Tilman Rammstedt, Berlin (D)

Tilman Rammstedt was born in Bielefeld in 1975 and lives in Berlin. He studied various subjects in Edinburgh, Tübingen and Berlin. Instead of writing his thesis, he wrote his first novel.

Rammstedt was suggested as Ursula März' competition sponsor.

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In 2001 Rammstedt co-founded the reading stage Visch & Ferse, which repeatedly has been trying to break up over the last years. He is also a script writer and musician for the band Fön. Two CDs: Wir haben Zeit (2004) and Ein bisschen plötzlich (2007). Occasional publication in newspaper or magazine anthology. Several scholarships, e.g. German Literaturfonds of the Cultural Department of the Länder and the Academy Solitude.

Publications:

• Erledigungen vor der Feier. DuMont 2003.
• Mein Leben als Fön (Pseudonym: K.L. McCoy, with Michael Ebmeyer, Bruno Franceschini a. Florian Werner). Piper 2004.
• Wir bleiben in der Nähe. DuMont 2005.

Awards:

• Open Mike 2001.
• Rhineland Cultural Award of Sponsorship 2003.
• Kassel Literary Award of Sponsorship for grotesque humour 2005.
• North Rhine-Westphalia Award of Sponsorship 2006.