Sjón, b. 1963, is an Icelandic writer and artist. He became famous for his song lyrics for Björk, in particular for Lars von Trier’s film Dancer in the Dark. He was a member of the Surrealism, Punk, Dada and Poetry performance group, Medúsa. Sjón lived for several years in England and The Netherlands, before returning to Reykjavík. He received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his novel The Blue Fox. Latest publication in German: CoDex 1962, 2020.
“Nobody combines head and heart more poetically than SJÓN.”
BJÖRK

Franzobel, b. 1967, is one of the most popular and popularizing Austrian writers. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Nestroy Prize and the Arthur Schnitzler Prize. His plays were performed among others in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Denmark, France, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Russia and the U.S. To date translations are available in 23 languages.

Franzobel, geb. 1967, ist einer der populärsten und polarisierendsten österreichischen Schriftsteller. Er erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen, darunter den Ingeborg-Bachmann- Preis, den Nestroy-Preis und den Arthur-Schnitzler- Preis. Seine Theaterstücke wurden unter anderem in Mexiko, Argentinien, Chile, Dänemark, Frankreich, Polen, Rumänien, der Ukraine, Italien, Russland und den USA gezeigt. Übersetzungen liegen bislang in 23 Sprachen vor.

Ghayath Almadhoun, geb. 1979, ist ein palästinensisch schwedischer Dichter und Filmemacher. Er studierte an der Universität Damaskus, wanderte 2008 nach Schweden aus. Seine Gedichte wurden in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt. Zuletzt auf Deutsche erschienen: Ein Raubtier namens Mittelmeer, 2018.
"Seine Gedichte sind getragen von Drastik, Absurdität und einer großen stilistischen Sensibilität. Sie führen die syrische Katastrophe vor Augen und verteidigen zugleich Menschsein und Individualität.“
Andreas Fanizadeh, Weltempfänger

Ghayath Almadhoun, b. 1979, is a Palestinian and Swedish poet and filmmaker. He studied at Damascus University and emigrated to Sweden in 2008. His poems have been translated into numerous languages. His most recent book in German: Ein Raubtier namens Mittelmeer, 2018.
“His poems are sustained by radicality, absurdity and great stylistic sensitivity. They visualize the Syrian disaster and at the same time defend humanity and individuality.”
Andreas Fanizadeh, Weltempfänger

Fabio Andina, b. 1972, is a Swiss writer. He studied film theory and screenwriting in San Francisco; he currently lives in Ticino. Published in German: Tage mit Felice, 2020.
“What have the days done with the narrator? We don’t find out. And what about us? What is essential? Enough to eat, a warm dwelling, some company, a book?”
Katja Lückert, Deutschlandfunk

Juri Andruchowytsch was born in 1960 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. He is considered the leading contemporary Ukrainian writer. He writes poems, prose, essays and translates from German and Polish. In 1985 he co-founded the legendary literary performance group "Bu-Ba-Bu" (Burlesk-Balagan-Buffonada). His books are translated into many languages. He was awarded the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding and the Goethe Medal.

Gabriela Babnik, geb. 1979, ist eine slowenische Schriftstellerin, Literaturkritikerin und Übersetzerin. Sie lebte einige Jahre in Nigeria und schrieb ihre Masterarbeit über nigerianische Literatur. Ihr Werk wurde u.a. mit dem Literaturpreis der Europäischen Union ausgezeichnet.
Buchpublikation auf Englisch:Dry Season, Istros Books London 2015

Gabriela Babnik, b. 1979, is a Slovenian writer, literary critic and translator. She lived for several years in Nigeria and completed her Master’s thesis on Nigerian literature. The European Union Literature Prize is among the many accolades for her work.
English book publication: Dry Season, Istros Books London 2015

Peter Balko, b. 1988 in Lučenec/Lošonc, is a Slovakian writer. He is well-known as a screenplay writer and has won many awards for his debut novel. Published in German: Zusammen sind wir unbesiegbar, 2020.
“Myths and cheeky children’s pranks, sadistic Nazis and his grandparent’s love story – it’s impressive how Peter Balko interweaves the most diverse set pieces as building blocks for his Slovakian Macondo.”
Wolfgang Popp, Ö1 Kulturjournal

Priya Basil, geb. 1977, ist eine britisch-indische Schriftstellerin. Sie wuchs in Kenia auf, studierte in Großbritannien und lebt heute in Berlin. Basil ist Mitbegründerin von Authors for Peace. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Gastfreundschaft, 2019.
„Dass es gerade in Zeiten von Migration und neuem Nationalismus gut und wichtig ist, sich über die Bedeutung von Gastfreundschaft zu verständigen, ist … der zentrale, nie pädagogisch vorgetragene, sondern ganz selbstverständlich mitschwingende Gedanke der in Berlin lebenden Autorin“
taz. die tageszeitung

Priya Basil, b. 1977, is a British-Indian writer. She grew up in Kenya, studied in Great Britain and now lives in Berlin. Basil is a co-founder of Authors for Peace. Her latest book in German: Gastfreundschaft, 2019.
“The idea that especially in times of migration and the upsurge of nationalism, it is good and proper to publicize the importance of hospitality is ... the prevailing, never educationally pronounced, though entirely natural and sympathetic idea of the Berlin-based writer”
taz. die tageszeitung

Priya Basil, born 1977, is a British writer. She grew up in Kenya, studied in the UK and now lives in Germany. She has published two novels, Ishq & Mushq and The Obscure Logic of the Heart, a novella, Strangers on the 16:02. Her essays and articles have appeared in various publications including, Lettre International, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Die Zeit, Tagesspiegel, TAZ and The Guardian. Priya co-founded Authors for Peace in 2010 and has since been politically engaged in various ways, including co-authoring and initiating the Writers Against Mass Surveillance appeal in December 2013.

Priya Basil, geboren 1977, ist eine britische Schriftstellerin. Sie wuchs in Kenia auf, studierte in Großbritannien und und lebt heute in Deutschland. Sie schreibt u.a. für Lettre International, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Die Zeit, Tagesspiegel, TAZ and The Guardian. Priya Basil ist eine der Initiatorinnen des Aufrufs „Die Demokratie verteidigen im digitalen Zeitalter“, eine weltweite Aktion gegen Bespitzelung und Massenüberwachung, und Mitbegründerin von Authors for Peace.
Zuletzt auf Deutsch: Priya Basil und Chika Unigwe: Erzählte Wirklichkeiten: Tübinger Poetikdozentur 2014. Swiridoff, Künzelsau 2015

b. 1970, is a German writer, historian, journalist and translator. He worked in London and Paris and now lives in Vienna as a programme creator for the public broadcaster ORF.
“Blom is a marvellous narrator. His insights from the economy to technology including cultural history are more far-reaching than his counterparts, and he is a brilliant dramaturge of his material.”
Martin Ebel, Tages-Anzeiger

