lives in Berlin. She studied at the Deutsche Literaturinstitut in Leipzig and participated in 2002 competition for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt.
lives on Mallorca. He is the author of the bestseller SOLANGE ES WUNDER GIBT/As long as there are miracles. His next novel will be published by Blanvalet in 2012.
writes captivating novels in the genre of Paranormal Erotic.
was born in 1969 in Catania. He is one of the best known Sicilian authors. His debut novel, WHO IS LOU SCIORTINO?, was published in 30 countries. Ottavio Cappellani also works in film and theatre. His new novel will be published soon by Mondadori.
lives with her family in Frankfurt/Main. She writes novels and short stories for children and young adults. Her debut novel ICH SEHE WAS, WAS DU NICHT SIEHST, has been nominated for the White Ravens Award 2011. www.stefanie-doerr.de
works in the film industry and lives in Munich. Her first novel ALLES VERBRECHER was published in Spring 2011 by btb Verlag. It was awarded the Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis 2011. For her upcoming novel Katharina Eyssen received the Leonhard und Ida-Wolf Gedächtnispreis.
is an artist, photographer and writer. After living in Barcelona and New York, she made Berlin her home. Her literary short stories LEBEN IN LUXUS were published in 2009.
grew up in West Berlin. In her very successful novel FERIEN BEI DEN HOTTENTOTTEN/Holidays with the Hottentots she parodied life in the 1970s.
is an author, journalist and photographer. Her first novel WER IST EIGENTLICH PAUL? was a big bestseller, many others followed. Her latest novel MENSCH, PAUL! was published in 2011. Anette Göttlicher lives in Munich. www.anette- goettlicher.de
writes crime novels that are set in the Rhineland. The series will start in 2012 at Blanvalet.
live in the small village Torgelow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The mother and daughter have written together the fantasy trilogy SCHLOSS DER ENGEL. The first part of that trilogy will be published in summer 2012 by Aufbau Verlag. Currently they are working on new writing projects.
born in 1957 in Wiesbaden, studied Economics in Wiesbaden. After her studies she worked in a PR agency. Her first novel KLARAS HAUS was an immediate success in 2000. She has established a huge following with her crime novels since then.
wrote her first stories on her father's portable typewriter. Her debut novel HOTEL BLAUES WUNDER has been published in 2011 under the alias Emilia Licht. Currently she's working on a YA thriller. Dorit Kostall lives with her family in Dresden.
studied music and German literature and worked as a teacher before she concentrated on her writing career. She is married and a mother of two daughters. The older daughter, Charlotte Link, is a successful novelist. Her new novel, DER ENGEL MIT DEN BLECHFLÜGELN, will be published in 2012 by Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich.
won many literary awards for his first novel ALS WIR TRÄUMTEN and his collection of short stories DIE NACHT, DIE LICHTER. His most recent book GEWALTEN – A Diary, appeared in 2010. He lives in Leipzig. http://meyer-clemens.de/biografie
is the author of many novels for children and young adults. He works as an author and film producer and lives with his family in Frankfurt/Main.
His novel DIE ENTDECKUNG DER LANGSAMKEIT/The Discovery of Slowness, has won him worldwide recognition and many literary awards. He is the author of numerous novels. Sten Nadolny lives in Berlin and Bavaria.
is the most successful German crime writer. She took the bestseller lists by storm with SCHNEEWITTCHEN MUSS STERBEN/Snow White must die and WER WIND SÄT. Nele Neuhaus' gripping novels are set in the Taunus mountains, where the author lives. www.neleneuhaus.de
was born 1963 in Munich and lives there as a writer and lawyer. His novel ALLES WAS ZÄHLT/ All That Counts brought him international recognition. He has received numerous prizes for his literary work. His new novel UNTER FEINDEN will be published in 2012 by Piper Verlag, Munich.
is a successful script writer and author of mystery-thrillers for Blanvalet. In 2012 the first part of his ELBENTHALSAGA will be published by Sauerländer Verlag.
is a journalist from Munich. She has worked for more than 10 years at Süddeutsche Zeitung, where she learned her craft in various media departments. Her first novel, ZURÜCK NACH HOLLYHILL will be published in 2012.
has a PhD in history. She lives and works as a writer in Munich. The focus of her work is the historical novel, but her passions also include Young Adult and suspense novels. Her books have been translated into a number of languages. Her latest novel, DIE BRAUT VON ASSISI, was published in 2011 by Diana Verlag. www.brigitteriebe.de
was born in 1980 and grew up in Lower Saxony. She graduated in English literature, music and history and made Bavaria her home, where she now lives in Bamberg. Anne Scheller has worked as an author for various publishers and agencies since 2007. She writes fiction (novels, debut readers, stories) and non-fiction.www.kinderbuch-werkstatt.de
is the author of a successful regional crime series and writes thrillers and books for children. His new thriller will be published by Piper in winter 2011/12. He lives with his family near Stuttgart.
lives in Berlin and is the author of many novels, radio plays and books for children.Together with Sten Nadolny he wrote PUTZ-UND FLICKSTUNDE.
worked for a big German publishing house before settling down as a free-lance editor and author. Her first novel RISOTTO MIT OTTO was published by Ullstein in 2011.
was born in 1965. He studied literature, history and philosophy in Heidelberg and Berlin. His book DER ENGLISCHE GARTEN: EINE REISE DURCH SEINE GESCHICHTE/The English Garden – a journey through its history, published by Wagenbach Verlag, now in its fourth printing, was translated into English. He was also managing director of a Berlin Publishing House for almost 10 years. At the moment he is working as an independent author, publicist and advisor on cultural affairs.
lives and studies in Munich. In 2005 he won the Open Mike in Munich. His first novel VOM LIEBESLEBEN DER MONDVÖGEL deals with the discovery of first love – and insects and will be published in Spring 2012 by Hoffmann und Campe.
/div>was born in 1963 in Hamburg. She has worked for many years as a journalist and has written for BRIGITTE, mare, essen & trinken and other magazines. After living in Portugal, Israel and the South of Italy, she makes her home with her family in Liguria. Her first novel, set in Italy will be published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch.
has been working as a dramaturge for years before becoming a radio editor in 1993. In addition, she writes features and radioplays. Her children's non-fiction debut WARUM WIR KEINEN KÖNIG HABEN, written together with presenter Malte Arkona, was published in 2009. Katrin Zipse lives with her family in Baden-Baden.