Overview
- The awards were presented Sunday at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.
- MÄRZ Verlag received the €26,000 Grand Prize after jurors praised it as a publisher of counterculture, critique and experimentation.
- Two €15,000 prizes went to BeBra Verlag and Kraus Verlag, the latter known for children’s books.
- Nominated houses DAS GRAMM, Favoritenpreisse and SHIFT BOOKs were each recognized with €4,000.
- The prize carries a total endowment of €68,000, is jointly awarded by Berlin’s senatorial departments, and is project-managed by the regional booksellers’ association, with officials stressing its importance for democracy, diversity, freedom and creativity.