Wilbirg Brainin-Donnenberg, director of drehbuchFORUM Wien (Screenwriters Forum Vienna) film curator, publicist and filmmaker. She has studied psychology and sociology in Vienna, Paris, and Salzburg. Several workshops on Script consulting with Linda Seger, Linda Aronson et al. and Sources 2 Mentors Training. Graduated from Friedl Kubelka School for Independent Films (2016-18). She has worked for the Austrian independent film distribution sixpackfilm from 1993 to 2004, then she curated numerous film programs as a freelance curator in Austria and abroad (such as, Phantome. Metamorphosen. Animismus im Film for the Generali Foundation Vienna; Österreich. Form verlässt Norm. Heimat geht fremd.; Women and Madness in Film; Hommage to Anne Charlotte Robertson) and was also active as film educator and on several juries at Austrian and international film festivals. She is co-editor of the book Gustav Deutsch. Filmemacher, 2010-2013 Head of the Diagonale Film Industry Meeting (Festival of Austrian Films), Board Member of FC GLORIA Women's Film Network and Synema - Gesellschaft für Film und Medien and part of the FIDLAB selection committee in Marseille and mentor for Ex-Oriente. Initiator and Curator of the FC Gloria Cinema Salons. 2016 she initiated the ongoing screenwriters award If she can see it, she can be it – Female characters beyond clischées). Based in Vienna, Austria.

www. drehbuchforum.at
www.fc-gloria.at

Hans Christoph Buch, b. 1944, is a German writer and journalist. He is regarded as one of the leading German travel writers and intellectuals with regard to post-colonialism and literature. He taught German literature in New York, Texas, California, Havana, Buenos Aires, Beijing and Shanghai, published reportages from war and conflict regions as well as a novel trilogy about Haiti. His autobiographical novel Sechs Arten das Eis zu brechen was published in July 2016.

Hans Christoph Buch, geb. 1944, ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Journalist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschen ReiseschriftstellerInnen und Intellektuellen in Bezug auf Literatur und Postkolonialismus. Er unterrichtete deutsche Literatur in New York, Texas, Kalifornien, Havanna, Buenos Aires, Peking und Schanghai, publizierte Reportagen aus Kriegs- und Krisengebieten sowie eine Romantrilogie über Haiti. Sein autobiographischer Roman Sechs Arten das Eis zu brechen erschien im Juli 2016.

Ondřej Buddeus, b. 1984, is a Czech writer, translator and editor. In the Czech Republic and abroad he has appeared with various event formats. He regularly collaborates with other artists and tries to place poetic texts in an “extended field”. In the context of his literary project a me, published both as a book and online, he developed a multimedia theatre performance as well as installation (Steirischer Herbst 2012). In autumn 2016, his graphic novel Kopf im Kopf will be published in German translation.

Ondřej Buddeus, geb. 1984, ist ein tschechischer Schriftsteller, Übersetzer und Herausgeber. Mit unterschiedlichen Veranstaltungsformaten tritt er in Tschechien und im Ausland auf. Regelmäßig arbeitet er mit anderen KünstlerInnen zusammen und versucht dichterische Texte im „erweiterten Feld“ zu platzieren. Im Rahmen seines literarischen Projekts a me – erschienen sowohl als Buch wie auch online – entwickelte er eine multimediale Theateraufführung sowie eine Installation (Steirischer Herbst 2012). Sein Graphic Novel Kopf im Kopf erscheint im Herbst 2016 in deutscher Übersetzung.

Zsófia Bán, b. 1957, is a Hungarian writer, essayist and literary and art critic. Raised as the child of Jewish parents in Brazil, in 1969 the family returned to Hungary. She studied English and Romance Studies in Budapest, Lisbon, Minneapolis and New Brunswick. She has worked in film studios, as an exhibition curator and now teaches American Studies in Budapest. A recipient of numerous awards.

Zsófia Bán, geb. 1957, ist eine ungarische Schriftstellerin, Essayistin und Literatur- und Kunstkritikerin. Sie wuchs als Kind jüdischer Eltern in Brasilien auf, 1969 kehrte die Familie nach Ungarn zurück. Sie studierte Anglistik und Romanistik in Budapest, Lissabon, Minneapolis und New Brunswick. Sie arbeitete in Filmstudios, war Ausstellungskuratorin und lehrt heute Amerikanistik in Budapest. Ihr Werk wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet.

b. 1978, is a Swiss writer who is bilingual in Rhaeto-Romanic and German. He composes prose, poetry as well as being a playwright.
“This entirely unique language of Camenisch’s narratives is enchanting from the very first thanks to its poetry. It leaves addicted readers.”
Saarländischer Rundfunk

Rafael Cardoso, born 1964, is a Brasilian writer and art historian. His works of fiction include O Remanescente (2016), Entre as Mulheres (2007), Controle Remoto (2002) and A Maneira Negra (2000), all published in Brazil. He is the author of numerous books on the history of Brazilian art and design and is also active as an independent curator. He has taught at universities in Brazil and Germany, including Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg Universität and Freie Universität Berlin.

Rafael Cardoso, geb. 1964, ist ein brasilianischer Schriftsteller und Kunsthistoriker. Er unterrichtete an Universitäten in Brasilien und Deutschland, u.a. an der Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, der Universität Hamburg und der Freien Universität Berlin. Er schrieb zahlreiche Bücher über die Geschichte Brasiliens und ist auch als Ausstellungskurator tätig. Seine Romane sind ins Deutsche übersetzt.

Zuletzt auf Deutsch: Das Vermächtnis der Seidenraupen. Geschichte einer Familie, Fischer Verlag 2016

Polly Clark, b. 1978 in Toronto, is a British-Canadian writer who writes on a house boat in London. She worked as a zookeeper and travelled to the Russian taiga for her novel Tiger. Published in German: Tiger, 2020.
“… Clark writes with a poet’s ear and a naturalist’s eye, and has a deep grasp of the profound contract between indigenous peoples and the beasts they revere. She never loses sight of the endangered creature that forms the beating heart of a passionate, remarkable and uplifting novel.”
The Guardian

Marente de Moor, geb. 1972, ist eine niederländische Schriftstellerin und Journalistin. Sie lebte acht Jahre lang in Russland. 2014 wurde sie mit dem Literaturpreis der Europäischen Union ausgezeichnet. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Aus dem Licht, 2019.
„Was für ein Schreiben! … So wird Geschichte zu einer quicklebendigen Angelegenheit. De Moors Stil passt hervorragend zum Thema.“
De Groene Amsterdamer



Marente de Moor, b. 1972, is a Dutch writer and journalist. She lived for eight years in Russia. She was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature in 2014. Her latest book in German: Aus dem Licht, 2019.
“What amazing writing! ... This is how history becomes a lively affair. De Moor’s style is exceptionally well suited to the subject.”
De Groene Amsterdamer

György Dragomán, geb. 1973 in Siebenbürgen, ist ein ungarischer Schriftsteller, der in Budapest lebt. Seine Romane sind in über dreißig Sprachen übersetzt. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Löwenchor, 2019.
„György Dragomán gehört zu den wichtigsten europäischen Schriftstellern unserer Zeit.“
Niels Beintker, Bayrischer Rundfunk

György Dragomán, b. 1973 in Transylvania, is a Hungarian writer who lives in Budapest. His novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. His latest book in German: Löwenchor, 2019.
“György Dragomán is among the most important European writers of our time.”
Niels Beintker, Bayrischer Rundfunk

Marc Elsberg, geb. 1967, ist ein österreichischer Schriftsteller. Er war Strategieberater und Kreativdirektor für Werbung sowie Kolumnist der österreichischen Tageszeitung »Der Standard«. Mit seinen internationalen Bestsellern BLACKOUT, ZERO und HELIX etablierte er sich auch als Meister des Science-Thrillers.

