Anja Utler

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Bernd Sibler, Bavarian Minister of State for science and the arts, presents the certificate of the literature scholarship of the Free State of Bavaria to Anja Utler in 2016. Bayerisches Literaturstipendium 2016 11.jpg
Bernd Sibler, Bavarian Minister of State for science and the arts, presents the certificate of the literature scholarship of the Free State of Bavaria to Anja Utler in 2016.

Anja Utler (born 24 July 1973 in Schwandorf, Germany) is a German poet, essayist and translator. [1]

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Life and work

Anja Utler studied Slavic studies, English studies and speech science. In 2003, she received a doctor's degree from the university of Regensburg. Her doctoral thesis dealt with the relevance of gender in the work of four Russian women poets (Zinaida Gippius, Elena Guro, Anna Akhmatowa and Marina Tsvetaeva). [2]

In 2004, she published her debut poetry collection münden – entzüngeln (engulf-enkindle), which had been awarded the Leonce-und-Lena-Preis the year before. Anja Utler's work is focusing on text in relation to writing and sound. In 2006, Utler published brinnen as both a book and an audio CD with two routes running through the text. In 2009, the collection jana, vermacht was published as a book containing an acoustic text installation.

In 2007, the Austrian national public broadcaster ORF broadcast her audio play suchrufen, taub (search calling, deaf) which was granted the advancement award of the Karl Sczuka Prize for Works of Radio Art in 2008. [3]

In 2014, Utler was a fellow of the International Writing Program in Iowa. [4] In 2015, she was Writer-in-Residence at the Oberlin College, Ohio. In 2019, she participated in the 29th Medellín International Poetry Festival. [5]

Utler is a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and a co-founder of the PEN Berlin. In 2022, she gained a fellowship of the Hamburg based think tank The New Institute. [6]

Anja Utler lives in Leipzig. [7]

Honours (selections)

Publications (selection)

Independent publications

Essays and theoretical writings

Translations

Scientific publications

Miscellaneous publications

Secondary source

References

  1. "Anja Utler". www.literaturportal-bayern.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. Utler, Anja (2004). 'Weibliche Antworten' auf 'menschliche Fragen'?. Regensburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Kultur, S. W. R. (2024-03-11). "Anja Utler: suchrufen, taub". swr.online. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. "Anja UTLER | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. "The 29th Medellín International Poetry Festival". www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. Institute, The New (2022-11-29). "The Update: Here they are, our new fellows". THE NEW INSTITUTE. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. oe1.orf.at. "Lyrische Trauerarbeit | MI | 28 02 2024 | 23:03". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)