Erica Fischer

 

born 1943 in St Albans (England)

© Erica Fischer

1948   family returns to Vienna after the war
1970’s founding member of the Austrian Women’s Movement
1988   moves to Germany, working as writer, translator, and journalist  
1998 scholarship at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg
2006/07 Literature grant from the Austrian Ministry for Education, Art & Culture
2007 scholarship residence at the Villa Decius, Krakau   
2009 awarded the Hedwig-Dohm-Urkunde by the Journalistinnenbund 

Last update June 2011
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