»Dieser Roman ist ein Appell an die Zivilgesellschaft, die Folgen der digitalen Revolution zu diskutieren, bevor sie uns überrollt hat.«
Handelsblatt über ZERO



Marc Elsberg, b. 1967, is an Austrian writer. He was a strategy consultant and creative director in advertising as well as a columnist for the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard. He also established a reputation as a master of scientific thrillers with his international bestsellers BLACKOUT, ZERO and HELIX.

»This novel is an appeal to civil society to discuss the consequences of the digital revolution before they have overrun us.«
Handelsblatt review of ZERO

Daniela Emminger, b. 1975, is an Austrian writer. She was a copywriter in Hamburg and Berlin and an editor in Lithuania and Latvia. She lived in the Kyrgyzstan steppe for her latest novel. Recently published: Kafka mit Flügeln, 2018.
“Daniela Emminger is one of the most original voices of contemporary Austrian literature, changeable, grotesque and language-crazy.”
Sebastian Fasthuber, Die Tageszeitung

Ildikó Enyedi, b. 1955, is a Hungarian director and screenwriter. In 2017, Enyedi won the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival for her film On Body and Soul. In 2017, she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that awards the annual Oscars.

Michel Faber, geb. 1960, ist ein niederländisch englischsprachiger Schriftstellerin. Er wuchs in Australien auf und lebt heute in England. Er ist Autor von weltweit erfolgreichen Romanen, u.a. Die Weltenwanderin (verfilmt als Under the Skin mit Scarlett Johansson in der Hauptrolle). Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Das Buch der seltsamen neuen Dinge, 2018.
„Das ist er, der eine Roman, auf den Sie gewartet haben.“
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Michel Faber, b. 1960, is a Dutch English-speaking writer. He grew up in Australia and now lives in England. He is the author of internationally bestselling novels including Die Weltenwanderin (the film version Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson). His latest book in German: Das Buch der seltsamen neuen Dinge, 2018.
“Here it is; the one novel that you’ve been waiting for.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Ilinca Florian, b. 1983 in Bucharest and now living in Berlin, is a German-speaking writer. She worked for the Berlin Grips Theatre and is a director of short and documentary films. Her debut novel Als wir das Lügen lernten was published in spring 2018.

Petina Gappah, b. 1971, is a Zimbabwean lawyer and author who writes in English. She studied law at the University of Zimbabwe, University of Cambridge and achieved her doctorate at Graz University. She works as a lawyer and journalist in Geneva. In 2009 Gappah published An Elegy for Easterly, a volume of short stories that was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and received the Guardian First Book Award.

Petina Gappah, geb. 1971, ist eine simbabwische Juristin und Autorin, die in englischer Sprache schreibt. Sie studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der University of Zimbabwe, der University of Cambridge und promovierte an der Universität Graz. Sie arbeitet als Juristin und Journalistin in Genf. Gappah veröffentlichte 2009 mit An Elegy for Easterly einen Band mit Kurzgeschichten, der für den Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award nominiert wurde und den Guardian First Book Award erhielt.

b. 1979, is a Swiss-Romanian writer and philologist. She is a producer of television reports and radio programmes and has worked as the German correspondent for Romanian television and radio. Her novel Das primäre Gefühl der Schuldlosigkeit was awarded the 3sat Prize as part of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize.
“Here everything comes together that forms great literature: wit, comedy, tragedy, poetry, melancholy, grief, misery and love.”
Roman Bucheli, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Olga Grjasnowa, b. 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a German writer. She grew up in the Caucasus and spent longer sojourns in Poland, Russia, Israel and Turkey. She studied dance studies in Berlin, where she currently lives. Recently published: Der verlorene Sohn, 2020.
“Olga Grjasnowa has written THE novel of the times, well informed, surprisingly light-footed and thrilling.”
RBB Inforadio

Walter Grond, born 1957, Austrian novelist. He is artistic director of ELit Literaturehouse Europe.

Walter Grond, geboren 1957, österreichischer Romancier und Essayist. Er ist Künstlerischer Leiter von ELiT Literaturhaus Europa.

Ulrike Guérot, b. 1964, is a German political scientist and Director of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). In 2013 she co-authored with Robert Menasse a manifesto on founding Europe as a Republic. The manifesto is linked to an appeal for a different Europe and signatories include Thomas Piketty, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Gesine Schwan. In September 2014, together with Victoria Kupsch, she set up the European Democracy Lab based at the European School of Governance in Berlin. The specialist focus is the study of issues concerning European democracy. She was awarded the French Ordre national du Mérite for her commitment to European integration.

Ulrike Guérot, geb. 1964, ist eine deutsche Politikwissenschafterin. Sie leitete u.a. das Berliner Büro des European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). 2013 veröffentlichte sie mit Robert Menasse ein Manifest zur Gründung einer Europäischen Republik. Das Manifest ist verknüpft mit einem Aufruf für ein anderes Europa und wurde u.a. von Thomas Piketty, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker und Gesine Schwan unterzeichnet. 2014 gründete sie zusammen mit Victoria Kupsch das European Democracy Lab, das an der European School of Governance in Berlin angesiedelt ist, um sich verstärkt mit Fragen der europäischen Demokratie zu beschäftigen. Für ihr Engagement für die europäische Integration wurde sie zum Ritter des französischen Ordre national du Mérite ernannt. Ulrike Guérot wurde im April 2016 als Universitätsprofessorin für Europapolitik und Demokratieforschung an die Donau-Universität Krems berufen.

Katharina Hacker, b. 1967, is a German writer and translator from Hebrew. Her novel Die Habenichtse was awarded the 2006 German Book Prize and the film version was directed in 2016 by Florian Hoffmeister.

Nino Haratischwili, b. 1983, is a theatre director, playwright and novelist from Georgia. She lives in Hamburg and writes in German. She studied film direction and directed the bilingual theatre group Fliedertheater. Her family epic The Eighth Life has been translated into multiple languages and, among others, was awarded the Anna Seghers Literature Prize.

