Kathrin Steinberger
Kathrin Steinberger (born May 9, 1982 in Judenburg ) is an Austrian author for children and young people.
biography
Kathrin Steinberger was born on May 9, 1982 in Judenburg, Upper Styria, and lived in Niklasdorf near Leoben during her childhood and school days . From 2000 to 2005 she studied comparative literature and German studies, and from 2002 to 2007 theater, film and media studies. Today she lives in Vienna with her partner and her two daughters.
She wrote her first stories as a school child. During her studies, she found literature for children and young people.
In 2007 Kathrin Steinberger was diagnosed with endometriosis . After two operations, she is now symptom-free and is involved in Austrian self-help work against the disease.
Awards and grants
- 2003 DIXI Children's Literature Prize
- 2005 Participation in the workshop "Writing Time" carried out by the Institute for Youth Literature
- 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2015 Mira Lobe scholarship from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture and the Federal Chancellery, Art & Culture Section
- 2011 Austrian Children's and Young People's Book Prize for The Brothers of Solferino
- 2011 Youth Book Prize of the City of Vienna for The Brothers von Solferino
- 2016: Austrian Children's and Youth Book Prize for Sometimes life just turns around
- 2016: Kranichsteiner youth literature scholarship for Sometimes life just turns around
- 2018: Children's and young people's literature award of the State of Styria for the manuscript "Rosengarten"
Bibliography fiction
Novels
- The Solferino brothers . Fountain of Youth 2010, ISBN 978-3-7026-5821-2 .
- Sometimes life just turns around . Fountain of Youth 2015, ISBN 978-3702658939 .
Non-fiction
- This is how we live with endometriosis. Everyday life with chronic abdominal disease. edition riedenburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-902647-37-5 .
Contributions to anthologies
- Beyond the goal. In: The Soccer Conspiracy and Other Sports Stories. East Book Club, Gorilla Paperback 31, 2007.
- A bonsai as the main prize. Spell life. Festive lecture with an interview and additional contributions on the work of Renate Welsh. Room 2007.
- Dear Diary. In: Kiwitt, Tobias; Klan, Ulrich (ed.): Whoever speaks the truth ... must always have a saddled horse ready. , Edition Roesner, Mödling, 2010.
- A night in the jungle. In: The last animals. East Book Club, Gorilla Paperback 38, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prize Winner Children's Youth Book of the City of Vienna ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Literature by and about Kathrin Steinberger in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage of the author
- Dixi Children's Literature Prize
- Austrian youth book club
- 1001 book
- Austrian Endometriosis Association
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinberger, Kathrin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian author of books for children and young people |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Judenburg |