August-Graf-von-Platen-Preis is a Bavarian literary prize named after August Graf von Platen (1796–1835).
The cultural association Speckdrumm e.V. (renamed Kulturforum Ansbach e.V. since 2019) initiates and organizes the award, which is financed by several sponsors including the city of Ansbach. The award is endowed with €5,000 and the sponsorship prize with €1,500. Every two years, the winners are chosen from 10 authors who presented themselves for LeseLust, a reading series that takes place every spring in Ansbach. The authors must write about, have a connection to, be born in, or currently reside in Franconia. The jury consists of the sponsors, the previous prize winner, and a representative from the national press, the University of Erlangen, and the Bavarian Radio. [1] [2]

Karl August Georg Maximilian Graf von Platen-Hallermünde was a German poet and dramatist. In German he mostly is called Graf (Count) Platen.
The Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize. The prize was first awarded in 1912, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist. The Kleist Prize was the most important literary award of the Weimar Republic, but was discontinued in 1933.
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