Hermann-Lenz-Preis

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: Erich Wolfgang Skwara
 * 2003: Joseph Zoderer
 * 2004: Walter Kappacher
 * 2005: Franz Weinzettl
 * 2006: Jürgen Becker
 * 2007: Angela Krauß
 * 2008: Xaver Bayer
 * 2009: Friederike Mayröcker