Andreas Schäfer, D

Born in 1969 in Hamburg, lives in Berlin. Studied German Philology, Aesthetics and Religious Studies in Frankfurt/Main, Kassel and Berlin.

From 1997 to 2003 full-time employee of the Berliner Zeitung. Has been writing theatre critiques, reports, profiles and columns for the Tagesspiegel newspaper since 2006. Excerpts from novels, novellas, essays and critiques in the following literary magazines: EDIT, Sprache im technischen Zeitalter, Der Literaturbote, neue deutsche literatur. Radio segments for various radio stations.

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PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)

• Auf dem Weg nach Messara.
  Alexander Fest Verlag 2002.

AWARDS (SELECTION)

• Participation in the Berliner Autorenwerkstatt Prosa [Authors’ Prose Workshop] 2000.
• Bremer Literaturpreis, Advancement Award 2003.
• Literature Prize of the Lichtburg Foundation 2003.