Helene Hegemann, geb. 1992, ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Ihr Romandebut Axolotl Roadkill wurde in 20 Sprachen übersetzt, bei der Verfilmung führte sie selbst Regie. Zuletzt erschienen: Bungalow, 2018.
„Jugend war schon immer ein Verdammnis, und Hegemann erzählt davon mit einer so prekären Besessenheit, dass die Reaktion auf diesen Roman wie auf ihre bisherigen fast physisch ist. Es ist schwer, sich dieser Wucht zu entziehen.“
Georg Diez, Der Spiegel



Helene Hegemann, b. 1992, is a German writer. Her debut novel Axolotl Roadkill was translated into 20 languages; she directed the film version of her novel. Her most recent book: Bungalow, 2018.
“Youth was always about being doomed, and Hegemann writes about it with such a precarious obsession that the reaction to this novel, like her previous ones, is almost physical. It’s difficult to avoid this force.”
Georg Diez, Der Spiegel

Peeter Helme, b. 1978, is an Estonian writer, literary critic and translator. In autumn 2015 his novel Am Ende der gestohlenen Zeit was published in German translation.

Peeter Helme, geb. 1978, ist ein estnischer Schriftsteller, Literaturkritiker und Übersetzer. Im Herbst 2016 erscheint sein Roman Am Ende der gestohlenen Zeit in deutscher Übersetzung.

Olivia Hetreed, b. 1961, is a British screenwriter and literary advisor. She has adapted works among others by Geoffrey Chaucer, Emily Brontë, Carline Lawrence and Tracy Chevalier’s novel The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Olivia Hetreed is President of the Writers‘ Guild of Great Britain.

Ida Hegazi Høyer, geb. 1981, ist eine norwegische Schriftstellerin. Sie stammt aus einer dänisch ägyptischen Familie. 2015 wurde sie mit dem Literaturpreis der Europäischen Union ausgezeichnet. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Trost, 2019.
“Hier haben wir also alles Utopische beieinander, den realen Hintergrund, die fantastische Umsetzung und den universellen Anspruch.”
Sabine Neubert, Neues Deutschland



Ida Hegazi Høyer, b. 1981, is a Norwegian writer. She hails from a Danish Egyptian family. She was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature in 2015. Her most recent book in German: Trost, 2019.
“Here, all things utopian are together, the real background, fantastic reality and the universal appeal.”
Sabine Neubert, Neues Deutschland

Helena Janeczek, geb. 1964, ist eine deutsch italienische Schriftstellerin, jüdisch polnischer Herkunft. Ihr dritter Roman La ragazza con la Leica erhielt 2018 den wichtigsten italienischen Literaturpreis, den Premio Strega. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Das Mädchen mit der Leica, 2019.
„Der deutsch-italienischen Autorin Helena Janeczek gelingt mit ihrem neuen Roman „La ragazza con la Leica“ („Das Mädchen mit der Leica“) der Sprung auf Platz 1 der italienischen Bestsellerliste. Das Buch wurde kürzlich mit dem Premio Strega ausgezeichnet. Janeczek erhielt die begehrte Trophäe als erste Frau innerhalb von 15 Jahren.“
Buchreport



Helena Janeczek, b. 1964, is German-Italian writer from a Jewish and Polish family. In 2018, her third novel La ragazza con la Leica (“The Girl with the Leica”) was awarded the most prestigious Italian literary prize, the Premio Strega. Her most recent book in German: Das Mädchen mit der Leica, 2019.
“The German-Italian writer Janeczek and her latest novel ‘La ragazza con la Leica’ (‘The Girl with the Leica’) jumped to the top of the Italian bestseller list. The book was recently awarded the Strega Prize. Janeczek was the first woman in 15 years to receive the coveted trophy.”
Buchreport

Vea Kaiser, b. 1988, is an Austrian writer. In 2012, her debut novel Blasmusikpop made her a shooting star of German-speaking literature. She writes a weekly column in the Kurier’s Freizeit.

Anton Kannemeyer alias Joe Dog, b. 1967, is a South African comic author. As co-founder of the former South African comic magazine Bitterkomix, Kannemeyer became a highly acclaimed representative of an independent, young South African scene whose works are shown in many museums including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York.

Anton Kannemeyer alias Joe Dog, geb. 1967, ist ein südafrikanischer Comic Autor. Als Mitgründer des einzigen südafrikanischen Comicmagazins Bitterkomix wurde Kannemeyer zum vielbeachteten Vertreter einer eigenständigen, jungen südafrikanischen Szene. Seine Arbeiten hängen in vielen Museen, u.a. im Museum of Modern Art New York.

A.L. Kennedy. In autumn 2015, the Scottish writer and winner of the Austrian State Prize for European Literature publishes her new book with Hanser Verlag. Kennedy is among the most renowned European contemporary female writers, a committed publicist as well as anti-war campaigner.

A. L. Kennedy. Im Herbst 2015 veröffentlicht die schottische Schriftstellerin und Gewinnerin des Österreichischen Staatspreis für Europäische Literatur ihr neues Buch beim Hanser Verlag. Kennedy zählt zu den bekanntesten zeitgenössischen europäischen Schriftstellerinnen. Sie ist eine engagierte Publizistin und Friedensaktivistin.

Participant of the European Literature Days 2015.
Teilnehmerin der Europäischen Literaturtage 2015.

Rasha Khayat, b. 1978 in Dortmund, is a German-Arabic writer, translator and editor. She grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and studied comparative literature, German Studies and philosophy in Bonn. Since 2005 she has lived in Hamburg. Her first novel, Weil wir längst woanders sind, was published in spring 2016.

Rasha Khayat, geb. 1978 in Dortmund, ist eine deutsch-arabische Schriftstellerin, Übersetzerin und Lektorin. Sie wuchs in Djidda, Saudi-Arabien auf, studierte Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaften, Germanistik und Philosophie in Bonn. Seit 2005 lebt sie in Hamburg. Im Frühjahr 2016 erschien ihr erster Roman Weil wir längst woanders sind.

Tim Krohn, b. 1965, is a German writer who lives in Switzerland. He writes prose, plays and audio plays. In 2015, Tim Krohn set up the crowdfunding project Menschliche Regungen.

b. 1981, is a Russian writer. Lebedew’s newspaper as a contributing journalist was banned during the Ukrainian conflict. His novel Menschen im August/People in August was rejected by Russian publishers for a long time. The German edition was the world premiere; it became a bestseller in the US and was then published in 2016 in Russia.
“In Russia, he was fighting a losing battle as an investigative journalist, so he became a writer. In his books, he follows up his country’s recent history as though he were a poisonous snake.”
Per Leo, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Deborah Levy, b. 1959 in South Africa, is a British writer. Following several novels, she works as a playwright and author of screenplays. Several of her works have been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first book in German Heim schwimmen/Swimming Home captured international headlines and was among the finalists for the Man Booker Prize in 2012. »Deborah Levy writes stories where the contemporary and the uncanny become indistinguishable.«
Andreas Schäfer, DIE ZEIT

b. 1963, is a German writer. She studied German and Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Since 1987 she lives and works in Paris as an author, publishing editor and translator. Her novel Die Schuld der anderen/The Guilt of Others became a bestseller.
“‘The Guilt of Others’ casts an incorruptible and equally revealing light on a melee of interests of La Grande Nation – currently, no writer other than Michel Houellebecq risks as much.”
Sandra Kegel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Jonas Lüscher, b. 1976, is a Swiss and German writer and essayist. He developed material and was a dramatic advisor in the Munich film industry, academic and associate at the Institute of Technology-Theology-Sciences (TTN) at the University of Munich; he worked as an ethics teacher at the State Business School in Munich/Pasing and at the ETH Zurich. His novella, Frühling der Barbaren won several prizes in 2013 and attracted rave reviews.

