born in 2004 in Kyiv, Ukraine, she is a student and graphic designer with an interest in digital art, painting, and music. She fled to Germany to escape the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has been living in Berlin with her mother and younger brother since March 2022. In 2023
born in 1974 in Uganda, is a poet, gender researcher, medical anthropologist, and feminist. She studied journalism, communication studies, and literature at Makerere University in Kampala, graduating in 1996. Four years later, she earned a Master of Science in Medical Anthropology from University College London, followed by a Master of
born in 1988 in Cairo, Ahmed Awny is an Egyptian author and editor. After completing a degree in mechanical engineering, he studied Creative Writing at the American University in Cairo and screenwriting in Morocco. His main interests lie in social movements, political propaganda, and representations of Oriental masculinity. In 2010,
born in 1999 in Idlib, Syria, Ali Alzaeem came to Germany with his family in the summer of 2015 as a teenager, initially settling in Nuremberg. In 2019, he completed his advanced technical diploma in business at the Elinor Ostrom School in Berlin and went on to study logistics. He
Born in Mexico City in 1979, Luisa Reyes Retana is a writer, lawyer, and independent consultant for cultural professionals and authors. She pursued her legal studies at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Among other positions, she has worked at
born in 1986 in Brazil, Stephanie Fernandes is a poet and literary translator. Her poems have appeared in publications such as »alba. reading latin america« and the anthology »RE/VERSIONEN« [2024]. Her writing engages with life as an immigrant in Berlin. For example, she published the »Bahn poem«, which reflects, both
Born in Venezuela, Regina Riveros is a poet, performer, and psychoanalyst. In addition to festivals in Berlin, where she lives, she has presented some of her performing work in Spain and Venezuela. In 2024, her poetry collection Tejido cardíaco [Cardiac Tissue] was published. In a series of poetic cycles, she
born in 1983 in Indaiatuba, Brazil, is a writer and translator. Since 2017, he has been part of the editorial team of the literary magazine »alba.lateinamerika lesen«, which focuses on (yet unpublished) literatures from Latin America. In 2018, Pompeu earned a PhD in literary studies from the Institute for Latin
born in 1991 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, writes poetry, plays, and librettos. She has received support from institutions such as the Maxim Gorki Theater, Akademie Schloss Solitude, and London’s Royal Court Theatre. Her work has received multiple awards, including the Germán Rozenmacher Award [2017], the Neue Szenen VII prize [2023]
born in Ataliva, Argentina, emigrated to Peru in 1975, where she published her first book on the situation of Peruvian women. In 1983, she settled in West Berlin; in 1995, she moved to Buenos Aires. Since 2003, she has lived between both cities. She writes literary journalism, poetry, microfiction, essays,
born in 1989 in Berlin, is an author, actor, voice actor, and musician. He studied acting at the Berlin University of the Arts and regularly works as a guest at various theaters. In the queer Italian-Greek co-production »The Man with the Answers« [Dir: Stelios Kammitsis], he has appeared at international
born in 1981, is a sociologist whose research focuses, among other things, on loneliness, friendship, and gaming. In 2024, he completed his habilitation at the University of Kassel with the thesis »Einsamkeit und Spiel. Schlüsselbegriffe einer Soziologie der Gegenwartsgesellschaft« [Tr: Loneliness and Play: Key Concepts of a Sociology of Contemporary
