On November 7, 2026, the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Literature Prize will be awarded.
On November 7, 2026, the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Literature Prize will be awarded. During a reading at the Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz, five authors nominated by the literature prize jury will present their works. Afterward, the jury will award the grand prize. The audience can vote for two additional prizes.
The following authors have been nominated for the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Literature Prize:
Sabine Beck (Schwerin)
Stephan Detert (Zurich, born in Wittenburg)
Johannes Paul Döbler (Berlin, born in Pasewalk)
Christina Piljavec (Schwerin)
Katharina Schlender (Berlin, born in Neubrandenburg)
The nominees were selected by a panel of experts. The jury for the 2026 MV Literature Prize includes author Alina Herbing, journalist Lenore Lötsch (NDR Kultur), and author and former publisher (Tropen Verlag) Tom Müller.
During the awards ceremony in Neustrelitz, the five nominees will first present the texts they submitted. Afterward, the prizes will be awarded: First, the jury’s grand prize, which comes with a cash award of 3,000 euros and a one-month residency at the Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop. In addition, there are two audience awards, each worth 500 euros, which will be decided by a vote from guests in the hall and viewers watching the livestream online.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Literature Prize 2026: November 7, 2026, 6:00 p.m., Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Schlossstraße 12/13, 17235 Neustrelitz
Free admission
Registration available at: anmeldung@literaturrat-mv.de
Stream:twitch.tv/lithausrostock; wahl.literaturhaus-rostock.de
The event is organized by the Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, the Literaturhaus Rostock, the Literaturzentrum Vorpommern at the Koeppenhaus in Greifswald, and the literary journal “RISSE,” in cooperation with the LiteraturRat MV e.V.
