Ulrike Almut Sandig

 

born 15 May 1979 in Grossenhain

1998 - 2005   studies journalism, religious studies and India studies at the University of Leipzig 
2001 co-founder of the literary group "augenpost" 
since 2001  "reading concerts" with song poet Marlen Pelny and other musicians in various cities
since 2004 "reading concert" series in the naTo, Leipzig (cultural centre)
2004 - 2010 studies at the Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig (Leipzig Institute for German Literature)  
2006  Meran Poetry Prize
Hertha König Prize for literature 
2007   residency at Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop
writer-in-residence in Sydney
2007 - 2009 

co-editor of the literature magazine EDIT  

2008 

residency at the Künstlerhaus Edenkoben 
lyric fellowship from the Ernst-Meister-Prize 

2009 

fellowship from the Lessing-Prize of the state of Saxony
Leonce-and-Lena-Prize  

2010 

scholarship from the Bodman-Haus Gottlieben 
writer-in-residence in Helsinki 
hotlist Book Prize of Independent Publishers  

  lives in Leipzig

Last update June 2011
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