After 1945, Weyrauch wrote radio plays, and narratives, and published numerous anthologies (see list below).
From December 1945 to 1948, Weyrauch was the editor of Ulenspiegel, a satirical magazine,[1][2] and Ost und West, both published in Berlin.
He shaped the direction of "Kahlschlagliteratur" in Tausend Gramm, a 1949 anthology edited by him, characterizing and promoting the rebirth of German literature, after the end of the Third Reich.
In 1951, he began taking part in Gruppe 47 conferences, and, in 1967, he became a member of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt, where he died.
In 1997, the city of Darmstadt created the Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize to encourage young writers with an award, and stipend.