Ann-Kristin Hensen, born in 1989, studied applied literature and cultural studies in Dortmund and taught at a university in Atlanta for a year after completing her master's degree. Today, she lives with her family in the Lower Rhine region. She has been awarded the Dortmund LesArt Prize and the Moers Literature Prize and has published short stories in various anthologies. Find out more about the author on Instagram (annkristinhensen).