By opening this book, you have discovered a small fireworks display of ideas. The jury of the Ohrenschmaus Literary Prize was thrilled by the unique perspectives on the world, the unusual viewpoints, and the wealth of creativity that makes our world shine in a different light. The poems, prose texts, and stories often contradict the articles one reads in newspapers. Instead of war, there is talk of peace; instead of despair, two texts focus on the screws that connect and hold things together; instead of confinement and oppression, the texts speak of ideas that stroll out of the mind into freedom. In this book, you will find the award-winning texts of the main prizes, the chocolate prize, and the honor list.