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born 14 January 1962 in Leipzig |
| © Brigitte Friedrich, Andersen Press |
| study of biology and English for teaching certification, later study of English Literature and media sciences | |
| 1998 | Luchs Award |
| 1999 | Buxtehude Bulle Award |
| 2000 | Hans-im-Glück-Prize of the town of Limburg prize the Jury of Young Readers (Vienna) |
| 2005 | German Youth Literature Prize |
| 2008 | Young Readers Award of Corine International Bookprize |
| 2009 | Erich-Kästner-Prize for Literature German Youth Literature Prize Catholic Children and Youth Literature Prize |
| 2011 |
guest professor for children’s and youth literature at University Oldenburg |
| lives in Berlin |
Last update June 2011
