Herkunft: Germany

Julia Korbik

born in 1988 in the Ruhr area, is an author, editor and presenter. She mainly focuses on politics, society and (pop) culture from a feminist perspective. As part of a German-French double degree program, she studied european studies, communications and journalism in Lille and Münster. Julia Korbik is the author

Vassili Golod

born in 1993 in Kharkiv, is the ARD’s correspondent for Ukraine. At the age of two, he moved to Germany with his family and grew up in Bad Pyrmont, where he also attended school. He studied political science and history at the University of Göttingen and Aberystwyth University in Wales.

Yuriy Gurzhy

born in 1975 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. As a musician, composer, DJ, and author, Gurzhy has started and shaped numerous projects, including RotFront, Shtetl Superstars, The Disorientalists, and Kaminer & Die Antikörpers. In addition, he has curated and released more than a dozen internationally acclaimed compilations on renowned European labels. His

Hengameh Yaghoobifarah

born in 1991 in Kiel, is a writer, columnist, editor, and co-editor of Delfi. Magazin für Neue Literatur. They contribute to publications such as Missy Magazine and taz. In 2019, Yaghoobifarah co-edited the essay collection »Eure Heimat ist unser Alptraum« [tr. Your Homeland is Our Nightmare]. This was followed by

Juan S. Guse

born 1989 in Seligenstadt, Germany is a sociologist and author. His novels »Lärm und Wälder« [2015, tr. Noise and Forests] and »Miami Punk« [2019], as well as his forthcoming collection »Tausendmal so viel Geld wie jetzt« [2025, tr. A Thousand Times As Much Money As Now] are all published by

Paul Ronzheimer

born in 1985 in Aurich, East Frisia, is a journalist, war correspondent, author, and deputy editor-in-chief of »BILD«. After completing a traineeship, he began working as an editor at the »Emder Zeitung« in 2005. From 2009 to 2011, he served as »BILD«’s parliamentary correspondent in Berlin. In 2012, he became

Nikolaus Blome

born in 1963 in Bonn, is a journalist and commentator. Since 2020, he has been head of the Politics and Economics department at RTL and ntv. Previously, he worked for Tagesspiegel a.o. and as part of the chief editing staff for Die Welt, Bild, and Der Spiegel, where he continues

Ingo Römling

born 1965 in Frankfurt am Main, is a graphic designer and comic illustrator. Many of his works are visions of possible futures, from zombie apocalypses to cyberpunk cityscapes, as well as adaptations of beloved sci-fi series such as »Star Wars« and »Trollhunters«. He currently illustrates the series »Malcolm Max« for

Bea Davies

born in 1990 Italy, is an illustrator and comic author. She received an education in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York and visual communication from the Weißensee School of Art in Berlin. She has published and illustrated comics and graphic novels for a wide range of

Carlo Masala

born in 1968 in Cologne, is a political scientist and expert on armed conflicts. From 1988 to 1992, he studied political science, German studies, and Romance philology. He earned his doctorate in 1996 and received his »venia legendi« in political science in December 2002. In early 2004, Masala worked at

Elgin Hertel

Was born in 1983. She is an author and radio dramatist with a focus on sound-based literature and autofictional writing. Her works center around separation from nature, internal wildness, and the question of how reconnection can make healing possible. She won awards in 2015 for her satirical radio play »SOS

Yasser Niksada

born in 2002 in a suburb of Tehran to Afghan refugee parents from the Panjshir Valley, he fled to Europe at the age of 13, leaving his parents and siblings behind in Iran. In Berlin, he attended school up to the 10th grade and is currently training as a warehouse