Judith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer,

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er and publisher.

Work

Her book '' Atlas of Remote Islands'' won first prize in the Stiftung Buchkunst's The Most Beautiful German Books competition (German: Die schönsten deutschen Bücher) in 2009. In 2012, she won the same prize for ''The Giraffe’s Neck''. Schalansky has degrees in both

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and communication design. Since 2013, she has been the general editor of the ''Naturkunden'' series, published by Matthes & Seitz.

Personal life

Schalansky was born in

Greifswald Greifswald (), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (german: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, Low German: ''Griepswoold'') is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rosto ...

. She lives in

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with her partner, actor Bettina Hoppe. The asteroid 95247 Schalansky was named after her in 2011.

Bibliography

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English translations

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Awards and honors

* 2007: Silbermedaille des Art Directors Club Deutschland for ''Fraktur mon Amour'' * 2007:

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's Award for Typographic Excellence for ''Fraktur mon Amour'' * 2009: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for ''Atlas der abgelegenen Inseln'' * 2012: First Prize, Stiftung Buchkunst's "The Most Beautiful German Books" for ''Der Hals der Giraffe'' * 2014:

Preis der Literaturhäuser Preis der Literaturhäuser is a German literary prize. Since 2002, it has been awarded to German authors annually by the ''Netzwerk der Literaturhäuser'' during the Leipziger Buchmesse for exceptional text and presentation skills. The prize cont ...

* 2014:

Mainzer Stadtschreiber The Mainzer Stadtschreiber (City clerk in Mainz) is an annual German literature award. It is awarded by ZDF, 3sat and the city of Mainz and was founded in 1984. The award is endowed with €12,500. Additionally the laureate receives the right to l ...

in * 2015: Droste-Preis * 2018:

Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize The Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize () is a German literary award established in 2000 by the city of Braunschweig and the radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio. It is named after the 18th-century writer Wilhelm Raabe and is awarded for an individual ...

for ''Verzeichnis einiger Verluste'' * 2020: * 2020:

Nicolas Born Prize The Nicolas Born Prize, awarded by the German state of Lower Saxony, is a literary prize given since 2000 in honour of the writer Nicolas Born. It is awarded to notable German-language writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The main priz ...

* 2021:

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, established in 2017, is an annual prize honoring a translated work by a female author published in English by a UK-based or Irish publisher during the previous calendar year. The stated aim of the prize i ...

* 2021: Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig * 2022:

Carl-Amery-Literaturpreis Carl-Amery-Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous mem ...

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1980 births Living people German non-fiction writers German women novelists German lesbian writers People from Greifswald {{Germany-writer-stub