Jonas Lüscher, geb. 1976, ein Schweizer und deutscher Schriftsteller und Essayist. Er war Stoffentwickler und Dramaturg in der Münchner Filmwirtschaft, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut Technik-Theologie-Naturwissenschaften (TTN) der LMU München, arbeitete als Ethiklehrer an der Staatlichen Wirtschaftsschule München/ Pasing und an der ETH Zürich. Seine Novelle Frühling der Barbaren wurde 2013 mit mehreren Preisen ausgezeichnet und euphorisch besprochen.

Enis Maci, b. 1993, is a German writer. Her play »Mitwisser» was awarded the Hans-Gratzer Scholarship 2017 and premiered at the Schauspielhaus Wien in 2018. In the season 18/19 Maci is a house writer at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. Recent publication: Eiscafé Europa, 2018.

„‘Eiscafé Europa' is a wild reef where all sorts of things are planted: The article discussions of Wikipedia, language and myths of her Albanian family, the appearances of young identitarians, her own youth in Gelsenkirchen, remarkably unknown poets..."
Süddeutsche Zeitung

Francesca Melandri, geb. 1964, ist eine italienische Schriftstellerin. Sie schrieb zahlreiche Drehbücher für Filme und Fernsehserien. Ihr dritter Roman Alle außer mir war ein internationaler Bestseller. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Alle außer mir, 2018.
“ Francesca Melandris Roman ‚Alle außer mir‘ ist gerade Italiens Exportschlager. Die Autorin dringt darin tief in die koloniale Geschichte des Landes ein und sagt, sie habe etwas Grundlegendes verstanden − den Unterschied zwischen Xenophobie und Rassismus.“
Andrea Gerk, ARD, Deutschlandfunk



Francesca Melandri, b. 1964, is an Italian writer. She has written numerous screenplays for films and television series. Her third novel, Alle, außer mir, was an international bestseller. Her latest book in German: Alle, außer mir, 2018.
“Francesca Melandri’s novel ‘Alle, außer mir’ is Italy’s export hit. The writer delves deep into the country’s colonial past and says that she has understood something fundamental – the difference between xenophobia and racism.”
Andrea Gerk, ARD, Deutschlandfunk

Robert Menasse, b. 1954, is an Austrian novelist and essayist. He studied German Studies, philosophy and political science and taught at the University of São Paulo/ Brazil. Numerous literary prizes. Most recently, his widely acclaimed essay Der Europäische Landbote (2012) won the Friedrich Ebert Prize and Heinrich Mann Prize and lately the Prix du Livre Européen.

Robert Menasse, geb. 1954, ist ein österreichischer Romancier und Essayist. Er studierte Germanistik, Philosophie und Politikwissenschaft und lehrte an der Universität São Paulo/Brasilien. Er erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen. Zuletzt ist sein viel diskutierter Essay Der Europäische Landbote (2012) erschienen, für den er u.a. den Friedrich- Ebert-Preis und den Heinrich-Mann-Preis und zuletzt den Prix du Livre Européen erhielt.

b. 1964, is a French writer. He works as a journalist and documentary filmmaker for ARTE. In 2012, he won the Grand prix de littérature policière for his novel Arab Jazz. His film Juden & Muslime: So nah und doch so fern!/Jews & Muslims: So Far, So Close! won multiple awards.
“First off, Karim Miské has written a devilishly thrilling detective novel that is much more than this: he also personifies an ‘early warning’ note about any type of fanaticism, a portrayal of the (a)morality of our time and a declaration of love to literature.”
Dina Netz, WDR 5 on Arab Jazz

Madame Nielsen, b. 1963, is a Danish writer, singer and performance artist. Her novels have been awarded several prizes.

Anna Ospelt, b. 1987, is a Liechtensteiner writer. She studied sociology and media studies in Basel. She lives in Vaduz. Recently published: Wurzelstudien, 2020.
“Anna Ospelt’s perception of nature focuses on filigree detail and alternately expands the view to the metaphorical horizon. Her book does justice to the title. Her studies collect material for something bigger, maybe a novel that is hinted at in this book.”
Beat Mazenauer, Viceversa Literatur

b. 1972 in London, is a British writer, publicist and campaigner who lives in Berlin. She is Series Editor of Witnessed, the English-speaking book series. In 2016, she was awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize.
“A breakfast egg trials a rebellion: with a relaxed satire about German daily routines, the British writer Sharon Dodua Otoo wins the Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt.”
FAZ

Tim Parks, b. 1954, is a British writer and translator. He is a lecturer at the IULM University of Milan where he teaches literary translation. In many of his novels and narrative works of non-fiction he has focused on life in Italy. Among his numerous translations from Italian are works by Moravia, Tabucchi, Calvino and Calasso. Parks is regarded as an expert on European intellectual history. He has won numerous literary prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award.

Tim Parks, geb. 1954, ist ein britischer Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Er ist Dozent an der Università IULM in Mailand und lehrt dort literarische Übersetzung. In vielen seiner Romane und erzählenden Sachbücher hat er das Leben in Italien thematisiert. Zu seinen zahlreichen Übersetzungen aus dem Italienischen gehören Werke von Moravia, Tabucchi, Calvino und Calasso. Parks gilt als gebildeter Kenner der europäischen Geistesgeschichte. Er gewann zahlreiche Literaturpreise, u.a. den Sommerset-Maugham-Award.

b. 1969, is a German food stylist, journalist and writer. A former chef, who worked in top restaurants, he was also a TV chef and has co-authored cook books with Tim Mälzer. Under the pseudonym Herr Paulsen, Stevan Paul writes the food blog NutriCulinary.com. Paul writes novels and short stories about fine food cuisine.

“Stevan Paul succeeds in finding a breathtaking narrative tempo for the masterpieces of restaurant cuisine and endearing language. His stories about cooking have exactly what also makes great culinary art: inspiration, passion and precision.”
Holger Hettinger, Deutschlandradio Kultur

Alexander Peer b. 1971 in Salzburg, studied German language and literature, philosophy and journalism. Peer now lives in Vienna as a freelance writer and journalist. www.peerfact.at
Books include: “Schreibende Nomaden entdecken Europa”, Limbus 2019. Numerous essays and articles on literature, philosophy and architecture.

Alexander Peer geb. 1971 in Salzburg, Studien in Germanistik, Philosophie und Publizistik. Peer lebt heute als freier Autor & Journalist in Wien. www.peerfact.at
Bücher u.a.: „Schreibende Nomaden entdecken Europa“, Limbus 2019. Zahlreiche Essays und Beiträge über Literatur, Philosophie und Architektur. Er erhielt einige Preise und Stipendien.

