The Swiss Book Prize is a literary award

Literary award

A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...

 awarded annually by a jury on behalf of the Swiss Booksellers' Association. The prize amount is CHF

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

 60,000.

The award was instituted in 2008 following the example of the German Book Prize

German Book Prize

The German Book Prize is awarded annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year. The winner is awarded € 25,000, the five shortlisted authors receive € 2,500 each...

. Only German language

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 works of Swiss authors are eligible.

Honorees

Blue Ribbon = winner

2011

• Monica Cantieni, Grünschnabel Catalin Dorian Florescu, Jacob beschliesst zu lieben
• Felix Philipp Ingold, Alias oder Das wahre Leben
• Charles Lewinsky, Gerron
• Peter Stamm
  Peter Stamm
  -Life:Peter Stamm grew up in Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau the son of an accountant. After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then 5 as an accountant...
  
  , Seerücken

2010
Melinda Nadj Abonji, Tauben fliegen auf

• Dorothee Elmiger, Einladung an die Waghalsigen
• Urs Faes, Paarbildung
• Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig
• Kurt Marti
  Kurt Marti
  Kurt Marti is a Swiss theologian and poet. His poetry often has theological and religious aspects to it. He is also known for "dialect literature" said to have intellectual quality.- References :...
  
  , Notizen und Details 1964 - 2007

2009
Ilma Rakusa, Mehr Meer

• Eleonore Frey Muster aus Hans
• Jürg Laederach
  Jürg Laederach
  Jürg Laederach is a Swiss writer.-Works:* Einfall der Dämmerung, Frankfurt am Main 1974* Im Verlauf einer langen Erinnerung, Frankfurt am Main 1977* Das ganze Leben, Frankfurt am Main 1978...
  
   Briefe aus Mailland
• Angelika Overath
  Angelika Overath
  Angelika Overath is a German author and journalist.Overath studied German literature, History, Italian Studies, and Cultural Studies at the University of Tübingen and wrote a PhD-thesis in 1986 about the colour blue in modern literature.She regularly works as Writer in Residence for the in the ,...
  
   Flughafenfische
• Urs Widmer Herr 'Adamson

2008
Rolf Lappert, Nach Hause schwimmen

• Lukas Bärfuss, Hundert Tage
• Anja Jardine, Als der Mond vom Himmel fiel
• Adolf Muschg
  Adolf Muschg
  Adolf Muschg is a Swiss writer and professor of literature. Muschg was a member of the Gruppe Olten.- His life :...
  
  , Kinderhochzeit (withdrew)
• Peter Stamm
  Peter Stamm
  -Life:Peter Stamm grew up in Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau the son of an accountant. After completing primary and secondary school he spent three years as an apprentice accountant and then 5 as an accountant...
  
  , Wir fliegen