Rheingau Literatur Preis is a literary prize of Hesse. It is awarded annually since 1994 by the Rheingau Literatur Festival which follows the Rheingau Musik Festival. An author is awarded whose prose gained the attention of the literary critics ("deren schriftstellerische Prosa in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten die Literaturkritik aufmerksam gemacht hat")[1]
The prize of 11,111 Euro is given by the cultural ministry Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung and by the Rheingau Musik Festival.[2] The author also receives 111 bottles of Rheingau Riesling, donated by the association Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) Rheingau.[3][2]