Petrarca-Preis was a European literary and translation award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. Founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, it was primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but some occasional non-Europeans appear in the list of laureates. thumb|Southside limestone summit of Mont Ventoux.The award was first distributed over a twenty-year period (1975–95) and included the categories Literature and Translation. Then it was followed for a decade (1999–2009) by a Hermann-Lenz-Preis and resumed in 2010. The firs
Petrarca-Preis was a European literary and translation award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. Founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, it was primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but some occasional non-Europeans appear in the list of laureates. thumb|Southside limestone summit of Mont Ventoux.The award was first distributed over a twenty-year period (1975–95) and included the categories Literature and Translation. Then it was followed for a decade (1999–2009) by a Hermann-Lenz-Preis and resumed in 2010. The first jury consisted of fluxus participant Bazon Brock, poets Michael Krüger and Nicolas Born, and novelist Peter Handke. When the prize resumed in 2010, Peter Handke and Michael Krüger still were on the jury, together with the authors Alfred Kolleritsch (himself awarded in 1978) and Peter Hamm. "We want to support a national and regional culture in Europe", founder Hubert Burda initially said at the 2011 awards. An explicit goal was to watch out all over Europe for authors who gave a distinctive voice to their prevailing culture. The Petrarca-Preis consisted of €20,000, and it could be shared between several winners. The ceremony was usually held in places which Francesco Petrarch at some point visited.
== Literature prize-winners and ceremony locations== 1975 Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (posthumously), Mont Ventoux 1976 Sarah Kirsch and Ernst Meister, Arquà Petrarca 1977 Herbert Achternbusch (who declined), Arquà Petrarca 1978 Alfred Kolleritsch, Siena 1979 Zbigniew Herbert, Verona 1980 Ludwig Hohl, Florence 1981 Tomas Tranströmer, Vicenza 1982 Ilse Aichinger, Sils Maria 1983 Gerhard Meier, Vézelay 1984 Gustav Januš, Avignon 1987 Hermann Lenz, Asolo 1988 Philippe Jaccottet, Trieste 1989 Jan Skácel, Lucca 1990 Paul Wühr, Siena 1991 John Berger, Piemonte 1992 Michael Hamburger, Modena 1993 Gennadij Ajgi, Perugia 1994 Helmut Färber, Weimar 1995 Les Murray, Provence 2010 Pierre Michon and Erri De Luca, Salem Abbey 2011 John Burnside and Florjan Lipuš, Benediktbeuern Abbey 2012 Miodrag Pavlović and Kito Lorenc, Marbach am Neckar 2013 Adonis and Robin Robertson, München 2014 Franz Mon and Tomas Venclova, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München
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