Matthias Politycki, geb. 1955, ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Er promovierte an der Münchner Uni über Nietzsche; sein Werk – Romane, Erzählungen, Gedicht- und Essaybände – erscheint seit 2001 im Verlag Hoffmann und Campe. Etwa die Hälfte des Jahres verbringt er auf Reisen, ansonsten lebt er in Hamburg und München.

Matthias Politycki, b. 1955, is a German writer. He was awarded a PhD on Nietzsche at Munich University; his literary work – novels, short stories, poetry and essay editions – have been published since 2001 by Hoffmann und Campe. He devotes about half the year to travel, otherwise he lives in Hamburg and Munich.

Edo Popović, b. 1957, is a Croatian writer. He was co-founder of one of the most influential underground literary magazines in former Yugoslavia. He became a war reporter from 1991 to 1995. His novel Mitternachtsboogie became the cult book of a generation. Recently published in German: Anleitung zum Gehen, 2015.
“Edo Popović faces up to the world that he lives in in his book ‘Anleitung zum Gehen’. It is a critical reflection about time, mankind and nature.”
Ralph Gerstenberg, Deutschlandfunk

Richard David Precht, b. 1964, is a German philosopher and publicist. He is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler music conservatory in Berlin. All his books were bestsellers and have been translated into more than forty languages. Since 2012, he hosts the philosophy show Precht on German TV channel ZDF.

Teresa Präauer, geb. 1979, ist eine österreichische Schriftstellerin und Bildende Künstlerin. Ihr Werk wurde zahlreich ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit dem Erich Friedpreis 2017. Zuletzt erschienen: Tier werden, 2018.
„Ein verbales Feuerwerk, das leuchtet und funkelt bis zum Schluss.“
Konrad Holzer, Buchkultur



Teresa Präauer, b. 1979, is an Austrian writer and visual artist. Her work has received numerous awards including the Erich Fried Prize 2017. Recent publication: Tier werden, 2018.
“Verbal fireworks that illuminates and sparkles to the end.”
Konrad Holzer, Buchkultur

Gergely Péterfy, b. 1966, is a Hungarian writer. His novel about Angelo Soliman was recently one of the bestselling titles on the Hungarian book market. Recently published in German: Der ausgestopfte Barbar, 2016. (English: The Stuffed Barbarian)
“A challenging, painful, but breathtaking novel.”
Helmuth Schönauer on Der ausgestopfte Barbar

b. 1983, is a German writer. His multi award-winning utopia of prosperity Schimmernder Dunst über Coby County establishes him among the style and trend-setting German-speaking writers.
“As if the Star Wars inventor, George Lucas, compiled a novel with Jürgen Habermas, Germany’s most brilliant sociologist. Unbelievably attuned to the zeitgeist. You could [...] dance to this novel.”
Denis Scheck, ttt - titel, thesen, temperamente

Kathrin Resetarits, b. 1973, is an Austrian director, actress, writer and literary advisor. She is artistic assistant for Michael Haneke and teaches screenwriting and dramaturgy at the Film Academy Vienna.

Dan Richards, b. 1982, is a British writer who has been on expeditions on the trail of mountaineers and the great names in nature writing. He is the author of Holloway (with Robert Macfarlane) and Climbing Days. Recently published: Outpost, A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth, 2020.
“There is a special magic in Richards’ nature descriptions … He has written a fine meditation on our search for spaces that let us find something unexpected in us about ourselves and allow us to develop a new relationship to the natural world.”

b. 1972, is a Czech writer, screenplay author and playwright. His Grand Hotel and his graphic novel Alois Nebel have been made into films. Rudiš held the Siegfried Unseld Guest Professorship at Berlin Humboldt University. He was awarded the Usedom Literature Prize for his literary work.
“Jaroslav Rudiš – probably the most interesting Czech contemporary writer for a long while – also seems in his novel (Vom Ende des Punks in Helsinki) to be fascinated by German history and contemporary affairs.”
Marko Martin / Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Răzvan Rădulescu, b. 1969, is a Romanian screenwriter and novelist. He teaches dramaturgy at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and York University in Toronto. His novel Theodosius, the Small was awarded the 2011 European Literature Prize.

Massimo Salgaro is a “Ricercatore” at the Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere at the University of Verona. His specialist interests are literature and science as well as cognitive poetics. Salgaro also works as a fellow at the Institute for advanced study in Paris.

Theresa Schillab is an educational scientist at Aarhus University. Her specialist research interests are the philosophy of science, communicative behaviour and the neurosciences.

André Schreuders, b. 1967, is a Dutch director, screenwriter, camera man and publisher. His company AS Film produces low-budget films. He is working on a book about Daniil Charms.

Clemens Setz, geb. 1982, ist eine österreichischer Schriftsteller. Sein Werk wurde u.a. mit dem Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse und dem Wilhelm-Raabe-Literaturpreis ausgezeichnet. Zuletzt erschienen: Der Trost runder Dinge, 2019.
„Kaum einem Schriftsteller gelingen so fantastische Verschaltungen von Organischem und Mechanischem, Belebtem und Unbelebten.“
Jutta Person, Süddeutsche Zeitung



Clemens Setz, b. 1982, is an Austrian writer. His work has won accolades including the Leipzig Book Fair Prize and the Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize. Latest publication: Der Trost runder Dinge, 2019.
“Hardly any other writer succeeds with such fantastic interconnections of the organic and mechanical, the animate and inanimate.”
Jutta Person, Süddeutsche Zeitung

b. 1971, is a Turkish writer. Born in Strasbourg as the daughter of Turkish parents, she spent her childhood and youth in Spain; she studied political science at Middle East Technical University and now lives in London. She is among the most popular female authors in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Winner of the Austrian Book Trade Prize.
“For the Spiegel, Elif Shafak is the ‘emotional voice of a divided nation’, for the NZZ she is the ‘foremost feminine voice of Turkish contemporary literature’. In The Independent the author was called ‘the voice of Turkish literature’, and in The New York Times she is known as the ‘most prominent feminist literary voice of Turkey’.”

