Ulrike Schrimpf
Ulrike Schrimpf was born in Berlin and, following private training as an actress, studied Comparative Literature and French Philology in Berlin and Paris. She has since written novels, poetry, plays, and nonfiction and academic books. She has three sons and, after many years living in Berlin and Vienna, has been living with her family in Augsburg since 2023. Her work has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Audience Award of the Goldene Pick (F.A.Z. and Chicken House), the 2022 Annual Literature Fellowship from the City of Vienna, the 2024 Working Grant for Writers from the Free State of Bavaria, the 2025 Audience Award of the Feldkirch Poetry Prize, and the 2026 Annual Fellowship from the German Literature Fund.