As part of the Leipziger Buchmesse, the magazine Börsenblatt and the Stiftung Buchkultur und Leseförderung des Börsenvereins des Deutschen Buchhandels are awarding the Alfred Kerr Prize for Literary Criticism, endowed with 5,000 euros, to the critic and author Beate Tröger.

The laudatory speech for Beate Tröger will be held by Katrin Schuster, who has been a consultant to the management of Munich City Library since 2020. Karin Schmidt-Friderichs, President of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, will give the welcoming address.

• The full jury statement and information on the prizewinner (in German): Beate Tröger will receive the Alfred-Kerr-Preis for Literary Criticism 2025
• All information about the prize: Alfred Kerr Prize for Literary Criticism