The Schubart-Literaturpreis is a Germany literary prize donated by the city of Aalen since 1956 in honor of the 18th-century poet Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. It is one of the oldest literary awards of Baden-Württemberg. The main prize, which is 15,000 euros as of 2015 (As of 2021: €20,000), is presented every two years on Schubart's birthday to German-language writers whose literary or journalistic achievement "is in the tradition of the liberal and enlightened thought of Daniel Schubart." A runner-up prize (called Förderpreis) of 5,000 euros (As of 2021: €7,000) has also presented since 2011. Source: Wikipedia (en)