Siegfried Lenz Prize

The Siegfried Lenz Prize is intended to honor international writers who have achieved recognition for their narrative work and whose creative work is close to the spirit of Siegfried Lenz.^[1] The award is endowed with €50,000.^[2] The jury consists of five members.^[2] The award ceremony takes place in the Hamburg City Hall.^[3] The prize is presented every two years by the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Siegfried Lenz Foundation.^[3] Shortly before his death, Lenz set up a foundation in his name, which also awards the prize.^[4]

Siegfried Lenz Prize
Awarded for	international writers who have achieved recognition for their narrative work and whose creative work is close to the spirit of Siegfried Lenz
Location	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Presented by	First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Reward(s)	€50,000
First award	2014
Website	www.siegfriedlenz-stiftung.org/siegfried-lenz-preis/siegfried-lenz-preis/

Recipients

Source:^[5]

• 2014 Amos Oz^[6][7]
• 2016 Julian Barnes^[8]
• 2018 Richard Ford^[9][10][11]
• 2020 Lyudmila Ulitskaya^{[3][12][4][13]}
• 2022 Elizabeth Strout^[14]
• 2024 Claire Keegan^[15]