Julia Weber (writer)

Julia Weber (* 1983 in Moshi , Tanzania ) is a Swiss writer .

Life

Julia Weber was born in 1983 in Moshi, Tanzania, where her parents rented a farm and organized safaris. In 1985 the family returned to Zurich , where the parents now run an organic shop. After completing his apprenticeship as a photo specialist and graduating from high school, Weber studied literary writing at the Swiss Literature Institute in Biel from 2009 to 2012 . Julia Weber lives with her husband, the German writer Heinz Helle , and their child in Zurich.

In 2012 she founded the literature service , with which she offers literary documentaries typed on a Hermes Baby during events such as weddings and birthday parties. With Gianna Molinari she founded the art action group Literature for What Happens , which has teamed up with other authors to help people on the move with their writing. In 2016, the project received recognition from the City of Zurich in the amount of CHF 10,000.

In 2017 Julia Weber's debut novel Immer ist alles schön was published by Limmat Verlag . In the same year, the novel received the international Franz Tumler Literature Prize and was also nominated for the Klaus Michael Kühne Prize and the Swiss Book Prize 2017.

Works

2009: Lebenswert AG. World premiere: Kulturfabrik Binz, Zurich.
2009: The space in between. World premiere: Kulturfabrik Binz, Zurich.
2015: But the plastic people . Narrative. Publishing office for problem.
2016: Variants of fear in How we want to live . Anthology. Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-518-46710-7 .
2017: Everything is always beautiful. Novel. Limmat Verlag , Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-85791-823-0 .

Awards and nominations

2012: Finalist at the Wartholz Literature Prize
2014: Literature course scholarship holder of the Days of German-Language Literature , Klagenfurt
2017: International Franz-Tumler Literature Prize for everything is beautiful More
2017: Nomination for the Klaus Michael Kühne Prize, Hamburg, with Everything is always beautiful
2017: Nomination (shortlist) for the Swiss Book Prize with Everything is always beautiful
2018: Alfred Döblin Medal of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz
2018: Promotional award for the Droste Prize for Always Everything is beautiful

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Alexander Sury: Expeditions into Inner Africa. In: Tages-Anzeiger. December 16, 2013.
↑ Julia Weber, Biel / Bienne (CH) , Days of German Language Literature 2014. In: archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at . Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ July Weber . In: limmatverlag.ch . Retrieved September 20, 2017.
↑ The 2017 Franz Tumler Literature Prize goes to Julia Weber . In: suedtirolnews.it . 16th September 2017.
↑ The nominees have been chosen . In: boersenblatt.net . 19th September 2017.
↑ Petra Plättner: Alfred Döblin Medal 2018 for Julia Weber. Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz, press release from February 1, 2018 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on February 1, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Weber, Julia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Moshi , Tanzania

[1] Alexander Sury: Expeditions into Inner Africa. In: Tages-Anzeiger. December 16, 2013.

[2] Julia Weber, Biel / Bienne (CH) , Days of German Language Literature 2014. In: archiv.bachmannpreis.orf.at . Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[3] July Weber . In: limmatverlag.ch . Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[4] The 2017 Franz Tumler Literature Prize goes to Julia Weber . In: suedtirolnews.it . 16th September 2017.

[5] The nominees have been chosen . In: boersenblatt.net . 19th September 2017.

[6] Petra Plättner: Alfred Döblin Medal 2018 for Julia Weber. Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz, press release from February 1, 2018 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on February 1, 2018.