Henrike Schmidt, born in Lüneburg in 1994, is deputy head of Young Program, where she is also responsible for school communication and production. She studied Cultural Studies with a focus on literature as well as Business Psychology at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Applied Literary Studies – Contemporary Literature at Freie
Nora Rohde, born in 1998 in Solothurn (CH), is Student Assistant in Administration, Logistics, and Production at ilb. She studied German Language and Literature, and History at the University of Bern (B.A.) and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Applied Literary Studies and Contemporary Literature at Freie Universität Berlin.
Tatjana Gridnev, born in Russia, is Head of Administration at the international literature festival berlin since 2020 and is responsible for finance, cooperation and staff, among other things. She studied cultural studies with a minor in economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and cultural management at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt
Simone Schröder, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1986, is the director of the ilb’s evening programme. She studied General and Comparative Literature, Hispanic Studies and Political Science in Mainz. She then lived in London for several years and received her PhD in 2017 from the University of Bath with
Lavinia Frey, born in Hamburg in 1969, studied history, theater studies, philosophy, and dance in Zurich, Bern and London.Since 2023, she is the director of the international literature festival berlin. After her studies, she worked as a director, choreographer and dramaturg at the Schauspielhaus Zurich, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, Staatstheater
