Verleihung der Bayerischen Poetentaler

A gala evening by the Munich Tower Writers

Curtain up for an excellent evening: This year, the Bavarian Poetry Awards 2026 will be presented in the Silbersaal. This year, the Munich Tower Writers are honoring cabaret artist and word acrobat Willy Astor, author Rita Falk, music producer Manfred Eicher and writer Gunna Wendt.

The award ceremony will take place as part of an entertaining and colorful gala, at which not only the honorees, but also other new writers such as Jürgen Bulla, Heike Haas, Heike Nieder and Fridolin Schley will perform. The Munich music duo Burgmayr & Reiserer will provide the musical backdrop. The award - also referred to by the press as the "Bavarian Pour le mérite" - has been presented annually since 1961 by the Munich Tower Writers to personalities and institutions who have rendered outstanding services to art and culture in Bavaria. Previous winners include Marieluise Fleißer, Eugen Roth, Ernst Hoferichter, Gert Heidenreich, Michael Ende, Ottfried Preußler, Janosch, Konstantin Wecker, Haindling, Fredl Fesl, Dieter Hildebrandt, Bruno Jonas, Gerhard Polt, Biermösl Blosn, Frank M. Barwasser (Pelzig), Werner Herzog, Marcus H. Rosenmüller and many more.