Tomás Cohen is a writer and translator from Chile.
He has read his poetry in recitals and festivals in Argentina, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and the USA.
He received grants of the Pablo Neruda Foundation and the Chilean Fund for the Arts. His book “Redoble del ronroneo” was published in Argentina in 2016. His poetry has been translated to Greek and German, and published in EDIT and other magazines.
A graduate of typography and literature, Annika Dorau lives and works in Hamburg. Her projects focus on language, the in-between of the written and spoken, heard and read. She is a member of the foundintranstlation collective and co-organiser of the international reading series Hafenlesung as well as the independent publishing festival Indiecon. Annika currently works at the publishing house Die Brueder.
photo credit: Karine Bravo
Jonis Hartmann was born in Cologne in 1982. Since a few years he lives and works in Hamburg. His texts include fiction, poetry, essays and translations – published at Edit, Akzente, Ostragehege a.o.
He is a member of the writers’ collective Forum Hamburger Autorinnen und Autoren and currently chairman of the writers’ room, a 50-plus member writing atelier in Hamburg. Jonis also organizes the monthly reading series AHAB.
Recent publications include the volume of poetry Bordsteinsequenzen (Elif Verlag) and B-Texte (Literatur Quickie Verlag), miniatures.
Hugh James is a writer and musician hailing from New Zealand and living in Hamburg. Having recently completed his first novel, Allow Me To Demonstrate, Hugh James is currently working on his next manuscript. A member of the international writer’s collective, foundintranslation, Hugh James is a co-organiser of the Hafen Lesung series.
Nefeli Kavouras started talking only at the age of four. She spoke German even though both of her parents are originally from Greece. Nefeli doesn’t speak Greek well but believes that this language is actually her mother tongue. She is a student of cultural studies in Lüneburg, lives in Hamburg and is a member of the writing residency the Writers’ Room and works at the independent publishing house mairisch Verlag. Nefeli writes in German and aspires to someday write in her true mother tongue, Greek.
photo credit: Sophie Daum Photography
Sponsoren:
Kulturbehörde Hamburg
Stadtteilkulturförderung Hamburg
writers’ room e.V.
Hamburgische Kulturstiftung
Außerdem sind wir Teil der Initiative Unabhängige Lesereihen.
