Hermann-Lenz-Preis was a literary prize of Germany from 1999 to 2009. The award for German-language poetry is named after the writer Hermann Lenz, who died 1998. The prize money was €15.000 donated by publisher Hubert Burda. Successor is the Petrarca-Preis for European writers. In 2008, the jury consisted of Michael Krüger, Peter Hamm, Peter Handke and Alfred Kolleritsch.
Recipients
1999: Josef W. Janker 2000: Johannes Kühn 2001: Ralf Rothmann 2002: 2003: Joseph Zoderer 2004: Walter Kappacher 2005: 2006: Jürgen Becker 2007: Angela Krauß 2008: Xaver Bayer 2009: Friederike Mayröcker
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