The Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin was donated in 1994 on the occasion of the 175th birthday of Theodor Fontane from his native city of Neuruppin. Since 2019: Fontane-Literaturpreis der Fontanestadt Neuruppin und des Landes Brandenburg.
History
The Fontane Literature Prize has several predecessors. It was awarded for the first time from 1913 to 1922, among others to Annette Kolb, Leonhard Frank, Carl Sternheim and Alfred Döblin. as a grant over a period of 24 months. The winners are selected by an external jury. The award is announced every two years. ==Recipients==
Recipients
• 1994: • 1998: Charlotte Jolles (Special award on the occasion of the Fontane year on the 100th anniversary of Theodor Fontane's death) • 1999: Günter de Bruyn • 2004: Friedrich Christian Delius • 2010: Lutz Seiler for Zeitwaage • 2012: for Deutschboden. Eine teilnehmende Beobachtung. • 2014: Christoph Ransmayr for Atlas eines ängstlichen Mannes • 2016: Josef Bierbichler for Mittelreich • 2019: for Wohin wir gehen • 2021: Judith Zander for Johnny Ohneland • 2023: Matthias Nawrat for Gebete für meine Vorfahren • 2025: for Mariens Käfer ==References==