Würth-Preis für Europäische Literatur is a biennial German literary award given to an author. The prize is €25,000 and is open to any European authors. It is one of a series of awards given by the Würth Foundation (Stiftung Würth) in Künzelsau, a cultural organization supported by the Würth Group. The prize has been awarded since 1998, for "literary efforts for the cultural diversity of Europe". Winners 1998 Hermann Lenz 2000 Claudio Magris 2002 Claude Vigée 2004 Harald Hartung 2006 Herta Müller 2008 Peter Turrini 2010 Ilija Trojanow 2012 Hanna Krall 2014 Péter Nádas 2016 Peter Handke 2018 Christoph Ransmayr 2020 David Grossman 2022 Annie Ernaux References External links German literary awards