Land Salzburg - Rauriser Award

What you get

You will receive a one-off prize of 5,000 EUR for an unpublished work of prose in German. The Province of Salzburg and the market town of Rauris award the prize every year. The winner receives the prize in March as part of the Rauris Literature Days, a literary festival held in Rauris.

Who can apply

• Career stage: You are at the start of your career as an author.
• Link to Salzburg: At least one of the following applies to you: You were born in Salzburg and have another personal connection to the city; you have lived predominantly in Salzburg for at least 2 years; or you have worked as an artist in Salzburg or studied there for at least 2 years without interruption.
• Nationality: Applicants of any nationality are welcome to apply, provided they have a connection to Salzburg.
• Your text: You are submitting an unpublished prose text in German, comprising 15 to 20 A4 pages, which addresses this year’s theme. For the 2027 Prize, the theme is ‘U-turn’.
• Previous winners: You have never won the Rauriser Award before.

How to apply

Please email your text as a PDF file to the Cultural Department of the Province of Salzburg, together with proof of your connection to Salzburg. The deadline for entries for the 2027 Prize is 13 October 2026. A jury, newly appointed each year, will read the entries without seeing the authors’ names. You will be notified of the result in writing.

If the Rauris Literary Prize is not the right fit for you, our guide Scholarships in Austria lists further funding options in Austria.