Clara Leinemann Shortlisted for the ZDF »aspekte« Literary Prize 2026

Clara Leinemann's debut novel Yellow Monsters is one of five finalists chosen for the ZDF »aspekte« Literary Prize 2026.

The ZDF »aspekte« Literary Prize is endowed with €10,000 and is awarded to the best debut novel of the year. The prize will be awarded at a public event at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Previous winnters of the prize include Deniz Ohde, Katja Petrowskaja, Ingo Schulze, Stephan Thome, and later Nobel Prize winner Herta Müller.