Nicolas Kreutter was born in a small village in Switzerland and moved to Berlin in his early 20s to work as a radio presenter before switching to television, developing TV formats, meeting his wife and starting a family. When he lost his job during the coronavirus pandemic, he ventured into two new beginnings: he founded the expat podcast Einfach aussteigen (Simply Get Out) and emigrated to Ireland with his family.
Katja Roese was born in Lahr in the Black Forest in 1985 and trained as a bookseller. Fascinated by the power of words, she studied German literature in Freiburg and Berlin after completing her training. Today, she works for a scientific publishing house during the day and hunts for letters for her first manuscript at night. When she does sleep, she dreams of daring heroes, fantastic places and crazy adventures.You can find her on Instagram at @katja.roese.
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).
Kathi Wilhelmi loves telling stories. Whether as an actress, drama teacher or author –
wherever she is, she develops characters and immerses herself in unfamiliar worlds. In the real world, she lives with her family near Trier and spends her time – usually successfully – searching for marbles and building blocks under cupboards rather than murderers in dark alleyways.
She began her writing career by writing short stories, plays and books for young people. With Mutterliebe, she makes her thriller debut.
Meik Gudermann has worked in more professions than many series have seasons: after several years in youth welfare, he completed an internship and switched to radio as a presenter, from where he immersed himself in the dazzling world of musicals. There, he first managed the social media presence and then worked his way up to Head of Content. Many different worlds, but the same Menners everywhere. Today, he is an author, content creator and, according to one particularly annoyed hater, ‘a gay explainer who explains the world to men’.
Wiktoria A. Wieczorek has lived and written in a small town in Lower Saxony since childhood. Even at a young age, she loved to immerse herself in her own dream world full of princesses and rock stars. This enthusiasm for storytelling developed into a passion, which she expresses on her blog chapteraway, where she regularly presents her favourite books and shares them with other bookworms. Aside from her literary adventures, the author is a trained media designer, where she indulges her creative streak and love of detail.
Inga Hanka (born 1988) worked as a copywriter and photographer for radio, print and various online media before combining creative writing techniques with current coaching methods in workshops under the motto ‘Create instead of consume’. She lives with her husband and three children in Kempen on the Lower Rhine, where they run a nursery.
Mark Leonard is a parent coach, content creator, and father of a “panda child.”
After completing his PhD in electrical engineering and information technology at TU Darmstadt, he turned his back on research to spend more time with his son.
Jette Kötschau, born in 1992 and raised in the Siebengebirge, worked as an editor for various publishing houses after completing her studies in German language and literature and the theories and practices of professional writing. She lives with her family in Cologne. Dabei waren wir uns immer so nah is her debut novel
