ðə dʒˈʊɹɹi ðæt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðə pɹˈaɪz kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv fˈaɪv mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˈʌn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðə stˈeɪt ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ɹˈaɪnwɛstfˈeɪliə, ðə ɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaɪnɹɪtʃ hˈaɪn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd fˈaɪv ˈʌðɚ mˈɛmbɚz kɹˈɪɾɪks ænd lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ˈɛkspɜːts.
The jury that decided the prize consisted of 5 members of the city government, 1 representative of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the rector of the Heinrich Heine University, and 5 other members (critics and literary experts).