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born 8 June 1963 in Stuttgart |
| 1985 – 1991 | studies general linguistics, German literature and philology at the Universities of Bochum and Tübingen |
| since 1998 | works as a freelance writer |
| 2000 |
fellowship from the Hans-Erich-Nossack-Prize |
| 2001 |
Christine-Lavant-Prize |
| 2003 |
Ernst-Meister-Fellowship |
| 2004 |
Heimrad-Bäcker-Fellowship |
| 2005 | receives Anna Seghers Prize |
| 2006 |
Alfred-Gruber-Prize at Lyrik Prize Meran |
| 2007 |
residency in Villa Massimo Rome |
| 2008 |
Peter-Huchel-Prize for "Holzrauch über Heslach" |
| 2008 - 2009 |
guest professor at Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig (Creative Writing University) |
| 2009 |
guest professor for poetics at University Hildesheim; |
| lives in Berlin |
Last update June 2011
