Sirka Elspaß

born in Oberhausen, Germany, in 1995, Elspass won the »Treffen junger Autoren« in 2010 and 2012, and a 2013 North Rhine-Westphalia Postpoetry prize. She has been published in magazines and anthologies, including »STILL« and »Landpartie 15.« She is currently studying creative writing and arts journalism in Hildesheim, where she lives and works. She has been co-publisher of the literary magazine »BELLA triste« since December 2014.