The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize or Friedrich-Nietzsche-Preis is a German literary award named after Friedrich Nietzsche and awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
It was first awarded in 1996 for a German-language essayistic or philosophical work.
[1] The Friedrich Nietzsche Prize is endowed with 15,000 euros.
[2] It is awarded by the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt on the basis of proposals by an international jury.
[4] The International Friedrich Nietzsche Prize replaces the Friedrich Nietzsche Prize awarded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt between 1996 and 2012.