The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer. Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland. Winners 1994: Monika Maron 1995: Wilhelm Genazino 1996: Klaus Merz 1997: Christoph Ransmayr 1998: Thomas Hürlimann 1999: Birgit Vanderbeke 2000: Christoph Hein 2001: Anna Mitgutsch 2002: Erich Hackl 2003: Hanna Johansen 2004: Barbara Honigmann 2005: Kathrin Röggla 2006: Matthias Zschokke 2007: 2008: Jenny Erpenbeck 2009: Juli Zeh 2010: Ulrike Draesner 2011: Peter Bichsel 2012: Annette Pehnt 2013: Franz Hohler 2014: Lukas Bärfuss 2015: Thomas Hettche 2016: 2017: Terézia Mora 2018: Peter Stamm 2019: Karen Duve 2020: Monika Helfer 2021: 2022: not awarded See also German literature List of literary awards List of poetry awards List of years in literature List of years in poetry References External links Swiss literary awards Canton of Solothurn Awards established in 1994 1994 establishments in Switzerland