Kassel Literary Prize
The Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor (Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor), established 1985, is an annual prize awarded by the city of Kassel and the Brückner-Kühner foundation in recognition of "grotesque and comic work" at a high artistic level. Prior to 1996, it was also given to literary professors whose work is connected to this theme. The prize includes an award of 10,000 euros. The foundation has, since 2004, also awarded authors under the age of 35 the Förderpreis Komische Literatur. This prize includes an award of 3,000 euros. Prior to 2006, the awards were given in November, this was moved to the following February the next year, resulting in the "2006/2007" prizes. Recipients since 2004 Recipients prior to 2004 1985: Loriot 1986: Eike Christian Hirsch 1987: Ernst Jandl 1988: Wolfgang Preisendanz 1989: Irmtraud Morgner 1990: Ernst Kretschmer 1991: Robert Gernhardt 1992: Walter Hinck 1993: Christoph Meckel 1994: Volker Klotz 1995: Hanns Dieter Hüsch 1996: Karl Riha 1997: Max Goldt 1998: Franzobel 1999: Ingomar von Kieseritzky 2000: Peter Bichsel 2001: George Tabori 2002: Franz Hohler 2003: Eugen Egner See also German literature List of literary awards List of poetry awards List of years in literature List of years in