Verena Rossbacher
Verena Roßbacher (* 1979 in Bludenz ) is an Austrian writer. She lives in Berlin .
She grew up in Austria and Switzerland and first studied philosophy, German and theology for a few semesters in Zurich and then at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig . Rossbacher's texts have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and she has also published plays. Her debut novel, Verlangen nach Drachen (2009), was positively discussed in many German-language feature articles.
Verena Roßbacher read at the invitation of the jury chairman Burkhard Spinnen at the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 2010.
Publications
- Desire for dragons . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2009, ISBN 9783462040975
- Chatter and battles . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-462-04615-1
- I was a servant in the house of Hobbs , Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-462-04826-1
Awards
- 2002 drama scholarship at the Theater an der Winkelwiese in Zurich
- 2005 Vorarlberg literature scholarship
- 2009 IBK sponsorship award
- 2009 Author's Award from the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture (Austria)
- 2010/2011 project grant from the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture (Austria)
- 2011 Märkisches scholarship for literature
- 2012 scholarship from Stück Labor Basel
- 2014 working grant for female writers from the Berlin Senate's cultural administration
- 2019 one-year scholarship from the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe
Web links
- Literature by and about Verena Roßbacher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Working grants for writers awarded in 2014. Berlin.de, April 16, 2014, accessed April 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Work and research grants awarded to 29 Berlin authors , report on Buchmarkt.de from November 26, 2019, accessed on November 30, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossbacher, Verena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rossbacher, Verena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bludenz |