Clemens J. Setz is a writer from Graz. He gets the Great Austrian State Prize 2026. This is the highest art honor in Austria. The prize is worth 30.000 Euro.
Culture Minister Andreas Babler praises the author. Setz writes important books in the German language. He often writes about people on the edge of society. His texts are new and often unexpected.
The Art Senate suggests Setz for the prize. Setz won many other prizes before. For example the Georg Buchner Prize in 2021. He studied mathematics and German studies.
