About Sirka Elspaß
Born in 1995 in Oberhausen, Sirka Elspaß studied creative writing and cultural journalism in Hildesheim as well as creative writing at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her first poetry collection, “i am blow-drying my lashes”, appeared in 2022. It was nominated for the Debut Prize of the Austrian Book Prize, was one of the poetry recommendations of 2023 and was included in ORF’s best-of list. In 2024, Sirka Elspaß was awarded the Orphil Debut Prize from the City of Wiesbaden for “i am blow-drying my lashes”.