Tilman Spengler, geb. 1947, ist deutscher Sinologe, Schriftsteller und Journalist. Neben seiner akademischen Tätigkeit publiziert er u.a. regelmäßig in der Zeit, in Geo und der Woche. Er gilt als China-Experte und ist Politikberater. Seit 2009 moderiert er in BR-alpha die Reihe "Klassiker der Weltliteratur".
„Wenn es um China geht, dann fragt man ihn: Der Schriftsteller Tilman Spengler liefert Expertise jenseits des Tunnelblicks.“
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Tilman Spengler, b. 1947, is a German sinologist, writer and journalist. In addition to his academic activities, he publishes regular articles in Die Zeit, Geo and Die Woche. He is a respected expert on China and a political advisor. He has been a presenter since 2009 of the series “Classics of World Literature” on ARD-alpha (formerly BR-alpha).
“If you want to know about China, then just ask him: the writer Tilman Spengler offers expertise that goes beyond tunnel vision.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Filip Springer, b. 1982, is a Polish writer and photographer. He publishes in various Polish magazines. His debut Miedzianka: Story of Disappearing was shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage. Published in German: Kupferberg, 2020.
“Filip Springer has unearthed Kupferberg/Miedzianka by means of reportage. He lets the small town, established in the 13th century, re-emerge with great intensity. What has emerged is the precise, laconic story of a disappearance.”
Cord Aschenbrenner, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

b. 1960 in Warsaw, is a Polish writer. His multi award-winning work (recently in 2016 the Austrian State Prize for European Literature) has been published in 30 countries. His most recent book The East is a result of his travels and writing from Poland via Russia as far as China.
“No better, more frightening and intelligent book has been written about totalitarianism and utopia in the 20th century.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

Michael Stavarič, b. 1972 in Brno, Czech Republic, is an Austrian writer. He studied Czech studies and journalism and was a lecturer for inline skating at the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports of the University of Vienna. Recently published: Fremdes Licht, 2020.
“Cryogenic sleep, Fridtjof Nansen and the world exhibition in Chicago: the Austrian-Czech writer Michael Stavarič has created a literary goodie bag.”
Linda Stift, Die Presse

Carmen Stephan, b. 1974, is a German writer, after several years in Rio de Janeiro she now lives in Geneva. She was awarded the Literature Prize by the Jürgen Ponto Foundation.

Yania Suárez Calleyro, born 1975, ist a Cuban writer. Graduated in philology from Havana’s University and Master of Arts from Western-Ontario University, she has worked as literature’s professor and collaborated with several magazines and newspapers. As result of her fictional work, she has published a national awarded book “Usted tiene derecho a hacer silencio”, and many short histories and essays in nationals and internationals magazines. By many years Yania Suárez also has studied the work of Jorge Luis Borges, in general, and in relation with Paul Valéry. After struggling with the censorship in her country - which included the publication of a book and her job as University professor spoiled - she started her career as journalist in independent newspapers from the Cuban exile and from the “inxile”, like “Diario de Cuba” and “14ymedio”. With them she collaborates until the present day. She lives in Havana.

Yania Suárez Calleyro, geboren 1975, ist eine kubanische Schriftstellerin und Journalistin. Sie studierte in Havanna und Kanada, arbeitete als Literaturprofessorin und kollaborierte mit verschiedenen Zeitschriften und Zeitungen. Sie veröffentlichte Kurzgeschichten und Aufsätze. Seit vielen Jahren studiert Yania Suárez Calleyro die Arbeiten von Jorge Luis Borges, sowohl im Allgemeinen als auch speziell in Bezug auf Paul Valéry. Nach Problemen mit der kubanischen Zensur arbeitet sie für unabhängige Zeitungen wie Diario de Cuba und 14ymedio aus dem kubanischen Exil.

b. 1987, is an Austrian writer. She studied sinology and computer science at the University of Vienna. In addition to her activities as an author she is also a researcher at the Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung in Vienna. She was honoured with the Recognition Award of the State of Lower Austria for her debut novel Chucks. At the Tage der deutschsprachigen Literatur in Klagenfurt in 2012 she received the Audience Award for her work Junge Hunde. The film version of her debut novel Chucks won the Audience Award at the Montréal World Film Festival.
“Poetic, laconic and unsentimental. […] A formidable talent.”
Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Ilija Trojanow, b. 1965, is a German writer, translator and publisher. He is a native of Bulgaria; he has lived in Kenya, India, France, South Africa, Germany and currently in Vienna. His novels have received numerous accolades. He is among the supporters of the Charter of Digital Basic Rights of the European Union that was published at the end of November 2016. Since April 2017, Trojanow is an honorary assessor in the Presidency of the PEN Centre Germany.

Gorazd Trušnovec (b. 1973) has obtained an engineer's degree from Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, but is better known as film critic, essayist and screenwriter. He is experienced in the publishing field and was for six years an editor-in-chief of Ekran, the leading national magazine for film and television. He regularly contributes film criticism, essays and reviews to several Slovenian publications, attends film festivals (also as jury member) and is the president of Ljubljana based Urban Beekeeping Society.

Gorazd Trušnovec, geboren 1973, hat ein Architekturstudium in Ljubljana abgeschlossen. Bekannt ist er als Drehbuchautor, Filmkritiker und Essayist. Er war sechs jahre lang Chefredakteur von Ekran, der in Slowenien führenden Zeitschrift für Film und Fernsehen. Er schreibt regelmäßig Filmkritiken und ist Präsident der Urban Beekeeping Society in Ljubljana.

(b. 1973) has obtained an engineer's degree from Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, but is better known as film critic, essayist and screenwriter. He is experienced in the publishing field and was for six years an editor-in-chief of Ekran, the leading national magazine for film and television. He regularly contributes film criticism, essays and reviews to several Slovenian publications, attends film festivals (also as jury member) and is the president of Ljubljana based Urban Beekeeping Society.

Adriaan van der Wheel is Professor in Book History at Leiden University/ NL. He is Director of the E-READ research initiative.

Annelies Verbeke , geb. 1976, ist eine flämische Schriftstellerin. Sie publiziert Romane, Kurzgeschichten, Theaterstücke und Drehbücher. Zuletzt auf Deutsch erschienen: Dreißig Tage, 2019
„‘Dreißig Tage‘ ist ein Dialog mit unseren seltsamen, unerbitterlichen Zeiten. Lest es langsam. Legt es beiseite. Lest es noch einmal.“
David van Reybrouck

Annelies Verbeke , b. 1976, is a Flemish writer. She publishes novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. Her most recent book in German: Dreißig Tage, 2019
“‘Dreißig Tage’ is a dialogue with our strange, unrelenting times. Read it slowly. Put it to one side. Read it again.”
David van Reybrouck

Julia von Lucadou, geb. 1982, ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin, die in der Schweiz lebt. Sie arbeitete als Regieassistentin, Redakteurin beim Fernsehen und als Simulationspatientin. Zuletzt erschienen: Die Hochhausspringerin, 2018.
"Dieser Roman geht uns nah, weil er uns nicht nur zeigt, wohin wir in unserer digitalisierten Welt geraten könnten, sondern weil er uns erzählt, wo wir bereits sind."
Manfred Papst, NZZ am Sonntag



Julia von Lucadou, b. 1982, is a German writer living in Switzerland. She worked as an assistant producer, television editor and as a simulated patient. Recent publication: Die Hochhausspringerin, 2018.
“This novel touches us, because it not only shows us where we could get to in our digitized world, but because it tells us where we are already.”
Manfred Papst, NZZ am Sonntag

Ariadne von Schirach, b. 1978, is a German writer and philosopher. She teaches philosophy and Chinese thought at the Berlin University of the Arts, Hamburg University of Fine Arts (HFBK) and the Danube University Krems. Recently published: Die psychotische Gesellschaft. Wie wir Angst und Ohnmacht überwinden, 2019.
“‘The Psychotic Society’ by Ariadne von Schirach is a fascinating and smart analysis of our commercialized society and at the same time a passionate plea for a different approach to nature, humanity and love.”
Kolibri Magazin

Andreas Weber, b. 1967, is a German biologist, bio-semiotician, philosopher and publicist. He teaches at the University of Fine Arts Berlin and writes, among others, for GEO, National Geographic and DIE ZEIT. Recently published: Indigenialität, 2018.
“Weber’s book is the convincing counterpart to biology, which subordinates nature to the ubiquitous efficiency-mentality, that only feigns objectivity.”
Frank Kaspar, WDR 3

Birgit Weyhe, b. 1969, is a German comic artist, illustrator and author of graphic novels. She spent her childhood and youth in the East African countries of Uganda and Kenya. In her semi-autobiographical works Birgit Weyhe combines the style of the European comic avantgarde with African form language. In 2015 Birgit Weyhe received the first German Comic Book Award of the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung for Madgermanes.

