GDCh Prize for Journalism, Literature and Science Communication

The GDCh is honouring author Bonnie Garmus and the translation team, comprising Ulrike Wasel and Klaus Timmermann, with the GDCh Prize for Journalism and Literature 2024 for the book 'A Question of Chemistry'. With the book 'A Question of Chemistry' (original title: Lessons in Chemistry), Bonnie Garmus published a bestseller in 2022 that not only has 'chemistry' in its title, but also addresses chemical topics. For example, she explores the chemistry of cooking and the role chemistry may have played in the emergence of life. The translation team of Ulrike Wasel and Klaus Timmermann did an outstanding job of translating the work into German and making it accessible to German-speaking audiences.

The GDCh Board has decided to rename the "GDCh Prize for Journalism and Literature" to "GDCh Prize for Journalism, Literature and Science Communication".

With this renaming, the GDCh is recognising the growing importance of science communication. In addition to journalism and publications, numerous other formats have become established in recent years – such as podcasts, blogs, social media, videos and multimedia projects – which make a significant contribution to communicating chemistry-related content to society.
The biennial award will remain in place.