Şeyda Kurt, born in Cologne in 1992, studied philosophy, Romance studies, and cultural journalism in Cologne, Bordeaux, and Berlin. As a publicist, she places herself in the field between Marxism and queer-feminist theory and practice and works, among others, for the political features section of »Deutschlandfunk Kultur« and »ZEIT Online«.
Dilek Mayatürk was born in Istanbul in 1986, where she also began her studies in sociology. She continued her studies at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt and then worked as a documentary film producer and author for various media. She writes poetry in German and Turkish. Her first volume of poetry »Cesaret
Mithu Sanyal was born in Düsseldorf in 1971. She holds a doctorate in cultural studies and works as an author, journalist and critic. In 2009, she published the non-fiction book »Vulva. Die Enthüllung des unsichtbaren Geschlechts (tr: Vulva: Revealing the Invisible Sex) about the historical and cultural changes in the
Daniel Schreiber was born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 1977. He is a writer, translator, and columnist. As an author, he published the Susan-Sontag biography »Geist und Glamour« (2007; Eng. »Susan Sonntag: A Biography«, 2014) as well as four extremely successful volumes of essays in which he interweaves his personal memories and
Logan February was born in 1999 in Anambra, Nigeria. In addition to writing poetry, essays, and song lyrics, Logan February is an LGBTQI+ activist. February studied psychology at the University of Ibadan and creative writing at Purdue University. February’s texts challenge common thought patterns: West African traditions meet European discourses,
Charlotte Gneuß was born in Ludwigsburg in 1992, studied social work in Dresden, literary writing in Leipzig, and scenic writing in Berlin. Her debut »Gittersee« (2023), about a youth in the GDR in the 1970s, presented a »novel with the right tone and the right questions« (FAZ). It was longlisted
Hendrik Bolz, born in Leipzig in 1988, is an author, podcast host (»Springerstiefel – Fascho oder Punk«, »Zum Dorfkrug«) and is part of the hip-hop duo »Zugezogen Maskulin«. His first book »Nullerjahre« (2022), »a mixture of pop literature, coming-of-age stories, memoirs and social science research« (Bayerischer Rundfunk), has been staged
Finn Job was born in Hanover in 1995. He studied literature, philosophy, and art history, left university without a degree and published essays, glosses, and short stories in various newspapers and magazines. He has received funding for his literary work from the German Literature Fund and the Berlin Senate, among
Raphaëlle Red, born in Paris in 1997 and raised in Berlin, is an author and researcher. She studied social sciences in France and then turned to literary writing. Red writes in French, English, and German. Her German-language prose has been published in various anthologies. Her debut novel »Adikou« was published
was born in Karlsruhe in 1977. She studied stage design in Liverpool, visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts, and Illustration as Visual Essay at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. Krug is an associate professor of illustration at the Parsons School of Design
