Saskia Fischer (writer)
Saskia Fischer (* 1971 in Schlema ) is a German writer .
Life
Saskia Fischer moved from the GDR to the West in 1986 . After attending a grammar school in Übach-Palenberg , she studied theater studies and German at the Ruhr University in Bochum from 1992 to 1995 . She broke off her studies and published her first literary works as a freelance writer. In addition, she worked for the North Rhine-Westphalia Literature Office in Düsseldorf and the Westphalian Literature Office in Unna . She has lived in Berlin since 2005 . Saskia Fischer mainly writes poetry .
Works
- Latest news , poems, Edition Biograph, Düsseldorf 1995
- If I were heaven , poems, Grupello Verlag, Düsseldorf 1998
- Skirmish weather , poems, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2008
- Ostergewitter , Roman, Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2012
Scholarships and Awards
- 1996: Düsseldorf Poet Prize
- 1997: Prize for Literature from the State Capital Düsseldorf
- 1997: Scholarship from the artist village Schöppingen
- 1999: Prize of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for literature
- 2001: Working grant from the North Rhine-Westphalia Art Foundation
- 2005: Residence grant from the Berlin Senate for the Literary Colloquium Berlin
- 2010: Winner of the Kammweg Literature Prize of the Erzgebirge-Central Saxony cultural area
- 2011: Ver.di Literature Prize Berlin-Brandenburg
- 2012: Alfred Döblin grant from the Berlin Academy of the Arts
- 2015: Kammweg Literature Prize of the Erzgebirge-Central Saxony cultural area for "Easter thunderstorm"
Web links
- Short biography and information on the work of Saskia Fischer (writer) at Literaturport
- Saskia Fischer at lyrikwelt.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Saskia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schlema , Ore Mountains |