MDR-Literaturpreis was a German literary prize. The prize was awarded by the
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR; ''Central German Broadcasting'') is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Established in January 1991, its headquarters are in Leipzig, with regional studio ...
from 1996 to 2015.
The main prize was endowed with 5,000 euros, the second with 2,500 euros and the third with 1,500 euros (donated by Druckhaus Köthen), as well an audience award was endowed with 1000 euros.
The award consisted of a literary short story competition.
Recipients
Source:
* 1996 1. Prize:
Renate Schröder
* 1997 1. Prize:
Henner Kotte
* 1998 1. Prize:
Ulman Weiß
* 1999 1. Prize:
Jörg Jacob
* 2000 1. Prize:
Undine Materni
* 2001 1. Prize:
Clemens Meyer
* 2002 1. Prize:
Simone Gertz, 2. Prize:
Ralf Eggers, 3. Prize:
Christine Hoba
* 2003 1. Prize:
Omar Saavedra Santis
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; 2. Prize:
Clemens Meyer; 3. Prize:
Nils Mohl
* 2004 1. Prize:
Bov Bjerg; 2. Prize:
Jonas-Philipp Dallmann; 3. Prize:
Martin Gülich; Audience Prize: Bov Bjerg
* 2005 1. Prize:
Silvio Huonder; 2. Prize:
Martin Gülich; 3. Prize:
Gunter Gerlach
* 2006 1. Prize:
Thomas Pletzinger; 2. Prize:
Natalie Balkow; 3. Prize:
Nils Mohl; Audience Prize: Thomas Pletzinger
* 2007 1. Prize:
Moritz Heger; 2. Prize:
Margarita Fuchs; 3. Prize:
Philip Meinhold; Audience Prize: Moritz Heger
* 2008 1. Prize:
Sudabeh Mohafez
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Biography
Sudabeh Mohafez studied music, English studies and pedagogy. She worked at various Non-governmental organizations in the fi ...
; 2. Prize:
Bernd Hans Martens; 3. Prize:
Ralf Eggers; Audience Prize:
Finn-Ole Heinrich
* 2009 1. Prize:
Katharina Hartwell; 2. Prize:
Andreas Stichmann; 3. Prize:
Stefan Petermann; Audience Prize: Stefan Petermann
* 2010 1. Prize:
Leif Randt
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; 2. Prize:
Florian Wacker; 3. Prize:
Irma Krauß; Audience Prize:
Diana Feuerbach
* 2011 1. Prize:
Matthias Nawrat
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; 2. Prize:
Susanne Neuffer; 3. Prize:
Jesse Falzoi; Audience Prize:
Simone Kanter
* 2012 1. Prize:
Gianna Molinari; 2. Prize:
Ursula Kirchenmayer; 3. Prize:
Alina Herbing; Audience Prize: Gianna Molinari
* 2013 1. Prize:
Anja Kampmann
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Kampmann was born in 1983 in Hamburg. She studied at the University of Hamburg and at the German Institute for Literature () in Leipzig. She also attended the renowned International ...
; 2. Prize:
Ferdinand Schmalz
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; 3. Prize:
Verena Güntner; Audience Prize:
Peter Wawerzinek
* 2014 1. Prize:
Stefan Ferdinand Etgeton; 2. Prize:
Sarah J. Ablett; 3. Prize:
Kathrin Schmidt; Audience Prize: Stefan Ferdinand Etgeton
* 2015 1. Prize:
Ronya Othmann; 2. Prize:
Irina Kilimnik; 3. Prize:
Anja Dolatta; Audience Prize: Irina Kilimnik
References
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
German literary awards
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