MDR-Literaturpreis was a German literary prize. The prize was awarded by the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 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; 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; 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; 2. Prize: Florian Wacker; 3. Prize: Irma Krauß; Audience Prize: Diana Feuerbach 2011 1. Prize: Matthias Nawrat; 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; 2. Prize: Ferdinand Schmalz; 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