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Literaturport
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Closes
October 12, 2026, 8 days left
Effort
About 2 days of work
Cost to apply
Free
The organiser's page is in German. Everything below is in English.
The Mara-Cassens Prize, named after its Hamburg-based founder and endowed since 2020 with €20,000, is the highest-funded German-language literary prize for debut novels and the only literature prize awarded by a reader jury. The 15-member jury consists exclusively of members of Literaturhaus Hamburg e.V. who do not work professionally in the literary sector. The prize is presented at a formal public awards ceremony.
German-language authors whose debut novel is being published in 2026. Self-submissions are not permitted; publishers or third parties must submit on behalf of the author.
Open to artists in Germany.
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Hamburg, Germany
October 12, 2026, 8 days left
Programme dates not listed
€20,000 as a one-time prize, awarded at a public ceremony in January 2027.
About 2 days of work
Long application. Estimated from the 3 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.
Free
https://www.literaturhaus-hamburg.de/programm/mara-cassens-preis/