Merano Poetry Prize Explained

The Merano Poetry Prize (German: Lyrikpreis Meran) is an international literary prize for German-language poetry that was founded by Alfred Gruber (1929–1998), a South Tyrolian catholic priest and writer.[1] The biennial competition was established in 1993[2] and is awarded by the South Tyrolean provincial government in the city of Merano ever since. In addition to the main award (1. Preis), which is endowed with €8,000, usually two further prizes are awarded, the Alfred Gruber Prize (Alfred-Gruber-Preis, endowed with €3,500) and the Media Prize of the RAI broadcaster South Tyrol (Medienpreis der RAI Südtirol, endowed with €2,500).[3] [4]

The Merano Poetry Prize is considered highly prestigious.[5] [6] The Austrian national public broadcaster ORF called it "one of the most important literary competitions in the German-speaking world ([einer] der wichtigsten Literaturwettbewerbe seiner Gattung im deutschen Sprachraum)".[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Alfred Gruber at the Lexikon Lieratur in Tirol . 2024-07-24 . University of Innsbruck.
  2. http://www.planetlyrik.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Cornelius-Hell-Meraner-Meriten.pdf
  3. Web site: Redaktion . 2010-07-22 . Ferruccio Delle Cave & Martin Hanni (Hrsg.): Lyrik im Gespräch . 2024-07-24 . planetlyrik.de.
  4. Web site: 2019-02-03 . Die Leitpranken von Meran . 2024-07-24 . www.fr.de . de.
  5. Web site: deutschlandfunk.de . "In diesem sehr begrenzten Segment Lyrik, da ist zu kämpfen" . 2024-03-17 . Deutschlandfunk . de.
  6. Web site: 2010-05-25 . Lyrik hautnah – Lyrikpreis Meran 2010 . 2024-03-18 . Universität Innsbruck . de.
  7. Web site: oe1.orf.at . Lyrikpreis Meran . 2024-03-18 . oe1.orf.at . de.
  8. https://www.nzz.ch/wettstreit_der_lyriker_in_meran-ld.916986
  9. Web site: SALTO . Tamara Štajner gewinnt SALTO . 2024-05-19 . salto.bz . de.