Birgit Weyhe, geb. 1969, ist eine deutsche Comiczeichnerin, Illustratorin und Autorin von Graphic Novels. Sie verbrachte ihre Kindheit und Jugend in den ostafrikanischen Ländern Uganda und Kenia. In ihren teils autobiografischen Arbeiten verbindet Birgit Weyhe den Stil der europäischen Comic-Avantgarde mit afrikanischer Formensprache. Für Madgermanes wurde Birgit Weyhe 2015 mit dem ersten Deutschen Comicbuchpreis der Berthold Leibinger Stiftung ausgezeichnet.

Rüdiger Wischenbart, born 1956, austrian journalist and expert in the field of international bookmarkets.

Rüdiger Wischenbart, geboren 1956, österreichischer Journalist und Buchmarktexperte.

Iris Wolff, geb. 1977 in Siebenbürgen, ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Sie war langjährige Mitarbeiterin des Deutschen Literaturarchivs Marbach. Zuletzt erschienen: So tun, als ob es regne, 2017.
„Dieser Roman ist eine ganz wunderbare Geschichte über das seltsam spannungsvolle Verhältnis zwischen Heimat und Freiheit, das vor allem Menschen gut kennen, die auf ihren persönlichen Landkarten weite Strecken zurücklegen.“
Paulus Hochgatterer, Laudation Literaturpreis Alpha 2018

Iris Wolff, b. 1977 in Transylvania, is a German writer. She worked for many years at the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach. Her most recent book: So tun, als ob es regnet, 2017.
“This novel is a wonderful story about the curiously tense relationship between home and freedom, which is particularly familiar to those who travel far on their personal maps.”
Paulus Hochgatterer, laudatio speech for the Literaturpreis Alpha 2018

Mischa Zickler s an Austrian writer and television producer. He was head of programmes for the radio service FM4, director of shows by Stermann & Grissemann and worked for RTL, ProSieben and recently as head of entertainment for SAT.1.

Christian Zillner, geb. 1959 in Dornbirn, Dr. phil, Maler, Schreiber, Redakteur und Philosoph. Lebt in Wien. Ausstellungen u.a. Oslo, Budapest, Rom, Wien, Dornbirn. Bücher: Spiegelfeld Versepos (Österreichisches Nationalepos) I bis VIII; Gedichtbände: escapism; rutum erat; Aus dem Schlaf erwacht, verlassen; Aus dem Alltag (mit Nora Fuchs)
Christian Zillner, (b. 1959 in Dornbirn) Dphil, painter, writer, editor and philosopher. Lives in Vienna. Exhibitions incl. in Oslo, Budapest, Rome, Vienna, Dornbirn. Books: Spiegelfeld verse epic (Austrian national epic-poem) vols. I to VIII; poetry editions: escapism; rutum erat; Aus dem Schlaf erwacht, verlassen; Aus dem Alltag (with Nora Fuchs).

Miek Zwamborn, b. 1974, is a Dutch writer, translator and artist. She worked as a lock keeper; she walks in the mountains and currently lives on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Recently published in German: Algen (ed. Judith Schalansky), 2018.
“In her impressive novel ‘Wir sehen uns am Ende der Welt’, Miek Zwamborn successfully creates touching and very precise pictures of a search for clues in which everything is connected with everything else and even the smallest changes are significant.”
Martin Zingg, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

b. 1965, is a Swedish writer, journalist and television producer. She works for Sweden’s most popular radio programme Sommar on P1. She won the August Prize in 2011 for the best non-fiction book of the year for And in Wienerwald the trees are still standing.
“Elisabeth Åsbrink conducts a moral and political regeneration of our life and times in which the past assists.”
Dagens Nyheter

Mathias Énard, b. 1972, is a French writer and translator. He studied art history and oriental languages, and after longer periods living in the Middle East, he is now based in Barcelona where he teaches Arabic. In 2008 he was awarded the Prix Décembre in France for his work Zone and the Inter Book Prize in 2009; in Germany, he received the German-French Prix Candide 2008. In 2015 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel Boussole which focuses on reciprocal cultural enrichment of West and East.

Mathias Énard, geb. 1972, ist ein französischer Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Er studierte Kunstgeschichte und orientalische Sprachen und lebt, nach längeren Aufenthalten im Nahen Osten, heute in Barcelona, wo er Arabisch lehrt. Für Zone erhielt er in Frankreich 2008 den Prix Décembre und 2009 den Prix du Livre Inter, sowie in Deutschland den deutsch-französischen Candide Preis 2008. 2015 wurde er mit für den Roman Boussole mit dem Prix Goncourt ausgezeichnet. Der Roman thematisiert die gegenseitige kulturelle Befruchtung von Orient und Okzident.

b. 1969, is a Norwegian writer and is regarded as a master of minimalism. She has a wide readership and has won numerous literature prizes. Her novel Love has so far been translated into eleven languages.
“Hanne Ørstavik has an almost uncanny talent for finding words for thought- and feeling fragments – she is Norway’s most interesting female writer.”
Dagens Næringsli

Ivica Đikić, b. 1976, is a Croatian writer and journalist for daily and weekly press. A film adaptation has been produced of his debut novel Circus Columbia. Đikić writers the screenplay for the Netflix series The Paper.

Aleš Šteger is a poet, essayist and novelist, writing in Slovenian. Štegers books have been translated into 16 languages and his poems appeared in internationally renown magazines and newspapers as The New Yorker, Die Zeit, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, TLS and many others.

Aleš Šteger ist ein slowenischer Dichter, Essayist und Romanautor. Seine Bücher wurden in 16 Sprachen übersetzt und seine Gedichte zahlreichen bekannten Magazinen und Zeitungen wie The New Yorker, Die Zeit, NZZ, TLS etc. veröffentlicht.

Jasmila Žbanić, b. 1974, is a Bosnian director and screenwriter. She worked as a puppeteer in the US and founded a film production
company in Sarajevo. In 2006, her feature film Esmas Geheimnis – Grbavica won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.