Volker Sielaff, born 1966 in Großröhrsdorf/Oberlausitz. He writes prose, poetry, essays and literary criticism. Most recently published: “Barfuß vor Penelope” (Voland & Quist 2020), “Ovids Würfelspiel – Epigramme und andere kurze Gedichte” (Poetenladen 2023). He has been awarded the Lessing Prize (2007) and the London Scholarship of the German Literature Fund (2023), among others.