Austria · Europe
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
City of Klagenfurt / ORF
A unique, very public German-language prize: authors read an unpublished text live to the jury at the Festival of German-Language Literature.
Free entryGermanShort Story
- Prize
- €25,000 main prize
- Entry fee
- Free (application/invitation)
- Deadline
- Readings each summer (Klagenfurt)
- Who can enter
- German-language authors; invited/selected to read an unpublished text live
- Status
- Unpublished
- Genre
- Literary / Any
⚠️ Deadlines, fees and prizes change each year — and many prestige prizes are by nomination or publisher submission, not open entry. Always confirm the current details on the official site before you enter. Last checked 2026-06.
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