Born in 1965 in Greifswald
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| 1983 | Abitur in Gotha; tourist guide at the Friedenstein Palace | |
| 1984 | Obligatory military service in Kamenz | |
| 1984 - 1987 | Training in library science in Leipzig | |
| seit 1987 | Singer and author in Leipzig | |
| 1996 | Authors’ bursary from the German Literature Fund / German Federal Cultural Foundation | |
| 1997 | Work bursary for the arts of the Berlin Senate | |
| 2003 | Sabbatical in Indonesia, visiting lectureship at the Universitas Indonesia (Depok/Jakarta) | |
| 2006 | Alfred Döblin Bursary of the Berlin Academy of the Arts | |
| 2007 | Work bursary for the arts of the Berlin Senate | |
| Martin Jankowski lives in Leipzig |
