The Alfred Kerr Preis (Alfred Kerr Prize) for literary criticism is an annual award funded by the Börsenblatt of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels.
The prize commemorates the theatre, literary critic and journalist Alfred Kerr (1867–1948) and is endowed with 5,000 euros each year. Since 1996 the prize has been given to an individual for their work in literary criticism, and since 2004 has taken place at the Leipzig Book Fair.
The jury consists of Prof Klaus Reichert (Honorary President of the German Academy for Language and Literature), Dr. Maria Gazzetti (Manager of the Poetic Literature Foundation ), Peter Härtling (author), Klaus Schöffling (publisher), Torsten Casimir (financial newspaper chief), and Michael Lemling (Managing Director of the Munich bookstore Lehmkuhl).
Award winners Source:
1978: Jürgen Lodemann 1982: Otto Breicha 1988: Dieter P. Meier-Lenz 1992: Volker Ullrich 1993: Werner Liersch 1996: Hanns Grössel 1997: Paul Ingendaay 1998: Günther Ohnemus 1999: Andreas Nentwich 2000: Lothar Müller 2001: Ulrich Weinzierl 2002: Maike Albath 2003: Felicitas von Lovenberg 2004: Elmar Krekeler 2005: Hubert Spiegel 2006: Meike Feßmann 2007: Hubert Winkels 2008: Burkhard Müller 2009: Gregor Dotzauer 2010: Dorothea von Törne 2011: Ina Hartwig 2012: Helmut Böttiger 2013: Daniela Strigl 2014: Insa Wilke 2015: Manfred Papst 2016: 2017: 2018: 2019: 2020: Christian Metz 2021: 2022: not awarded 2023: Jutta Person 2024: Wolfgang Matz 2025: Beate Tröger 2026: Dietmar Dath"Alfred-Kerr-Preis für Literaturkritik geht an Dietmar Dath". deutschlandfunkkultur.de, 24 February 2026 (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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