German Reading Prize 2025: A sign of promoting reading and diversity!

German Reading Prize 2025: A sign of promoting reading and diversity!

A sensational event for the literary area: Jean-Dominique Risch is nominated for the German Reading Prize! This prestigious price, equipped with an impressive sum of 25,000 euros, is awarded for the twelfth time in 2025 and testifies to a tireless commitment to promoting reading in Germany.

The awarding of the reading award is a fascinating Initiative by Foundation Reading and the Commerzbank Foundation, which is under the umbrella of the Minister of State for Culture and Media Claudia Roth. Thousands of applications received this year reflect the remarkable diversity and the passionate commitment of those who stand up for reading. "The selection has never been so difficult for us," said Astrid Kießling-Taşkın, the director of the Commerzbank Foundation. "The abundance of applications shows how colorful reading promotion can be" - a view that Jörg Maas, the general manager of the Reading Foundation, also underlines.

a ray of hope for the future

In a time when the digital world increasingly overhand, the German reading price is a crucial impulse to emphasize the importance of reading: "Only those who can read are safe through the labyrinth of information and news." The price recognizes the hard work of many people to inspire children and adolescents to discover the joy of reading, and thus design a better future.