Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis is a German literary prize. It was established in 1983. In June, the City of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe annually awards the prize. It is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded as a general literary award for outstanding achievements. The award commemorates the poet Friedrich Hölderlin who lived in Bad Homburg for a few years. It is awarded at the anniversary of the evening before Friedrich Hölderlin's death.
Recipients
1983: Hermann Burger
1984: Sarah Kirsch
1985: Ulla Hahn
1986: Elisabeth Borchers
1987: Peter Härtling
1988: Karl Krolow
1989: Wolf Biermann
1990: Rolf Haufs
1991: Günter Kunert
1992: Hilde Domin
1993: Friederike Mayröcker
1994: Ludwig Harig
1995: Ernst Jandl
1996: Martin Walser
1997: Doris Runge
1998: Christoph Ransmayr
1999: Reiner Kunze
2000: Marcel Reich-Ranicki
2001: Dieter Wellershoff
2002: Robert Menasse
2003: Monika Maron
2004: Johannes Kühn
2005: Durs Grünbein
2006: Rüdiger Safranski
2007: Urs Widmer
2008: Ror Wolf
2009: Judith Hermann
2010: Georg Kreisler
2011: Arno Geiger
2012: Klaus Merz
2013: Ralf Rothmann
2014: Peter Stamm
2015: Michael Kleeberg
2016: Christoph Peters
2017: Eva Menasse
2018: Daniel Kehlmann
2019: 2020: Navid Kermani 2021: Marcel Beyer 2022: Monika Rinck