German-speaking peoples of Eastern Europe. Kulturpreise.de
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Winners

* 2024:

Ulrike Draesner Ulrike Draesner (born 1962 in Munich) is a German author. She was awarded the 2016 Nicolas Born Prize. Life and work The daughter of an architect, Draesner grew up in Munich, Germany. She received a Bavarian State scholarship for the best perfor ...

(Grand Prize); Karolina Kuszyk and her translator Bernhard Hartmann (Prize of Honor for ''In den Häusern der anderen. Spuren deutscher Vergangenheit in Westpolen'') * 2022: Michael Zeller (Grand Prize); Vasco Kretschmann (Prize of Honor for ''Breslau museal. Deutsche und polnische Geschichtsausstellungen 1900 bis 2010'') * 2020: Ulla Lachauer (Grand Prize); Gusel Jachina and the translator Helmut Ettinger for the novel ''Wolgakinder'' (Prize of Honor) * 2018:

Miljenko Jergović Miljenko Jergović (born 28 May 1966) is a prominent Bosnian writer. Biography Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to Croatian parents, Jergović received his M.A. in literature from the Sarajevo University. While at hi ...

and Brigitte Döbert (Grand Prize); Alvydas Šlepikas and Markus Roduner for ''Mein Name ist Marytė'' * 2016:

Marek Krajewski Marek Krajewski (born 4 September 1966, in Wrocław) is a Polish crime writer and linguist. He is best known for his series of novels set in pre-war Wrocław (which was, at the time, Breslau) with the policeman Eberhard Mock as the protagonis ...

(Grand Prize); Cord Aschenbrenner (Prize of Honor for ''Das evangelische Pfarrhaus. 300 Jahre Glaube, Geist und Macht: eine Familiengeschichte'') * 2014: Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi (Grand Prize); Raymond M. Douglas (Prize of Honor for ''Ordnungsgemäße Überführung. Die Vertreibung der Deutschen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg'') * 2012: Peter Demetz (Grand Prize);

Radka Denemarková Radka Denemarková (born 14 March 1968 in Kutná Hora) is a Czech novelist, dramatist, TV screenplay writer, translator, essayist. Denemarková is the only Czech writer who has received Magnesia Litera Award four times (in different categories ...

and Eva Profousová (Prize of Honor as author and translator respectively for ''Ein herrlicher Flecken Erde'')''Focus'', April 26, 2012
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Martin Pollack Martin Pollack (23 May 1944 – 17 January 2025) was an Austrian journalist, book author, translator, Slavist and historian. "One of Austria's most distinguished public intellectuals", Pollack propagated a fact-based truth and reconciliation in ...

(Grand Prize); Włodzimierz Nowak and Joanna Manc (Prize of Honor as author and translator respectively for ''Die Nacht von Wildenhagen: Zwölf deutsch-polnische Schicksale'') Culture.pl
* 2008:

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

(Grand Prize); Andreas Kossert (Prize of Honor for ''Ostpreußen: Geschichte und Mythos'')Deutsche Welle, October 4, 2008
/ref> * 2006:

Karl-Markus Gauß Karl-Markus Gauß (born 14 May 1954, in Salzburg) is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor.In one single interview, Gauß by joke characterized himself ''to be an independent scholar.'' The interviewer, not being aware of this allus ...

(Grand Prize);

Thomas Urban Thomas Urban (born 20 July 1954) is a German journalist and author of historical books. Education Urban was born in Leipzig. His parents were German expellees from Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia, which came under P ...

(Prize of Honor for ''Verlust: Die Vertreibung der Deutschen und Polen im 20. Jahrhundert'')''Tageszeitung'', May 13, 2006
/ref> * 2004:

Karl Schlögel Karl Schlögel (born 7 March 1948 in Hawangen, Bavaria, Germany) is a noted German historian of Eastern Europe who specialises in modern Russia, the history of Stalinism, the Russian diaspora and dissident movements, Eastern European cultural hi ...

(Grand Prize); Gregor Thum (Prize of Honor for ''Die fremde Stadt. Breslau 1945'')Deutschland Radio (Berlin), May 25, 2004
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