Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany. The Deutsche Literaturfonds (German Literature Fund) based in Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1983.^[1] The prize money was raised in 2019 from €20,000 to €30,000.^[1] In addition to the main prize, the Kranichsteiner Literaturförderpreis is also awarded.^[1] In 2020 the Deutsche Literaturfonds renamed the prize to Großer Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds (Grand Prize of the German Literature Fund) and the prize money has been raised to €50,000.^[2] It is awarded for an outstanding literary work.^[3]

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